N.J. Stat. § 53:4-2 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-2
Refusal to obey subpoena or produce evidence
Status: in_force

In case any person summoned in accordance with the provisions of section 53:4-1 of this Title shall refuse to obey the subpoena or to give testimony or answer questions, or to produce any book, paper or document as required, the Superior Court may, upon ex parte application, compel him to do so. Amended by L.1953, c. 50, p. 890, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-20.24 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-20.24
Use of State database
Status: in_force

8. a. It shall be the duty of the division to store, analyze, classify and file in the State database and with the FBI for inclusion in CODIS the DNA record of identification characteristic profiles of DNA samples submitted pursuant to section 4 of this act and to make such information available from the State database as provided in this section. The division may contract out DNA typing analysis to a qualified DNA laboratory that meets established guidelines. The results of the DNA profile of individuals in the State database shall be made available to local, State or federal law enforcement agencies, and approved crime laboratories which serve these agencies, upon written or electronic request and in furtherance of an official investigation of a criminal offense. These records shall also be available upon receipt of a valid court order issued by a judge of the Superior Court directing the division to release these results to appropriate parties not listed above. The division shall maintain a file of such court orders. b. The division shall adopt rules governing the methods of obtaining information from the State database and CODIS and procedures for verification of the identity and authority of the requester. c. The division shall create a separate population database comprised of records obtained pursuant to this act after all personal identification is removed. Nothing shall prohibit the division from sharing or disseminating population databases with other law enforcement agencies, and crime laboratories that serve these agencies, upon written or electronic request and in furtherance of an official investigation of a criminal offense, or other third parties deemed necessary to assist with statistical analysis of the population databases. The population database may be made available to and searched by other agencies participating in the CODIS system. L.1994,c.136,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-20.34 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-20.34
Provision of books for entering lien, recordation
Status: in_force

6. The clerk of the county or register of deeds and mortgages, or clerk of the Superior Court, as the case may be, shall provide suitable books in which he shall enter the liens filed hereunder properly indexed in the name of the offender. All liens and other papers incidental thereto required hereunder shall be received and recorded by the clerk of the county, register of deeds and mortgages, or clerk of the Superior Court, as the case may be, without payment of fees. L.1997,c.51,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-1 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-1
Repeals
Status: in_force

Chapter 5 of Title 53 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey and all amendments and supplements thereto, designated as the "State Police Retirement and Benevolent Fund," is repealed as of July 1, 1965. L.1965, c. 89, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by L.1971, c. 181, s. 1, eff. June 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 53:3-13 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13
Petty cash fund; bond of disbursing officers
Status: in_force

The superintendent shall establish a petty cash account from the annual appropriations to the amount of five thousand dollars, and shall authorize designated commissioned officers to make disbursements from this account in all cases where it becomes necessary to make an immediate cash payment for transportation expenses, accessories and repairs to motor vehicles, board and lodging, immediate medical and veterinary supplies, telephone and imperative supplementary supplies. Upon presentation of vouchers for moneys expended from the petty cash fund, the fund will be reimbursed to the amount of vouchers submitted. Every disbursing officer shall file a bond with the superintendent in the amount of five thousand dollars for faithful performance of duty, and proper administration of funds.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-11 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-11
Retirement for disability; medical examination; report
Status: in_force

a. Upon the receipt by the retirement system of a written application for a disability retirement allowance, the system shall refer the application to the medical board, which shall designate a physician or physicians to examine the applicant and the report of the medical board shall be considered by the board of trustees in acting upon such application. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L. 1984, c. 147.) L.1965, c. 89, s. 11, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by L.1971, c. 181, s. 9, eff. June 1, 1971; L.1984, c. 147, s. 1, eff. Sept. 8, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 53:6-3 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-3
Withdrawal
Status: in_force

Any party State may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until 1 year after the Governor of the withdrawing State has given notice in writing of the withdrawal to the Governors of all other party States. No withdrawal shall affect any liability already incurred by or chargeable to a party State prior to the time of such withdrawal, and any records, files or information obtained by officers or employees of a withdrawing State shall continue to be kept, used and disposed of only in such manner as is consistent with this compact and any rules or regulations pursuant thereto. L.1969, c. 80, s. 2.2, eff. June 11, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-20.5 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-20.5
Definitions
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: a. "Processing criminal history record background checks" means the process whereby the State Bureau of Identification compares a set of fingerprints or name search request with those in its files for a determination as to the criminal history of the person identified by the request. b. "Noncriminal matter" means any matter, other than the arrest of a person for an indictable offense or other criminal justice purpose, which requires the submission of a person's fingerprints or name search request to the State Bureau of Identification for processing. These matters include background investigations for licensing or employment, or both. c. For purposes of this section, the criminal history record of a person does not include records concerning charges or adjudications of juvenile delinquency. Such records shall be disclosed only as provided in section 1 of P.L.1982, c.79 (C.2A:4A-60). L.1985,c.69,s.1; amended 1994,c.56,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-20.9d — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-20.9d
Exchange of fingerprint data, criminal history record information on residential child care, adoption agency staff.
Status: in_force

