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NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-152.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-152.1 - Municipal police officer; power of arrest for crime committed in his presence anywhere within state

40A:14-152.1. Municipal police officer; power of arrest for crime committed in his presence anywhere within state  Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S. 40A:14-152 or any other law to the contrary, any full-time, permanently appointed municipal police officer shall have full power of arrest for any crime committed in said officer's presence and committed anywhere within the territorial limits of the State of New Jersey. L.1977, c. 436, s. 1, eff. March 2, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-152.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-152.2 - Immunity from tort liability; provision of benefits for police, law enforcement officer exercising Statewide police powers; exemptions; terms defined

40A:14-152.2. Immunity from tort liability; provision of benefits for police, law enforcement officer exercising Statewide police powers; exemptions; terms defined  1. Whenever any municipal police officer or other law enforcement officer has been conferred with Statewide police powers and is acting under lawful authority beyond the territorial limits of his employing municipality or other appointing authority, said police officer or law enforcement officer, as the case may be, shall have all of the immunities from tort liability and shall have all of the pension, relief, disability, workmen's compensation, insurance, and other benefits enjoyed while performing duties within said employing municipality or the jurisdictional responsibility of the other appointing authority, as the case may be; provided, however, in the case of a law enforcement officer other than a municipal police officer or a county law enforcement officer afforded such immunities and benefits under the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1977, c.439 (C.40A:14-107.1), the immunities from tort liability and other benefits enjoyed while performing duties within the jurisdictional responsibility of the appointing authority shall be extended only in those instances where (1) the law enforcement officer has been requested by the other jurisdiction to perform law enforcement duties within its boundaries; or (2) the law enforcement officer is performing law enforcement duties within another jurisdiction upon the orders of his superiors. As used in this section, "law enforcement officer" means any person who is employed as a permanent full-time member of any State, county or municipal law enforcement agency, department, or division of those governments who is statutorily empowered to act for the detection, investigation, arrest, conviction, detention, or rehabilitation of persons violating the criminal laws of this State and statutorily required to successfully complete a training course approved by, or certified as being substantially equivalent to such an approved course, by the Police Training Commission pursuant to P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-66 et seq.). "Law enforcement agency" means any public agency, other than the Department of Law and Public Safety, any police force, department or division within the State of New Jersey, or any county or municipality thereof, which is empowered by statute to act for the detection, investigation, arrest, conviction, detention, or rehabilitation of persons violating the criminal laws of this State. L.1977,c.437,s.1; amended 1996, c.115, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-153 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-153 - Records and badges of awards to members and officers

40A:14-153. Records and badges of awards to members and officers  40A:14-153. Whenever an award shall be made to a member or officer of the police department or force for heroic or meritorious service by a national or Statewide police service organization or a governmental or voluntary agency, a record of such award shall be made by the chief or other person in charge of the department or force of which the recipient is a member or officer, and it shall constitute part of his service record. If the recipient receives a bar, medal or other similar device representing said award which conveniently can be worn, upon authorization, it shall be worn above or opposite the police badge, whichever is appropriate. Medals awarded by the Fraternal Order of Police Grand Lodge, the Fraternal Order of Police New Jersey State Lodge, Honor Legion or the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association shall not require authorization to be worn. Unauthorized persons shall not wear any such bar or device or imitation thereof.  L.1971, c.197, s.1; amended 1984,c.229; 1989,c.339,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-154 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-154 - Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers; conditions

40A:14-154. Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers; conditions  If a member or officer of the municipal police department or force is permanently disabled from injuries received while in the performance of his duties, and the chief or authority in charge of such police department or force shall recommend that special compensation be granted, and a physician appointed by the governing body of said municipality shall certify as to the probable permanency of such disability, the governing body of the municipality, in their discretion, by ordinance, may provide for special compensation to said disabled member or officer, designating the amount thereof and manner of payment either in a lump sum or by an annual allowance, but such special compensation plus any pension paid and any award for workmen's compensation shall not exceed the salary payable at the time of the sustaining of the injuries. The governing body of said municipality shall include appropriate budget items and provide for the payment of such special compensation. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-155 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-155 - Legal expenses of police officers

