{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-6-4.16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-4.16","heading":"Records to be kept no longer than three years; exceptions.","body":"4.\tThe commissioner may maintain the criminal record and application documents on a candidate for no longer than three years from the date of a determination as to the candidate's qualification or disqualification for employment with an employer.  The three-year retention limitation shall not apply to statistical data on crimes and any other offenses or an ongoing list of candidates who are qualified or disqualified.  All documents submitted by a candidate and all criminal history record information shall be maintained by the commissioner in a confidential manner.\nL.1989,c.229,s.4; amended 1998, c.31, s.4.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"af9868c83df76429ec85fde32b5d157816058e5e89f8100789df6bc848613aad","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-6-4.15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-6-4.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}