Rules and Regulations
Proposed Rules
N.J.A.C. 5:30 (Local Finance Board) - Proposed Chapter Readoption w/Amendments & New Rules
N.J.A.C. 5:30 (Local Finance Board) - Proposed Chapter Readoption w/Amendments & New Rules (NJ Register)
Recently Adopted Rules
- N.J.A.C. 5:31 (Local Authorities) - Chapter Readoption w/ Amendments & New Rules
- N.J.A.C. 5:39- Remote Meeting Protocol for Local Public Bodies
- Local Unit Electronic Procurement - N.J.A.C. 5:34-5 et al
- N.J.A.C. 5:32 (DLGS Licensed Officials) - Adopted New Rule And Amendments (Word)
- N.J.A.C. 5:32 (DLGS Licensed Officials) - Adopted New Rule And Amendments (NJ Register pdf)
- N.J.A.C. 5:34-10 (Design-Build) - Adopted New Rules (Word)
- N.J.A.C. 5:34-10 (Design-Build) - Adopted New Rules (PDF)
Director's Orders
May 8, 2023 Order - CY2022 Audit Deadline Extension
Public Notices:
- 5:30 Local Finance Board
- 5:30-1 General Provisions
- 5:30-2 Local Bonds Law
- 5:30-3 Annual Budget
- 5:30-4 Capital Budgets and Capital Improvement programs
- 5:30-5 Certifications of Availability of Funds, and Accounting System Requirements for Local Units
- 5:30-6 Annual Audit
- 5:30-7 Municipal Budget Examination and Approval
- 5:30-8 Financial Administration
- 5:30-9 Government Electronic Receipt Acceptance
- 5:30-9A Electronic Disbursements and Claimant Certification
- 5:30-10 Municipal Port Authorities
- 5:30-11 Change Orders and Open-end Contracts
- 5:30-12 Federal Grants for Library Construction and State Library aid
- 5:30-13 Financial Review Boards
- 5:30-14 Emergency Service Volunteer Length of Service Award Program
- 5:30-15 Accumulated Absence Management and Financing
- 5:30-16 Agency Communications with Local Units (GovConnect)
- 5:30-17 Electronic Disbursement Controls for Payroll Purposes
- 5:30-18 Municipal and County Charitable Funds
- 5:31 Local Authorities
- 5:31-1 General Provisions
- 5:31-2 Budgets
- 5:31-2a Appendix A
- 5:31-2b Appendix B
- 5:31-2c Appendix C
- 5:31-2d Appendix D
- 5:31-2e Appendix E
- 5:31-2f Appendix F
- 5:31-2g Appendix G
- 5:31-2h Appendix H
- 5:31-2i Appendix I
- 5:31-2j Appendix J
- 5:31-3 Cash Management
- 5:31-4 Approval and Payment of Claims
- 5:31-5 Data Processing
- 5:31-6 Financial Administration
- 5:31-7 Accounting and Auditing
- 5:31-7b Appendix B
- 5:31-7c Appendix C
- 5:31-7d Appendix D
- 5:31-8 Financing
- 5:32 Licensure of Certain Local Government Officers
- 5:33 Tax Collection Administration
- 5:34 Local Public Contracts Law
- 5:34-1 General Provisions and Definitions
- 5:34-2 Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services
- 5:34-3 Certain Leases of Equipment and Service Agreements Beyond the Fiscal year
- 5:34-4 Administration of Competitive Contracting Process
- 5:34-5 Local Unit Electronic Procurement
- 5:34-6 Emergency Purchases and Contracts
- 5:34-7 Cooperative Purchasing
- 5:34-8 Contracts Subject to Public Bidding
- 5:34-9 Special Circumstances
- 5:34-9a Appendix A
- 5:34-9b Appendix B
- 5:34-9c Appendix C
- 5:34-10 Use of Design-Build Project Delivery for Construction Projects
- 5:35 Local Government Ethics Law
- 5:34 Local Public Contracts Law
- 5:34-1 General Provisions and Definitions
- 5:34-2 Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services
- 5:36-3 New Residential Construction Off-site Conditions Disclosure
- 5:36-4 Standardized Forms for Performance Guarntees
- 5:37 Municipal,county & Authority Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
- 5:37-1 Definitions
- 5:37-2 The Director
- 5:37-3 Deferred Compensation Plan
- 5:37-4 Amendments of Plan
- 5:37-5 The Employer
- 5:37-6 The Local Plan Administrator and Plan Manager
- 5:37-7 The Contractor
- 5:37-8 Enrollment
- 5:37-9 Investment Policies
- 5:37-10 Accounting Procedures
- 5:37-11 Enforcement
- 5:37-12 Plan Verification
- 5:38 Joint Insurance Funds
- 5:39 Public Meetings by Local Government Entities