40A:14-155. Legal expenses of police officers  Whenever a member or officer of a municipal police department or force is a defendant in any action or legal proceeding arising out of and directly related to the lawful exercise of police powers in the furtherance of his official duties, the governing body of the municipality shall provide said member or officer with necessary means for the defense of such action or proceeding, but not for his defense in a disciplinary proceeding instituted against him by the municipality or in criminal proceeding instituted as a result of a complaint on behalf of the municipality. If any such disciplinary or criminal proceeding instituted by or on complaint of the municipality shall be dismissed or finally determined in favor of the member or officer, he shall be reimbursed for the expense of his defense.  L. 1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L. 1972, c. 165, s. 3; L. 1985, c. 457, s. 1, eff. Jan. 15, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-156 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-156 - Police assistance in other municipality; payment; rights in event of casualty or death

40A:14-156. Police assistance in other municipality; payment; rights in event of casualty or death  In the event of an emergency the chief or other head of any municipal police department and force or any park police department or system, municipal fire department and force, volunteer fire company, or first aid or ambulance squad, corps or company, or the mayor or chief executive officer of the municipality may request, from the chief or other head of the police department and force of any other municipality, assistance outside the territorial jurisdiction of the department to which such request is directed for police aid, in order to protect life and property or to assist in suppressing a riot or disorder and while so acting, the members of the police department and force supplying such aid shall have the same powers and authority as have the members of the police department and force of the municipality in which such aid is being rendered. Said members shall also have, while so acting, such rights and immunities as they may otherwise enjoy in the performance of their normal duties in the municipality, or other territorial jurisdiction, rendering such assistance. The chief or head of the police department and force to whom such a request for assistance is made shall, in the case of a contiguous municipality, provide such personnel and equipment as requested to the extent possible without endangering person or property within the municipality rendering such assistance. Any municipality receiving assistance hereunder shall pay to the police department and force providing the assistance a sum computed at the rate of $3.00 for each member and $5.00 for each vehicle for each hour supplied unless terms and conditions for payment are otherwise provided for in an agreement between the several municipalities. If any member of such other police department and force in rendering such assistance shall suffer a casualty or death, he or his designee or legal representative shall be entitled to all salary, pension rights, workmen's compensation and other benefits to which such member or officer would be entitled if such casualty or death occurred in the performance of his normal duties in the municipality, or other territorial jurisdiction rendering such assistance. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L.1972, c. 4, s. 2, eff. Feb. 15, 1972; L.1977, c. 400, s. 2, eff. Feb. 23, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-156.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-156.1 - Mutual police, fire aid in emergency, agreements between municipalities; interstate authority

40A:14-156.1 Mutual police, fire aid in emergency, agreements between municipalities; interstate authority  1. The governing bodies of two or more municipalities may by reciprocal ordinances enter into agreements with each other for mutual police or fire aid in case of emergency. Such agreements may provide for: a. The reimbursement of the municipality or municipalities rendering such aid, for any damage to police or fire equipment or other property, and for payment to any member of a police force or fire department and force or volunteer fire company for injuries sustained while serving pursuant to such agreements or to a surviving spouse or other dependent if death results; b. A joint meeting of the municipalities entering into such agreements, for the selection of necessary officers or personnel, or for such other matters as are mutually deemed necessary; and c. The acquisition of lands, and the establishment and maintenance of a central office. Real and personal property so acquired shall be held by such municipalities as tenants in common. The governing body of a municipality may enter into an agreement with any authority created pursuant to an interstate compact for mutual police or fire aid in case of emergency. The agreement may contain provisions similar to the provisions in agreements between municipalities as provided above. L.1976,c.45,s.1; amended 1997, c.79, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-156.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-156.2 - Members of police, fire department, volunteer fire company; powers, authority, immunity

