{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-15b-7","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:15B-7","heading":"Authority of the Inspector General.","body":"7.\tThe Inspector General is authorized to establish a full-time program of investigation, to receive and investigate complaints concerning alleged fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement of State funds, designed to provide increased accountability, integrity, and oversight of:\nall recipients of State funds, including, but not limited to, State departments and agencies, independent authorities, county and municipal governments, and boards of education;\nthe awarding and the execution of contracts awarded by the State, or any of its independent authorities, commissions, boards, agencies, or instrumentalities, which contracts involve a significant expenditure of public funds or are comprised of complex or unique components, or both, as determined by the Inspector General; and\nthe performance of governmental officers, employees, appointees, functions, and programs in order to promote efficiency, to identify cost savings, and to detect and prevent misconduct within the programs and operations of any governmental agency funded by, or disbursing, State funds.\nL.2005, c.119, s.7; amended 2007, c.52, s.17.","path":["TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS"],"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":"e03a4acd9266b82ad509c2677377d138a6a9f11f71e5badbf8e2077c61d503fc","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-15b-6","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-15b-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}