7. a. The Commissioner of Children and Families is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with, and to receive criminal history record information from, the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon receipt of the criminal history record information for an applicant or staff member of a residential child care facility or approved adoption agency from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Division of State Police, the Department of Children and Families shall notify the applicant or staff member, as applicable, and the residential child care facility or approved adoption agency, as applicable, in writing, of the applicant's or staff member's qualification or disqualification for employment or service under section 4 or 5 of P.L.2003, c.186 (C.30:4C-27.19 or C.30:4C-27.20) or section 4 or 5 of P.L.2008, c.114 (C.9:3-40.5 or C.9:3-40.6). If the applicant or staff member is disqualified, the convictions that constitute the basis for the disqualification shall be identified in the written notice to the applicant or staff member. The applicant or staff member shall have 14 days from the date of the written notice of disqualification to challenge the accuracy of the criminal history record information. If no challenge is filed or if the determination of the accuracy of the criminal history record information upholds the disqualification, the department shall notify the facility or agency, as applicable, that the applicant or staff member has been disqualified from employment. b. The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the Department of Children and Families in the event an applicant or staff member, who was the subject of a criminal history record background check conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. Upon receipt of such notification, the department shall make a determination regarding the employment of the applicant or staff member. L.2003, c.186, s.7; amended 2006, c.47, s.202; 2008, c.114, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 53:6-30 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-30
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Mid-Atlantic State Police Compact." L.1969, c. 80, s. 9.4, eff. June 11, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-9.3 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-9.3
Retirement pension rights not affected by leave of absence; death or disability; contributions during leave of absence
Status: in_force

No such person who, at the time of the granting of his said leave of absence, is a member, in good standing, of any pension retirement or annuity fund, shall suffer the loss or impairment of any of the rights, benefits or privileges accorded by the laws governing such retirement pension or annuity funds; provided, however, that in the event of the death or disability of such person while on such leave of absence, the pension to be paid such person or his dependents shall be the amount, if any, remaining after calculating the amount of pension that would be paid if such person had continued in active service in the State Police, until the time of his death or disability, and had continued to receive the same compensation as he received at the time of his entry into such special duty, and deducting therefrom the amount of any pension received from the Government of the United States. During the period beginning with the time of the commencement of any such person's leave of absence and ending at the time of such person's return to active service, the State shall contribute, or cause to be contributed, to the said pension retirement or annuity fund, the amount required by the terms of the statute governing such fund, amount to be paid by the State based upon the amount of compensation received by such person immediately prior to his entry into such special duty in the said Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any such person, during his said leave of absence, shall be required to contribute the amount required by statute to be paid by members of such fund, based upon the amount of compensation received by such person immediately prior to his entry into such special duty in the said Federal Bureau of Investigation. L.1951, c. 117, p. 526, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-42 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-42
Fraud; punishment; correction of errors
Status: in_force

Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of this retirement system in any attempt to defraud such system as a result of such act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable therefor under the laws of the State of New Jersey. Should any change or error in the records result in any member or person receiving from the retirement system more or less than he would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the retirement system shall, as far as practicable, correct such error and adjust the payments in such manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled shall be paid. The actuarial equivalent of any shortage in required contributions at the time of retirement on account of misstatement of age, leave of absence, or clerical error, shall be deducted from the retirement allowance otherwise payable. L.1965, c. 89, s. 42, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by L.1971, c. 181, s. 26, eff. June 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-43 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-43
Waiver of portion of pension, benefit or retirement allowance
Status: in_force

Any member or any beneficiary who has been or, in the future, may be retired, or receive a pension, benefit or retirement allowance, including an annuity, pursuant to the provisions of this act, may, by filing written request with the retirement system, waive payment of a portion of the pension, benefit, or retirement allowance, including annuity, to which he may be entitled. Upon the receipt of such waiver, and until the same is withdrawn, altered or revoked by a subsequent written request, similarly filed, the retirement system shall pay a reduced pension, benefit, retirement allowance or annuity as shall be requested in such waiver. The member or the beneficiary shall not be entitled to a refund, or credit, for such moneys as shall have been waived during the period such waiver has been in effect. L.1965, c. 89, s. 43, eff. July 1, 1965.
N.J. Stat. § 53:2-7 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-7
Toll free arson hotline
Status: in_force

6. The Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall establish a 24-hour toll free arson hotline for the submission of reports required under subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:58-8. L.1991,c.433,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-28 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-28
Repeal
Status: in_force

"A supplement to an act entitled "An act creating a Department of State Police, providing for the appointment of a superintendent thereof, together with the officers and men who shall constitute the force, defining their powers and duties, and making an appropriation for the expenses connected therewith,' passed March twenty-ninth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one," approved June fourteenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two; "An act providing for the appointment of thirteen additional troopers to the Department of State Police, and making an appropriation therefor," approved September twenty-first, one thousand nine hundred and forty; and "An act concerning the Department of State Police and making an appropriation therefor," approved December twenty-third, one thousand nine hundred and forty-one, are repealed. L.1947, c. 65, p. 220, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-18 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-18
Purchase of group insurance coverage for death benefit provisions
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer may, in his discretion, determine to purchase group insurance coverage for the death benefit provisions as provided in sections 8c, 9c, 10c, 12d, 13d, 14e, 15, 27b and 28b, or may determine not to purchase any group insurance coverage for the death benefit provisions heretofore mentioned. L.1965, c. 89, s. 18. Amended by L.1966, c. 153, s. 9, eff. June 18, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 53:3-6 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-6
Penalty for wearing or imitating uniform
Status: in_force

