{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-168-30","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:168-30","heading":"Powers and duties of the interstate commission.","body":"5.\tArticle V. Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission.\nThe Interstate Commission shall have the following powers:\na.\tTo adopt a seal and suitable bylaws governing the management and operation of the Interstate Commission;\nb.\tTo promulgate rules which shall have the force and effect of statutory law and shall be binding in the compacting states to the extent and in the manner provided in this compact;\nc.\tTo oversee, supervise and coordinate the interstate movement of offenders subject to the terms of this compact and any bylaws adopted and rules promulgated by the compact commission;\nd.\tTo enforce compliance with compact provisions, Interstate Commission rules, and bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including but not limited to, the use of judicial process;\ne.\tTo establish and maintain offices;\nf.\tTo purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;\ng.\tTo borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but not limited to, members and their staffs;\nh.\tTo establish and appoint committees and hire staff which it deems necessary for the carrying out of its functions including, but not limited to, an executive committee as required by Article III which shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission in carrying out its powers and duties hereunder;\ni.\tTo elect or appoint such officers, attorneys, employees, agents, or consultants, and to fix their compensation, define their duties and determine their qualifications; and to establish the Interstate Commission's personnel policies and programs relating to, among other things, conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications of personnel;\nj.\tTo accept any and all donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and dispose of same;\nk.\tTo lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve or use any property, real, personal, or mixed;\nl.\tTo sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal or mixed;\nm.\tTo establish a budget and make expenditures and levy dues as provided in Article X of this compact;\nn.\tTo sue and be sued;\no.\tTo provide for dispute resolution among compacting states;\np.\tTo perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact;\nq.\tTo report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary, and state councils of the compacting states concerning the activities of the Interstate Commission during the preceding year.  Such reports shall also include any recommendations that may have been adopted by the Interstate Commission;\nr.\tTo coordinate education, training and public awareness regarding the interstate movement of offenders for officials involved in such activity; and\ns.\tTo establish uniform standards for the reporting, collecting, and exchanging of data.\nL.2002,c.111,s.5.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"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":"f7488a0340cf4abce8e5ed098df55daf571b8033787b0b7f2e6dd22fc4cc3333","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-168-29","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-168-31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}