SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY
ORDER
Consistent with Executive Order No. 124 issued on March 4, 2001, in
which the Acting-Governor declared a statewide State of Emergency because of
severe weather conditions;
It is ORDERED nunc pro tunc that on March 5, 2001, the Supreme Court,
Superior Court, and Tax Court Clerks’ Offices were closed for the
transaction of public business; and
It is FURTHER ORDERED that in the computation of time periods under the
Rules of Court and under any statute of limitations, the day of which the Court
Clerks’ Offices were closed (March 5, 2001) shall be deemed the same as a
legal holiday.
C.J.
Dated:
EXECUTIVE ORDER
WHEREAS, weather forecasts as of today predict a severe winter stormfor
the period March 4 to 6, 2001 threatening heavy rain, high winds, possible
river and tidal flooding, beach erosion and significant snowfalls in
blizzard-like conditions; and,
WHEREAS, the aforesaid weather conditions require advance preparations
to adequately protect the health, safety, welfare and property of the people of
the State of New Jersey particularly with respect to the possible evacuation of
the barrier islands; and,
WHEREAS, the aforesaid weather conditions constitute an imminent
hazard which threatens and presently endangers the health, safety and resources
of the residents of one or more municipalities or counties of this State; and
which is in some parts of the State and may become in other parts of the State
too large in scope to be handled by the normal municipal operating services;
and,
WHEREAS, the Constitution and statutes of the State of New Jersey,
particularly the provisions of the Laws of 1942, Chapter 251 (N.J.S.A. App. A:
9-33 et seq.) and the Laws of 1979, Chapter 240 (N.J.S.A. 38A:3-6.1) and the
Laws of 1963, Chapter 109 (N.J.S.A. 38A:2-4) and all amendments and supplements
thereto, confer upon the Governor of the State of New Jersey certain emergency
powers;
THEREFORE, I, Donald T. DiFrancesco, Acting- Governor of the State of
New Jersey, in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of
the State of New Jersey:
- Do declare and proclaim that a State of Emergency exists in the
State of New Jersey.
- Empower, in accordance with the Laws of 1942, Chapter 251
(N.J.S.A. A:9-33 et seq.) as supplemented and amended, the State Director of
Emergency Management, who is the Superintendent of State Police, through the
police agencies under his control, to determine the control and direction of
the flow of such vehicular traffic on any State Highway, municipal or county
road, including the right to detour, reroute or divert any or all traffic and
to prevent ingress or egress from any area, that, in the State Director=s
discretion, is deemed necessary for the protection of the health, safety and
welfare of the public, and to remove parked or abandoned vehicles from such
roadways as conditions warrant.
- Authorize, in accordance with the Laws of 1942, Chapter 251
(N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.) as supplemented and amended, the Attorney
General, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-213, acting through the
Superintendent of the Division of State Police, to determine the control and
direction of the flow of vehicular traffic on any State or Interstate highway,
and its access roads, including the right to detour, reroute or divert any or
all traffic, and to prevent ingress or egress from any area to which the
declaration of emergency applies. I further authorize all law enforcement
officers to enforce any such orders of the Superintendent of State Police
within their respective municipalities.
- Authorize the State Director of Emergency Management to order the
evacuation of all persons, except for those emergency and governmental
personnel whose presence the State Director deems necessary, from any area
where their continued presence would present a danger to their health, safety
or welfare because of the conditions created by this emergency.
- Authorize and empower the State Director of Emergency Management
to utilize all facilities owned, rented, operated and maintained by the State
of New Jersey to house and shelter persons who may need to be evacuated from a
residence, dwelling, building, structure or vehicle during the course of this
emergency.
- Authorize, in accordance with the Laws of 1963 Chapter 109
(N.J.S.A. 38A:2-4) and the Laws of 1979, Chapter 240( N.J.S.A. 38A:3-6.1), the
Adjutant General to order to active duty such members of the New Jersey
National Guard that, in the Adjutant General's judgment, are necessary to
provide aid to those localities where there is a threat or danger to the public
health, safety and welfare and to authorize the employment of any supporting
vehicles, equipment, communications or supplies as may be necessary to support
the members so ordered.
- Reserve, in accordance with the Laws of 1942, Chapter 251
(N.J.S.A. App. A:9-34), as supplemented and amended, the right to utilize and
employ all available resources of the State government and of each and every
political subdivision of the State, whether of persons, properties or
instrumentalities, and to commandeer and utilize any personal services and any
privately owned property necessary to protect against this emergency.
- Authorize the executive head of any agency or instrumentality of
the State government with authority to promulgate rules, for the duration of
this Executive Order, subject to my prior approval and in consultation with the
State Director of Emergency Management, to waive, suspend or modify any
existing rule the enforcement of which would be detrimental to the public
welfare during this emergency, notwithstanding the provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act or any law to the contrary. Any such waiver,
modification or suspension shall be promulgated in accordance with N.J.S.A.
App. A:9-45.
This Order shall take effect immediately and shall
remain in effect until such time as it is determined by me that an emergency no
longer exists.
| Dated |
GIVEN, under my hand and seal this 4th day
of
March in the year of Our Lord two thousand
one and the Independence of the
United States, the two hundred and twenty-fourth.
/s/ Donald T.
DiFrancesco
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Donald T.
DiFrancesco, Acting-Governor |
Attest: /s/ John J. Farmer Attorney General