Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:18B-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:18B-3: Retention and Disclosure of Statements, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Retention and Disclosure of Statements
(a) Retention. The submitted reports shall be maintained by the Administrative Director of the Courts on behalf of the Supreme Court.
(b) Disclosure. The reports shall be available to the public upon request. Requests must be in writing addressed to the Administrative Director of the Courts and must set forth in detail the specific reporting statement sought and the requesting party's name and address. The Administrative Director may promulgate a standard form for such requests, in which case every request must be submitted using that standard form. Absent extraordinary circumstances, the Administrative Director shall provide the requesting party with a copy of the specific reporting statement sought.
(c) Security Considerations. Before disclosing a judge’s judicial financial reporting statement, the Administrative Director shall: (1) inform the judge of the request for the statement, and (2) redact from the statement any information that could pose a security threat to the judge, the judge’s family members, or others.
Note: Adopted January 15, 2002 to be effective immediately; new paragraph (c) added December 8, 2020 to be effective immediately; paragraph (b) amended September 12, 2024 to be effective immediately.
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rule 1:18B-3 "Retention and Disclosure of Statements" {
(a) Retention. The submitted reports shall be maintained by the Administrative Director of the Courts on behalf of the Supreme Court.
(b) Disclosure. The reports shall be available to the public upon request. Requests must be in writing addressed to the Administrative Director of the Courts and must set forth in detail the specific reporting statement sought and the requesting party's name and address. The Administrative Director may promulgate a standard form for such requests, in which case every request must be submitted using that standard form. Absent extraordinary circumstances, the Administrative Director shall provide the requesting party with a copy of the specific reporting statement sought.
(c) Security Considerations. Before disclosing a judge’s judicial financial reporting statement, the Administrative Director shall: (1) inform the judge of the request for the statement, and (2) redact from the statement any information that could pose a security threat to the judge, the judge’s family members, or others.
Note: Adopted January 15, 2002 to be effective immediately; new paragraph (c) added December 8, 2020 to be effective immediately; paragraph (b) amended September 12, 2024 to be effective immediately.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2026-03-20; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:18B-2 · chapter 1:18B · all rules
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