40A:14-156.2 Members of police, fire department, volunteer fire company; powers, authority, immunity  2. Members of a police force or fire department and force or volunteer fire company in any municipality entering into any agreement hereunder, while on duty rendering assistance to any other municipality or interstate authority created pursuant to an interstate compact entering into said agreement, shall have the same powers, authority and immunities as have the members of the police force or fire department and force or volunteer fire company, as the case may be, of the municipality in which such assistance is being rendered or of the authority for which such assistance is being rendered. L.1976,c.45,s.2; amended 1997, c.79, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-156.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-156.3 - Injury or death benefits

40A:14-156.3. Injury or death benefits  If any member of a police force or fire department and force or volunteer fire company summoned pursuant to an agreement to render assistance suffers injury or death in the performance of his duties, he or his designee or legal representative shall be entitled to such salary, pension rights, workmen's compensation or other benefits as would have accrued if such injury or death had occurred in the performance of duties in the territorial jurisdiction in which the duties were normally performed. L.1976, c. 45, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-156.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-156.4 - Suspension of acts to provide emergency assistance; declaration of civilian defense and disaster control emergency

40A:14-156.4. Suspension of acts to provide emergency assistance; declaration of civilian defense and disaster control emergency  The county emergency management coordinator for the county in which emergency assistance is rendered pursuant to this act or N.J.S.40A:14-26 or N.J.S.40A:14-156, may by express order suspend operation of the provisions of any of said acts as to any municipality or municipalities in said county, upon declaration of an emergency pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 (C.App.A:9-33 et seq.), as amended and supplemented by P.L.1953, c.438, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.  L.1976, c.45, s.4; amended 1977,c.400,s.3; 1989,c.222,s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-157 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-157 - Public auction of property

40A:14-157. Public auction of property  a. Where tangible personal property comes into the possession of the police department or force of a municipality, by finding and recovery, by a member of the police force acting in the line of duty, and if the owner or his whereabouts is unknown and cannot be ascertained, or if said owner shall refuse to receive such property, then the said property shall not be disposed of for six months, except in cases of motor vehicles, which shall be disposed of according to P.L. 1964, c. 81 (C. 39:10A-1 et seq.). In any such case the governing body of said municipality, by resolution, may then provide for the sale, in whole or in part of any such property, at public auction, after notice of a designated time and place therefor, not less than 10 days prior thereto, published in a newspaper circulating within the municipality. Perishable items may be sold without reference to the said periods of time. Moneys received from the sale of any such property shall be paid into the general municipal treasury.  All unclaimed moneys coming into the possession of any municipal police department or force shall be turned over within 48 hours to the municipal treasurer for retention in a trust account and, after six months, if unclaimed by any person entitled thereto, be paid into the general municipal treasury.  b. Whenever any money or tangible personal property other than a motor vehicle has been or shall be found or discovered by any person other than by a member of a municipal police force acting in the line of duty and the finder shall have given or shall give custody of the found money or tangible personal property to the municipal police department or force for the purpose of assisting the police to find the owner thereof, the police department or police force shall retain custody of said money or tangible personal property for a period of six months. If the money or tangible personal property is unclaimed during said six-month period by the person entitled thereto, the money or personal property shall be returned by the municipal police department or police force to the finder, who shall be deemed the sole owner thereof.  c. This act shall apply to all money or tangible personal property which now is in, or which hereafter may come into, the possession or custody of any municipal police department, police force or municipal treasury in the manner herein described.  L. 1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L. 1975, c. 306, s. 1, eff. March 3, 1976; L. 1986, c. 173, s. 2, eff. Dec. 8, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-158 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-158 - Special joint municipal police force