No person other than a member of the department of state police shall, directly or indirectly, wear, use, or order to be worn or used, copy or imitate in any respect or manner the standard uniforms specified in section 53:3-5 of this title. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding one year, or both, at the discretion of the court. The term "person" as used herein shall include individuals, associations, corporations, or agents, officers or officials elected or appointed by any municipality or county.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-18.3 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-18.3
Compilation of results of reports on narcotic or dangerous drug cases
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the State Police: To compile and report annually to the Governor and to the Legislature the results of the reports of the arrests of all persons and the disposition of all cases involving offenses relating to narcotic or dangerous drugs, substances or compounds within the preceding year and to furnish quarterly reports of a like nature during the interim periods. L.1952, c. 92, p. 427, s. 3. Amended by L.1967, c. 298, s. 5, eff. Feb. 15, 1968; L.1970, c. 227, s. 6, eff. Oct. 19, 1970; L.1984, c. 91, s. 3, eff. July 19, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-33 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-33
Complaints against State Police officers, process.
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided by law, no permanent officer or trooper of the New Jersey State Police shall be removed from his office, employment or position for political reasons or for any cause other than incapacity, misconduct, or disobedience of rules and regulations established for the State Police, nor shall an officer or trooper be suspended, removed, fined or reduced in rank from or in office, employment, or position therein, except for just cause as hereinbefore provided and then only upon a written complaint setting forth the charge or charges against the officer or trooper. The complaint shall be filed in the office of the Superintendent or with the officer or officers having charge of the unit of the State Police wherein the complaint is made and a copy shall be served upon the officer or trooper so charged, with notice of a designated hearing thereon by the proper authorities, which shall be not less than 10 or more than 30 days from date of service of the complaint. A complaint charging a violation of the internal rules and regulations established for the conduct of the State Police shall be filed no later than the 45th day after the date on which the person filing the complaint obtained sufficient information to file the matter upon which the complaint is based, except that a complaint charging a violation of the internal rules and regulations established for the conduct of the State Police involving (1) prohibited discrimination, (2) unreasonable use of force or threat of force, or (3) an intentional constitutional violation shall be filed no later than the 120th day after the date on which the person filing the complaint obtained sufficient information to file the matter upon which the complaint is based, until such time as the consent decree entered into between the United States and this State in Civil No. 99-5970 (MLC), ordered by United States District Court Judge Mary Cooper on December 30, 1999, has expired on such matter and all discipline issues will be governed by the 45-day limit thereafter. The applicable time limit shall not apply if an investigation of an officer or trooper for a violation of the internal rules or regulations of the law enforcement unit is included directly or indirectly within a concurrent investigation of that person for a violation of the criminal laws of this State. The applicable time limit shall begin on the day after the disposition of the criminal investigation. The time requirement of this section for the filing of a complaint against an officer or trooper shall not apply to a filing of a complaint by a private individual. A failure to comply with the provisions of this section concerning the service of the complaint and the time within which a complaint is to be filed shall require a dismissal of the complaint. The officer or trooper may waive the right to a hearing and may appeal the charges directly to any available authority specified by law or regulation, or follow any other procedure recognized by a contract, as permitted by law. L.2001,c.380.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-11.1 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-11.1
Establishment; supervision; duties of superintendent
Status: in_force

There is hereby established in the Division of State Police a Highway Traffic Patrol Bureau, under the supervision of the superintendent, which shall be charged primarily with the responsibility of policing and patrolling highways with special emphasis on areas, determined and selected by the superintendent, where high traffic accident rates or special traffic hazards exist. L.1965, c. 22, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-26.1 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-26.1
Possession of goods for six months; auction sale; notice; perishable goods; moneys paid into state treasury
Status: in_force

All goods and chattels which shall come into the possession of the State Police by finding, or by being recovered after theft or robbery, and which shall remain in the possession of the State Police for six months, and the owner or owners are unknown and cannot be found, or refuse to receive such goods or chattels, may, in whole or in part, be exposed for sale by the director of the Division of Purchase and Property of the State Department of Taxation and Finance at public auction in a public place after notice of the sale shall have been published in a newspaper published in the State. Goods and chattels of a perishable nature so held may be sold as promptly as may be necessary to avoid loss. All moneys received from the sale of any goods and chattels shall be paid into the State treasury. All unclaimed moneys coming into the possession of the State Police shall, after six months, be paid into the State treasury. L.1946, c. 290, p. 984, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-11.3 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-11.3
Establishment
Status: in_force

There is established in the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety an Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Bureau under the supervision of the Superintendent of State Police. L. 1985, c. 76, s. 1, eff. March 14, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-20.36 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-20.36
Discharge of lien by a person
Status: in_force

