In order to apply as an ATC, the applicant must have submitted various documentation and criteria to the DOH before the deadline. This included the ATC’s proposed legal name and address of the facility, the applicant’s legal status, the Certificate and Articles of Incorporation, any and all By-Laws for the corporation, any and all organizing documents for the association, and a certificate of good standing issued by the New Jersey Secretary of State.
As part of the overall permitting process, every member of ATC staff must undergo fingerprinting and a full criminal history background check. Anyone who has been convicted of a crime involving “any controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog” in the state of the New Jersey or under any similar law of the U.S. or any other state shall not be permitted to operate as an owner, director, officer, or employee of an ATC.
The cost to submit an ATC application was $20,000 to be delivered to the New Jersey Department of the Treasury; if an application is rejected, $18,000 of the original $20,000 would be refunded and the DOT would retain the $2,000 fee.