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Section
47:1-1

Record of time of filing, entry or recording of instruments affecting real estate; effect

Section
47:1-2

Instruments to be in English to be entitled to recording or filing

Section
47:1-3

Loose leaf record books in offices of county clerks, registers of deeds and mortgages and surrogates; effect

Section
47:1-4

Typewritten records in certain offices

Section
47:1-5

Photographic, data records in certain offices; effect as evidence

Section
47:1-6

Maps; requirements prerequisite to filing in certain offices

Section
47:1-7

Classified, analytical or combination indexes in certain offices

Section
47:1-8

Rerecording worn, mutilated or obscure records; reindexing; cost

Section
47:1-9

Restoration of worn maps in certain offices; expense

Section
47:1-10

Reference in warrants for cancellation or discharge of bonds or other discharges to book and page of original record

Section
47:1-11

Reproduction of public records, use as originals

Section
47:1-12

Rules, regulations; systems of recording

Section
47:1-13

Alteration, correction, revision of records; notation

Section
47:1-14

Destruction of public records under law

Section
47:1-15

References to Bureau of Archives and History

Section
47:1-16

Social security numbers, prohibition of display, printing on certain documents publicly recorded.

Section
47:1-17

Publishing of certain information by governmental agency prohibited.

Section
47:1A-1

Legislative findings, declarations.

Section
47:1A-1.1

Definitions.

Section
47:1A-1.2

Restricted access to biotechnology trade secrets.

Section
47:1A-1.3

Certain firearms records considered public records.

Section
47:1A-2.2

Access to certain information by convict prohibited; exceptions.

Section
47:1A-3

Access to records of investigation in progress.

Section
47:1A-5

Times during which records may be inspected, examined, copied; access; copy fees.

Section
47:1A-6

Proceeding to challenge denial of access to record.

Section
47:1A-7

Government Records Council.

Section
47:1A-8

Construction of act.

Section
47:1A-9

Other laws, regulations, privileges unaffected.

Section
47:1A-10

Personnel, pension records not considered public information; exceptions.

Section
47:1A-11

Violations, penalties, disciplinary proceeding.

Section
47:1A-12

Court rules.

Section
47:1A-13

Annual budget request for the council.

Section
47:2-3

Custody and control of records of extinct offices and bodies

Section
47:2-4

Examination of records of counties, municipalities or public bodies and institutions; indexing and preservation

Section
47:2-5

Preservation and restoration of certain records

Section
47:2-6

Copies of records as evidence; certification; originals preserved

Section
47:2-7

Transfer of records

Section
47:2-8

Historical records; acquisition and preservation

Section
47:3-8.1

Copies of reports of audit filed with director of Division of Local Government; destruction; notice

Section
47:3-8.2

Copies of reports of audits; for years 1918 to 1940; opportunity to receive before destruction

Section
47:3-9

Removal, destruction of certain papers.

Section
47:3-10

Retention of specific papers may be ordered

Section
47:3-11

Notices before destruction

Section
47:3-12

Effective date

Section
47:3-13

Papers on file over 25 years in office of county clerk; obliteration

Section
47:3-14

Effective date

Section
47:3-15

Short title

Section
47:3-16

Terms defined

Section
47:3-17

Consent of bureau to disposition or destruction of public records or documents

Section
47:3-18

Classifications and categories

Section
47:3-19

Schedules

Section
47:3-20

State Records Committee; approval of schedule; regulations

Section
47:3-21

Schedule; filing of copy; retention of original

Section
47:3-22

Liability of officials and others for destruction of public records

Section
47:3-23

Cancelled bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; destruction

Section
47:3-24

Time for destruction or other disposition of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness

Section
47:3-25

Certificate of destruction; filing; evidence

Section
47:3-26

Standards, procedures and rules

Section
47:3-27

Public records in private possession, bureau may demand

Section
47:3-28

Public records in private possession, person entitled to custody may demand

Section
47:3-29

Removal, alteration or destruction of public records with malicious intent

Section
47:3-30

Rules and regulations

Section
47:3-31

Repeal

Section
47:3-32

Inconsistency between provisions of this act and other acts

Section
47:4-1

Short title

Section
47:4-2

Address confidentiality for certain individuals.

Section
47:4-3

Definitions relative to protection of certain qualified persons.

Section
47:4-4

"Address Confidentiality Program."

Section
47:4-5

Cancelling of certification.

Section
47:4-6

Use of designated address, exceptions.