8. Any person desiring to secure immediate discharge of any lien may deposit with the court cash in sufficient amount to cover the amount of the lien or post a bond in an amount and with sureties to be approved by said court. Upon proper notice of this fact being given to the Attorney General a satisfaction of said lien shall be filed forthwith with the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages as the case may be. L.1997,c.51,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 53:2-30 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-30
Annual adoption of budget.
Status: in_force

25. a. The division shall annually adopt a budget of its expenses for each year for the purposes of its duties and responsibilities under P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.). Each budget shall be submitted to the Governor and the budget shall be adjusted accordingly. b. After taking into account funds as may be available to the division from reserves, federal grants or otherwise, the balance of the division's budgeted expenses for the performance of its functions and duties under P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.) shall be assessed upon employers of persons registered or licensed pursuant to P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.). Each employer shall pay to the State Treasurer, for placement within the General Fund, an assessment computed upon the gross payroll payments made by that employer to longshoremen, pier superintendents, hiring agents, and port watchmen for work or labor performed within the port of New York district in this State, at a rate, not in excess of two percent, computed by the division in the following manner: the division shall annually estimate the gross payroll payments to be made by employers subject to assessment and shall compute a rate thereon which will yield revenues sufficient to finance the division's budget for the performance of those functions and duties under P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.) for each year. That budget may include a reasonable amount for a reserve, but the amount shall not exceed 10 percent of the total of all other items of expenditure contained therein. The reserve shall be used for the stabilization of annual assessments, the payment of operating deficits, and for the repayment of advances made by the State, if any. c. The amount required to balance the division's budgeted expenses for the performance of its functions and duties under P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.), in excess of the estimated yield of the maximum assessment, shall be certified by the division, with the approval of the Governor, in proportion to the gross annual wage payments made to longshoremen for work within the port of New York district in this State. The Legislature shall annually appropriate to the division the amount so certified. d. The division may provide by regulation for the collection and auditing of assessments. In addition to any other sanction provided by law, the division may revoke or suspend any license held by any person under P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.), or the person's privilege of employing persons registered or licensed hereunder, for non-payment of any assessment when due. e. The assessment hereunder shall be in lieu of any other charge for the issuance of licenses to stevedores, pier superintendents, hiring agents, and port watchmen or for the registration of longshoremen or use of an employment information center. The division shall establish reasonable procedures for the consideration of protests by affected employees concerning the estimates and computation of the rate of assessment. L.2017, c.324, s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 53:3-14 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-14
§ 53:3-14
Status: in_force

All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this title shall be presented for payment by the superintendent after the same have been duly approved by him, and shall be paid in the same manner as other claims are paid by the state.
N.J. Stat. § 53:2-14 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-14
Removal of certain persons from longshoremen's register.
Status: in_force

9. a. The division shall, at regular intervals, remove from the longshoremen's register any person who shall have been registered for at least nine months and who shall have failed during the preceding six calendar months either to have worked as a longshoreman in the port of New York district in this State or to have applied for employment as a longshoreman at an employment information center established under section 16 of P.L.2017, c.324 (C.53:2-21) for the minimum number of days as shall have been established by the division pursuant to subsection b. of this section. b. On or before the first day of June following the date on which P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.) becomes operative, and on or before each succeeding first day of June or December, the division shall, for the purposes of P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.), establish for the six-month period beginning on each date a minimum number of days and the distribution of the days during that period. c. In establishing any minimum number of days or period, the division shall consult with the collective bargaining representatives of stevedores and other employers of longshoremen in the port of New York district and with labor organizations representing longshoremen in the district. d. A longshoreman who has been removed from the longshoremen's register pursuant to subsection e. of section 8 of P.L.2017, c.324 (C.53:2-13) may seek reinstatement upon fulfilling the same requirements as for initial inclusion in the longshoremen's register, but not before the expiration of one year from the date of removal, except that immediate reinstatement shall be made upon proper showing that the registrant's failure to work or apply for work for the minimum number of days, described in subsection c. of this section, was caused by the fact that the registrant was engaged in the military service of the United States or was incapacitated by ill health, physical injury, or other good cause. e. Notwithstanding any other provision of P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.), the division shall at any time have the power to register longshoremen on a temporary basis to meet special or emergency needs. L.2017, c.324, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-11.10 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-11.10
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Bureau" means the Bureau of Marine Law Enforcement established in section 2 of this act. b. "Waters of the State" means, but shall not be limited to, the waters of the Atlantic ocean for three nautical miles eastward from the shores of this State; all navigable and non-navigable, tidal and non-tidal, rivers, bays, streams, and inlets; and any other water within the jurisdiction of the State. c. "Superintendent" means the Superintendent of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety. L. 1986, c. 150, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 53:3-10 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-10
§ 53:3-10
Status: in_force

All state police stations shall be equipped with the proper receiving apparatus and shall be connected with the basic system. The basic system shall be made available for use by all municipal, county or other enforcement agencies within the state. Such municipalities, counties and agencies may, at their own expense, connect receiving instruments with any of the basic stations.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-19 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-19
Payment of premiums from group insurance premium fund
Status: in_force

