Rutgers Law

New Jersey Statutes, Title: 52, STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

    Chapter 27d: Establishment

      Section: 52:27d-25d3: Burn patient arson registry, establishment; review

           4. a. In consultation with the Commissioner of Health and the Superintendent of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs shall establish and maintain a burn patient arson registry which shall contain the information from reports submitted pursuant to subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:58-8 and any other information deemed necessary by the director of the division to assist in the prevention and prosecution of the crime of arson and to provide an information source for arson research and analysis.

b. The director of the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs, the Superintendent of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the Commissioner of Health, two physicians or surgeons specializing in burn injuries from Saint Barnabas Burn Foundation appointed by the director of the foundation, and two physicians or surgeons specializing in burn injuries from the Burn Foundation of Philadelphia appointed by the director of the foundation shall meet at least once during every six month period. The group shall meet to discuss the status and operation of the burn patient arson registry and the quality of the information accumulated in the registry; assess the level of compliance with subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:58-8; identify additional factors for inclusion in paragraph (7) of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:58-8; and make recommendations for change in the operation of the registry.

L.1991,c.433,s.4; amended 1993,c.218,s.9.



This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2012-09-26 13:37:55.

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