40A:14-158. Special joint municipal police force  Any 2 or more municipalities abutting upon the ocean or coastal waters may create by reciprocal ordinances a special joint municipal police force to control the said waters abutting such municipalities, to secure the enforcement of the laws prohibiting the discharge of debris, refuse or any waste or other matter or material into or upon said waters from any vessel afloat thereon, which may or shall tend to litter any established bathing beach or any beach customarily used for bathing purposes or which may or shall tend to pollute the waters adjacent to any such beach, and may organize the said force into a police system to be known as the "Special Joint Municipal Police of " (Names of such municipalities) The police system shall consist of a chief and such subordinate officers and patrolmen as shall be deemed necessary and proper to enforce the said laws. The governing bodies of the municipalities having such ordinances shall adopt reciprocal rules and regulations for the appointment and compensation, and for the management and control of the members of such police system for the securing of their proper discipline and efficiency, and may provide for the joint acquisition and maintenance of necessary vessels for the use of the said force by purchase, lease or otherwise. The members of such police force may arrest on or after view and without warrant, and take before a court having local criminal jurisdiction in any of such municipalities any person found within any of such municipalities to have violated or violating the said laws. The said members shall have all the powers conferred by law on police officers or constables in the enforcement of the laws of this State and the apprehension of violators thereof. For the purposes of this section, the waters of this State abutting any municipality shall be deemed to be a part of the territory of such municipality. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-159 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-159 - Chapter 151 of the laws of 1958 saved from repeal

40A:14-159. Chapter 151 of the laws of 1958 saved from repeal  Chapter 151 of the laws of 1958 (C. 40:11-22 to C. 40:11-25 both inclusive) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provides for the granting of noncontributory pensions by municipalities and counties to dependents of police and firemen who die as a result of an accident sustained in the performance of duty.] This act is to be included in a revision of Title 43 of the Revised Statutes. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-159.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-159.1 - Chapter 303 of the laws of 1969 saved from repeal

40A:14-159.1. Chapter 303 of the laws of 1969 saved from repeal  Chapter 303 of the laws of 1969 (C. 40:47-11.1 and C. 40:47-11.2) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provides for the reappointment of certain members of the police department and force and of the paid or part-paid fire department, and for their reinstatement in the pension system created pursuant to P.L.1944, c. 255, or P.L.1954, c. 84.] L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-160 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-160 - Section 40:47-12 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal

40A:14-160. Section 40:47-12 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal  Section 40:47-12 of the Revised Statutes is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by said section, which section is now saved from repeal, provided for the tenure of office and compensation for certain members and officers of the police department and force and of the paid or part-paid fire department in certain cases of annexation and in certain cases where newly created municipalities have been formed.] L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-161 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-161 - Chapter 188 of the laws of 1959 saved from repeal

40A:14-161. Chapter 188 of the laws of 1959 saved from repeal  Chapter 188 of the laws of 1959 (C. 40:47-20.9) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provided for the validation of certain appointments of members or officers of the municipal police department or force, notwithstanding the appointees were under 21 years of age at the time of their appointments.] L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-162 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-162 - Chapter 56 of the laws of 1962 saved from repeal

40A:14-162. Chapter 56 of the laws of 1962 saved from repeal  Chapter 56 of the laws of 1962 (C. 40:47-20.10 and C. 40:47-20.11) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provided for the validation of certain appointments of members or officers of the municipal police department or force, and of their pension and retirement rights, notwithstanding the appointees were over the maximum age at the time of their appointments.] L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-163 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-163 - Chapter 187 of the laws of 1964 saved from repeal

40A:14-163. Chapter 187 of the laws of 1964 saved from repeal  Chapter 187 of the laws of 1964 (C. 40:47-20.12), as amended by P.L.1969, c. 267, s. 6, is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provides that in any municipality where no police department or force existed and subsequently upon the creation of such a department or force, any person, if otherwise qualified, may be appointed as chief of police of such department or force, notwithstanding he is over the maximum age as therein prescribed, or was not a resident of said municipality for 6 months preceding his appointment, provided he agrees to become a resident of said municipality within 3 years from the date of his appointment.] L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:14-164 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:14-164 - Chapter 288 of the laws of 1966 saved from repeal

40A:14-164. Chapter 288 of the laws of 1966 saved from repeal  Chapter 288 of the laws of 1966 (C. 40:149-3.2 and C. 40:149-3.3) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provides for the validating of appointments of certain members and officers of a police department or force in a township and their eligibility for membership in the police and firemen's retirement system.] L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.