In the event the State Treasurer shall determine to purchase group insurance coverage for the death benefits, premiums for the same shall be paid from a special fund, hereby created, called the "Group Insurance Premium Fund." The State Treasurer shall estimate annually the amount which will be required for premiums for such benefits for the ensuing fiscal year. The State shall pay over to the State Treasurer the amount so required who shall deposit it in the Group Insurance Premium Fund. During the period such group insurance policy or policies are in effect the State Treasurer shall in no way commingle moneys in this fund with any pension fund established by this act. L.1965, c. 89, s. 19, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by L.1966, c. 153, s. 10, eff. June 18, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-10.2 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-10.2
Denied member, accidental disability retirement allowance, reconsideration.
Status: in_force

2. a. A member who was denied an accidental disability retirement allowance between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2019 solely on the basis that the Board of Trustees determined that the member had a preexisting and asymptomatic condition may apply to the Board of Trustees for reconsideration. Applications for reconsideration pursuant to this section shall be filed within 30 days of the effective date of P.L.2022, c.77 (C.53:5A-10.2 et al.) and such applications shall not be subject to the five-year filing period so long as the initial application for an accidental disability retirement was timely filed. b. Upon approval of an application for reconsideration, the member shall prospectively receive the benefit payments of an accidental disability retirement allowance. The benefit payments shall apply only for payments made after approval of an application for reconsideration by the Board of Trustees pursuant to this section. No member shall be granted a retroactive payment based upon the difference between the benefit the person would have received if an accidental disability retirement allowance were granted at the time of the member's initial application and the benefit that the member has received from that date to the approval of the application for reconsideration. L.2022, c.77, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-20.9f — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-20.9f
Exchange of fingerprint data.
Status: in_force

15. a. The Commissioner of Children and Families is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with, and to receive information from, the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in accordance with the provisions of section 14 of P.L.2006, c.47 (C.9:3A-14). b. The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the Department of Children and Families in the event an applicant for a direct care staff member position or a direct care staff member who was the subject of a criminal history record background check conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. Upon receipt of such notification, the Department of Children and Families shall make a determination regarding the employment of the applicant or staff member. L.2006, c.47, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-15.2 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-15.2
Designation and change of beneficiary; payments upon death of member
Status: in_force

The designation of beneficiary by a member or retirant shall be made in writing on a form satisfactory to the retirement system, and filed with the retirement system. The member or retirant may, from time to time and without the consent of his death benefit designee, change the beneficiary by filing written notice of the change with the system on a form satisfactory to it. The new nomination will be effective on the date the notice, in proper form, is received by the system, and any prior nomination shall thereupon become void. If more than one beneficiary is nominated and in such nomination the member or retirant has failed to specify their respective interests, the beneficiaries shall share equally. If any beneficiary predeceases the member or retirant, the interest of such beneficiary shall terminate and shall be shared equally by such of the beneficiaries as survive the member or retirant, unless the member or retirant has made written request to the contrary in his beneficiary nomination. Any amounts due for which there is no beneficiary at the death of a member, retirant or beneficiary shall be payable to the estate of such member, retirant or beneficiary. Except with regard to the payment of the member's aggregate contributions and the payment of 1/2 of final compensation upon the death of a retirant as provided in sections 8 c., 9 c., 10 c., 15, 27 b., and 28 of chapter 89 of the laws of 1965, a member may elect, by making written request to the retirement system, that the whole or any part of his death benefits be made payable to his beneficiary either as a life annuity or in equal installments over a period of years specified in such election, and may alter such election from time to time during his lifetime by again making such written request. In the event of a change of beneficiary, any previous arrangement by the member or retirant under this paragraph shall be void. The election set forth in this paragraph shall not apply or be available when the beneficiary is an estate, or a corporation, partnership, association, institution, trustee, or any fiduciary. If at the member's death, an amount of death benefit would be payable to the beneficiary in a single sum, any election with regard to such amount which was available to the member immediately prior to his death in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph shall then be available to such beneficiary for the benefit of such beneficiary. L.1971, c. 181, s. 29, eff. June 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 53:6-1 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-1
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purposes of this compact are to: a. Detection and apprehension. Provide close and effective co-operation and assistance in detecting and apprehending those engaged in organized criminal activities. b. Criminal intelligence bureau. Establish and maintain a central criminal intelligence bureau to gather, evaluate and disseminate to the appropriate law enforcement officers of the party States information concerning organized crime, its leaders and their associates. L.1969, c. 80, s. 1.1, eff. June 11, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-8.3 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-8.3
Limited extension of retirement date.
Status: in_force

