{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-168a-3","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:168A-3","heading":"Evidence of rehabilitation","body":"The presentation to a licensing authority of evidence of a pardon or of the  expungement of a criminal conviction, pursuant to N.J.S. 2A:164-28, or of a  certificate of the Federal or State Parole Board, or of the Chief Probation Officer of a United States District Court or a county who has supervised the applicant's probation, that the applicant has achieved a degree of rehabilitation indicating that his engaging in the proposed employment would not be incompatible with the welfare of society shall preclude a licensing authority from disqualifying or discriminating against the applicant.\nL.1968, c. 282, s. 3, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.  Amended by L.1974, c. 161, s. 4, eff. Nov. 15, 1974.","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":"e8a5224c05889170d4192bda9c93087ccb78d760a3e04a2013957d360bce4d15","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-168a-2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-168a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}