New Jersey Statutes Annotated

New Jersey Statutes Annotated
Name	New Jersey Statutes Annotated
Jurisdiction	New Jersey
Publisher	West Publishing; LexisNexis
Citation	N.J.S.A.
First published	19th century
Language	English

New Jersey Statutes Annotated is a comprehensive annotated compilation of the codified statutes of New Jersey maintained for use by practitioners, judges, and scholars in jurisdictions such as the Supreme Court of New Jersey, New Jersey Superior Court and municipal courts in Trenton. It serves attorneys appearing before entities including the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, agencies like the Division of Taxation and tribunals such as the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law. The compilation is used alongside resources like the Federal Reporter, New Jersey Reports and treatises by authors associated with Rutgers Law and Seton Hall University School of Law.

Overview

The compilation contains statutory text enacted by the New Jersey Legislature and signed by governors including Christine Todd Whitman, Jim McGreevey, Jon Corzine, and Chris Christie; it cross-references decisions from courts such as the New Jersey Supreme Court and federal panels like the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Practitioners often consult it when litigating matters under statutes influenced by models from the Uniform Law Commission and federal statutes like the United States Code, or precedent from judges such as William J. Brennan Jr. and Antonin Scalia in related federal jurisprudence.

Publication History

Editions were produced by publishing houses including West Publishing and later integrated into services operated by LexisNexis; its production paralleled documentary projects such as the compilation of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey and legislative codifications following sessions of the New Jersey Legislature. Major editorial updates corresponded with gubernatorial administrations like Thomas Kean and Jon Corzine and with landmark legislative acts such as reform of the New Jersey Civil Rights Act and revisions following decisions from the United States Supreme Court.

Organization and Citation

Statutory material is arranged by title and section, with standard citations rendered as N.J.S.A. § (section) and cross-references to titles used by entities like the New Jersey Department of Education, New Jersey Department of Health, and New Jersey Department of Transportation. The structure mirrors codifications found in other states such as New York Consolidated Laws and Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, and follows citation practice taught at institutions including Columbia Law School, Yale Law School, and Harvard Law School.

Content and Coverage

The annotated compilation covers substantive areas codified in titles that affect adjudication in matters before the New Jersey Tax Court, Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey, and specialized forums like the New Jersey Family Court. It includes enactments on criminal procedure influenced by precedent from cases such as Miranda v. Arizona insofar as state statutes implement procedural safeguards, civil provisions relevant to disputes involving entities like the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and regulations that interact with federal statutes including the Clean Air Act and decisions by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Editorial and Annotative Features

Annotations provide editorial enhancements such as summaries of judicial decisions from the New Jersey Supreme Court and trial courts, historical notes linking to legislative acts of sessions convened in New Jersey State House and opinions of figures like Thomas Edison in patent history contexts, as well as cross-references to secondary sources from publishers such as American Law Institute projects and treatises by scholars at Princeton University and Rutgers University. Editorial notes also summarize administrative rules promulgated by agencies like the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and interpretive guidance from the Office of the Attorney General of New Jersey.

Access and Availability

The compilation is available in print sets and on legal research platforms such as Westlaw and LexisNexis, and is used in law libraries at institutions like Rutgers Law School–Newark, Seton Hall University School of Law, and the New Jersey State Law Library. Public access is supplemented by repositories maintained by the New Jersey Legislature and municipal law collections in cities such as Newark, Jersey City and Camden for practitioners, students, and members of the public.

Category:New Jersey law