1. When a member of the State Police Retirement System is required to retire upon attaining the age of 55 years and the retirement date for that member will occur after the date of the declaration of a public health emergency or state of emergency, or both, by the Governor as to which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has established an incident period but before the end date of the period identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the time interval during which the incident that caused the emergency occurs, the retirement date shall be extended, upon the request of the member, if the Superintendent determines, based on a need to supplement available staffing or in consideration of the member's specific assignment or expertise, that the member's extended service is warranted in order to assist the Division of State Police in responding to the public health emergency or state of emergency, to no later than the first day of the second calendar month that follows the calendar month in which the end date of the incident period for the public health emergency or state of emergency, whichever is later, occurs. A member may make only one request for an extension, which shall include any request made prior to the effective date of P.L.2021, c.428. An extension requested pursuant to this section shall not exceed 90 days in duration, and may be terminated at any time if the Superintendent determines that there is no longer a need to supplement available staffing or for the member's specific assignment or expertise that would warrant the member's extended service in order to assist the Division of State Police in responding to the public health emergency or state of emergency. This section shall be applicable to requests submitted by members prior to, or on, or after the effective date of this act, P.L.2021, c.428. This section shall not be deemed to alter or impair the entitlement and obligation set forth in subsection d. of section 8 of P.L.1965, c.89 (C.53:5A-8). L.2020, c.46, s.1; amended 2021, c.428.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-11.14 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-11.14
Powers, duties of marine law enforcement officers.
Status: in_force

5. Marine law enforcement officers within the bureau: a. Shall have the powers of police officers as the superintendent may prescribe; b. Shall enforce the laws of this State on the waters of the State and the land areas contiguous thereto; c. Shall perform related law enforcement duties throughout the State as the superintendent may prescribe; d. Shall have the power to stop and board a vessel in the waters of the State to determine whether the vessel complies with State and federal boating safety laws and shall have the power to order a vessel that does not comply with these laws to return immediately to shore; and e. Shall have the power, in accordance with applicable State and federal laws, rules and regulations, to take appropriate action as authorized by the United States Coast Guard to assist the United States Coast Guard in the enforcement of any safety and security zone established by the United States Coast Guard Captain of the Port for the Port of New York and New Jersey or the Port of Philadelphia. Nothing in this section shall limit the law enforcement authority of a member of the State Police assigned to the bureau by the superintendent, unless the superintendent shall so prescribe. L.1986,c.150,s.5; amended 2004, c.82, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-26 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-26
Withdrawal from service or cessation of membership; return of contributions
Status: in_force

A member who withdraws from service or ceases to be a member for any cause other than death or retirement shall receive the amount of his aggregate contributions less any outstanding loan upon the filing of a written application as required by the retirement system. If such member shall die before filing an application for withdrawal or before endorsing the check constituting the return of his aggregate contributions, such contributions shall be paid to his beneficiary. No member shall be entitled to withdraw the amounts contributed by the State covering his military leave unless he shall have returned to the payroll and contributed to the retirement system for a period of 90 days. L.1965, c. 89, s. 26, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by L.1971, c. 181, s. 16, eff. June 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-20.23 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-20.23
Rules; procedures
Status: in_force

7. The division shall adopt rules governing the procedures to be used in the submission, identification, analysis and storage of DNA samples and typing results of DNA samples submitted under this act. The DNA sample shall be securely stored in the State databank. The typing results shall be securely stored in the State database. These procedures shall also include quality assurance guidelines to insure that DNA identification records meet audit standards for laboratories which submit DNA records to the State database. The DNA identification system established pursuant to this act shall be shall be compatible with that utilized by the FBI. L.1994,c.136,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 53:6-19 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-19
Meetings
Status: in_force

The members of the conference from any 2 or more party States, upon notice to the chairman as to the time and purpose of the meeting, may meet as a section for the discussion of problems common to their States. Any 2 or more party States may designate the conference as a joint agency to maintain for them such additional common services as they may deem desirable for combating organized crime. Except in those cases where all party States join in such designation for common services, the representative of any group of such designating States in the conference shall constitute a separate section of such conference for the performance of the common service or services so designated provided that, if any additional expense is involved, the State so acting shall provide the necessary funds for this purpose. The creation of such a section or joint agency shall not affect the privileges, powers, responsibilities or duties of the States participating therein as embodied in the other articles of this compact. L.1969, c. 80, s. 6.1, eff. June 11, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-41 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-41
Inapplicability of other provisions; necessity for creation of reserves
Status: in_force

a. No other provision of the law in any other statute which provides wholly or partly at the expense of the State of New Jersey for pensions or retirement benefits for members of this system and for beneficiaries shall apply to such members or beneficiaries. b. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the retirement system shall not be liable for the payment of any pensions or other benefits to any member or beneficiary for which reserves have not been previously created from funds contributed by the members or the State for such benefits. L.1965, c. 89, s. 41, eff. July 1, 1965.
N.J. Stat. § 53:2-26 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-26
Temporary suspension.
Status: in_force

