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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 47:1A-10

Personnel, pension records not considered public information; exceptions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts v. Attorney General of Texas and the Dallas Morning News, Ltd. (2010)

Most recently applied in Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts v. Attorney General of Texas and the Dallas Morning News, Ltd. (December 2010)

L.2001,c.404,s.11.

11. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, the personnel or pension records of any individual in the possession of a public agency, including but not limited to records relating to any grievance filed by or against an individual, shall not be considered a government record and shall not be made available for public access, except that:

an individual's name, title, position, salary, payroll record, length of service, date of separation and the reason therefor, and the amount and type of any pension received shall be a government record;

personnel or pension records of any individual shall be accessible when required to be disclosed by another law, when disclosure is essential to the performance of official duties of a person duly authorized by this State or the United States, or when authorized by an individual in interest; and

data contained in information which disclose conformity with specific experiential, educational or medical qualifications required for government employment or for receipt of a public pension, but not including any detailed medical or psychological information, shall be a government record.

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