21. a. The division may temporarily suspend a temporary permit or a permanent license or a temporary or permanent registration issued pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.) until further order of the division or final disposition of the underlying case, only where the permittee, licensee, or registrant has been indicted for, or otherwise charged with, a crime which is equivalent to a crime of the third, second, or first degree in this State or only where the permittee or licensee is a port watchman who is charged by the division pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2017, c.324 (C.53:2-18) with misappropriating any other person's property at or on a pier or other waterfront terminal. b. In the case of a permittee, licensee, or registrant who has been indicted for, or otherwise charged with, a crime, the temporary suspension shall terminate immediately upon acquittal or upon dismissal of the criminal charge. A person whose permit, license, or registration has been temporarily suspended may, at any time, demand that the division conduct a hearing as provided for in section 14 of P.L.2017, c.324 (C.53:2-19). Within 60 days of the demand, the division shall commence the hearing and, within 30 days of receipt of the administrative law judge's report and recommendation, the division shall render a final determination thereon; provided, however, that these time requirements, shall not apply for any period of delay caused or requested by the permittee, licensee, or registrant. Upon failure of the division to commence a hearing or render a determination within the time limits prescribed herein, the temporary suspension of the permittee, licensee, or registrant shall immediately terminate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, if a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency or prosecutor's office shall request the suspension or deferment of any hearing on the ground that the hearing would obstruct or prejudice an investigation or prosecution, the division may in its discretion, postpone or defer the hearing for a time certain or indefinitely. Any action by the division to postpone a hearing shall be subject to immediate judicial review as provided in subsection b. of this section. c. The division may, within its discretion, bar any permittee, licensee, or registrant who has been suspended pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of this section, from any employment by a licensed stevedore or a carrier of freight by water, if that individual has been indicted or otherwise charged in any federal, State, or territorial proceeding with any crime involving the possession with intent to distribute, sale, or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance or controlled dangerous substance analog, racketeering, or theft from a pier or waterfront terminal. L.2017, c.324, s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-44.1 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-44.1
Medicare premium reimbursement
Status: in_force

Any retirant of the State Police Retirement System established pursuant to P.L. 1965, c. 89 (C. 53:5A-1 et seq.) who pays the premium charges under Part A and Part B of the federal medicare program covering the retirant and the retirant's spouse shall be reimbursed by the State for the premium charges paid under Part A. "Medicare" as used in this act means the coverage provided under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act as amended in 1965 or its successor plan or plans. L. 1987, c. 447, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-10.1 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-10.1
Annual report on public complaints of misconduct by State Police
Status: in_force

1. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of State Police to compile and submit to the Governor and the Legislature an annual report with regard to complaints of misconduct made by members of the public against members of the State Police. This report shall list the number of these complaints by category based on the nature and circumstances of each complaint. The report shall also indicate by category the results of any investigation undertaken in response to a complaint by a member of the public and the nature of any disciplinary action, that resulted from that investigation. The report shall be a statistical compilation and shall not disclose personal identifiers of either the complainant or the member of the State Police. L.2001,c.218.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-39 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-39
Obligations of state; estimate of moneys needed; budget request; appropriation
Status: in_force

Regular interest charges payable, the creation and maintenance of reserves in the Contingent Reserve Fund, the maintenance of retirement reserves as provided for in this act and the payment of all retirement allowances and other benefits granted by the board of trustees under the provisions of this act are hereby made obligations of the State. All income, interest and dividends derived from deposits and investments authorized by this act shall be used for the payment of these obligations of the State. Upon the basis of each actuarial determination and appraisal provided for in this act an itemized estimate of the amounts necessary to be appropriated by the State to the various funds to provide for payment in full during the ensuing fiscal year of the obligations of the State accruing during that year shall be submitted by the retirement system to the Governor so that it may be included in the budget request submitted by the Governor to Legislature. The Legislature shall make an appropriation sufficient to provide for such obligations of the State. The amounts so appropriated shall be paid into the various funds created by this act. L.1965, c. 89, s. 39, eff. July 1, 1965.
N.J. Stat. § 53:6-20 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-20
Budget
Status: in_force

The conference shall submit to the Governor or designated officer or officers of each party State a budget of its estimated expenditures for such period as may be required by the laws of that party State for presentation to the Legislature thereof. L.1969, c. 80, s. 7.1, eff. June 11, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-29 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-29
Service in armed forces included in computing years of service for retirement rights
Status: in_force

The members of the State Police heretofore temporarily appointed for the duration of a defense emergency and who are now members of the State Police, shall be entitled to have included, in computing their years of service for the purpose of determining their disability benefits, their seniority and their retirement and pension rights, the whole period of their service in the armed forces of the United States to the same extent as though they had been permanently appointed to the State Police and their services in the said armed forces of the United States had been rendered in the service of the State Police. L.1951, c. 172, p. 653, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-20.9b — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-20.9b
Exchange of fingerprint data, information; determination; challenge.
Status: in_force

8. a. The Commissioner of Children and Families is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with, and to receive information from, the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon receipt of the criminal history record information for an applicant or staff member of a child care center from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Division of State Police, the Department of Children and Families shall notify the applicant or staff member, as applicable, and the child care center, in writing, of the applicant's or staff member's qualification or disqualification for employment or service under P.L.2000, c.77 (C.30:5B-6.10 et al.). If the applicant or staff member is disqualified, the convictions that constitute the basis for the disqualification shall be identified in the written notice to the applicant or staff member. The applicant or staff member shall have 14 days from the date of the written notice of disqualification to challenge the accuracy of the criminal history record information. If no challenge is filed or if the determination of the accuracy of the criminal history record information upholds the disqualification, the Department of Children and Families shall notify the center that the applicant or staff member has been disqualified from employment. b. The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the Department of Children and Families in the event an applicant or staff member who was the subject of a criminal history record background check conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. Upon receipt of such notification, the Department of Children and Families shall make a determination regarding the employment of the applicant or staff member. L.2000, c.77, s.8; amended 2004, c.130, s.122; 2006, c.47, s.201.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-37 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-37
Retired members' group insurance premium fund
Status: in_force

The Retired Members' Group Insurance Premium Fund shall be the fund in which shall be accumulated the contributions from retired members to provide for their additional death benefits as provided by section 15 of this act. The retirement system shall pay over to the State Treasurer the contributions so accumulated who shall deposit them in the Group Insurance Premium Fund. L.1965, c. 89, s. 37, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by L.1966, c. 153, s. 19, eff. June 18, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 53:5A-5.3 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-5.3
Calculation of liability of employer
Status: in_force

6. The actuary of the State Police Retirement System shall calculate the liability of the employer of the inspectors, members of the State Capitol Police Force, and marine law enforcement officers becoming members of that retirement system under the provisions of P.L.1997, c.19 (C.53:1-8.2 et al.) in the same manner as is specified in the case of other members of the State Police Retirement System, taking into account the value of moneys remitted by the pension funds. In the event that the value of such money so remitted is less than the total which is required by the State Police Retirement System to provide the transferred inspector, member of the State Capitol Police Force, or marine law enforcement officer with credit for his public service, the liability of the employer shall include an amount equal to the difference between the two values. Upon certification by the actuary of the State Police Retirement System, the employer shall make such contributions as are required in order to meet his financial obligations. L.1997,c.19,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-11.2 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-11.2
Personnel
Status: in_force

The bureau shall have a basic cadre of not less than 60 troopers, who shall be members of the State Police within the meaning of chapter 2 of Title 53, together with such officers, men and traffic specialists as shall be assigned thereto from time to time. L.1965, c. 22, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 53:2-6 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-6
Deposit of funds
Status: in_force

All moneys received under the terms of any contract entered into pursuant to this act, in excess of the costs chargeable thereto, shall be forthwith deposited with the State Treasurer and, thereupon, placed to the credit of the State Police Retirement and Benevolent Fund established pursuant to the provisions of chapter 188 of the laws of 1925, as continued by section 53:5-1 of the Revised Statutes. L.1958, c. 71, p. 508, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-20.38 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-20.38
Licensing of peddlers, solicitors by municipalities; definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. If authorized by the county prosecutor, a municipality shall accept, for the purposes of licensing a person as a peddler or solicitor, the results of a criminal history record background check of State records conducted within the previous six months indicating no disqualifying information which was required for that person to be licensed in another municipality as a peddler or solicitor. b. For the purposes of this section: "Peddler" means any person traveling by vehicle of any kind, who conveys or transports goods, articles or property of any kind or description for the purpose of offering for sale, selling and delivering the same to customers, or offering to render immediate services of any kind or description, and shall include the words "hawker," "huckster" or "itinerant vendor." "Solicitor" means any person traveling by foot or vehicle of any kind, who sells or offers to sell goods, articles or property of any kind or description by sample or otherwise for future delivery, or who offers to render services at some time in the future, with or without accepting payment or partial payment for the same. L.2015, c.122, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-12 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-12
Bureau continued; superintendent to control; appointment of supervisor and other personnel; equipment; civil service rights; titles established
Status: in_force

The State Bureau of Identification created by an act entitled "An act to create a State Bureau of Identification within the Department of State Police and requiring peace officers, persons in charge of certain State institutions and others to make reports respecting criminals to such bureau, and to provide a penalty for violation of the provisions thereof," approved April third, one thousand nine hundred and thirty (L.1930, c. 65, p. 279), is continued. The State Bureau of Identification shall be within the Department of State Police and under the supervision and control of the Superintendent of State Police. The superintendent shall appoint a supervisor of the State Bureau of Identification, with the rank and pay of a lieutenant in the State Police, and such other personnel, with the equivalent rank and pay of their positions in the State Police, and such civilian personnel as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. The nucleus of such bureau shall be the fingerprints and photographs heretofore on file in the central bureau of identification in the Department of State Police which will be added to as provided by the provisions of this article. The superintendent shall supply such bureau with the necessary apparatus and materials for collecting, filing, preserving and distributing criminal records. For the purpose of establishing civil service rights for full-time civilian employees, there are hereby established in the State Bureau of Identification the following titles: Principal clerk, principal clerk-stenographer, senior clerk-stenographer, assistant photographer, senior fingerprint operators, fingerprint operators, senior identification clerk, identification clerks, chemist criminal laboratory. The present civilian employees of the State Bureau of Identification shall be placed by the Civil Service Commission in the classified service and shall hold and retain their present title, pursuant to the provisions of Title 11, subtitle two, of the Revised Statutes. Amended by L.1940, c. 103, p. 241, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 53:1-10 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-10
§ 53:1-10
Status: in_force

The superintendent shall, with the approval of the governor, make all rules and regulations for the discipline and control of the state police, and provide the necessary preliminary and subsequent instruction to the troopers in their duties as police officers.
N.J. Stat. § 53:3-1 — NJ Code / Title 53 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-1
§ 53:3-1
Status: in_force

The state house commission shall provide suitable headquarters for the department of state police at Trenton.