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NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-153 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-153 - Enforcement of rules and regulations; jurisdiction

40:37-153. Enforcement of rules and regulations; jurisdiction  40:37-153. The rules and regulations provided for in section 40:37-152 of this Title shall be enforced in the same manner as municipal ordinances, in a municipal court of any municipality in the county. On the conviction of the offender, in default of the payment of the penalty imposed, the court may commit him to the county jail for a term not exceeding ten days.  Amended 1953,c.37,s.88; 1991,c.91,s.381.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-154 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-154 - Park police; establishment; rules and regulations

40:37-154. Park police; establishment; rules and regulations  The commission may appoint and establish a constabulary to preserve order in the parks and parkways under its control, and to secure the enforcement of the rules and regulations passed and enacted by it, and may organize the constabulary into a police system to be known as "the park police of the county of " . The police system shall consist of a chief and such subordinate officers as may be deemed necessary and proper for the enforcement of the rules and regulations of the commission within the parks and parkways, and the proper protection of public property therein. The commission may establish proper rules and regulations for the appointment, control and management of the members of the constabulary, and for the securing of proper discipline and efficiency among the members thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-154.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-154.1 - Vacancies in park police system caused by entry into armed forces during war; substitutes

40:37-154.1. Vacancies in park police system caused by entry into armed forces during war; substitutes  Whenever one or more vacancies occur in the park police system established by the park commission of any county having a population of more than 200,000 inhabitants now governed by the provisions of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes, and such vacancies occur by reason of the entry of one or more policemen into the military or naval service of the United States during the present war, the county park commission may appoint temporarily one or more substitutes on full or part time to perform the duties of such policemen during his or their absence; provided, however, the employment of such person or persons shall continue only during the present state of war, unless such employment be sooner terminated by the appointing authority, and such appointees shall not be regular members of the park police system and neither they nor their dependents shall be members of or entitled to any benefits from either the park police pension or retirement fund managed and controlled by the park commission or any pension fund existing in the county in which they are appointed; provided further, however, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to any regular appointment made by the appointing authority to fill a vacancy not caused by the entry of a member of the department into the armed forces. L.1943, c. 55, p. 251, s. 1, eff. March 27, 1943.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-155 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-155 - Powers of park police.

40:37-155 Powers of park police.  40:37-155. The members and officers of the park police may arrest on view and without warrant, and take before a court having local criminal jurisdictions of the municipality in which the arrest is made, or of a neighboring municipality, any person found violating the rules and regulations enacted by the commission for the protection, preservation, regulation and control of the parks and parkways, and all property and other things therein. Such members and officers while on or off duty anywhere within the territorial limits of the State, shall have the same powers for the enforcement of the laws of this State and the apprehension of violators thereof as are conferred by law upon police officers or constables. Amended 1953, c.37, s.89; 1969, c.165; 1997, c.308, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-156 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-156 - Park police; removal; trial; proceedings

40:37-156. Park police; removal; trial; proceedings  40:37-156. No member or officer of the police force or police department shall be removed except after trial and conviction by the park commission, or a member or members thereof, of the violation of proper rules and regulations for the appointment, control and management of members of such force or department and for the securing of proper discipline and efficiency among the members thereof.  The park commission, or the member or members thereof before whom such trial is to be had, shall have and are hereby given the power to issue writs of subpoena under the seal of the park commission and signed by the secretary or by one of the members of the park commission, to compel the attendance of witnesses in this State and the production of papers in support of the charges. Upon the request of the person to be tried, like writs of subpoena shall be issued in his behalf. The fees for witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the same as allowed witnesses before the Superior Court.  Every person, who neglects or refuses to obey the command of such writ and who shall have been paid the proper witness fees, shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00), to be sued for in the name of the park commission in any court of competent jurisdiction and the penalty, when collected, shall be paid into the maintenance fund of the park commission.  Amended 1946,c.27; 1991,c.91,s.383.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-156a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-156a - Review of conviction

40:37-156a. Review of conviction  40:37-156a. Any member or officer of any such police force or police department not operating under the provisions of subtitle three of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes who has been convicted of any violation of any of the rules or regulations of such department by the official or board empowered to try members of such police department may obtain a review of such conviction in the Superior Court. Such review shall be obtained by giving written notice of an application for review to the officer or board convicting the member of such department within ten days after notice of such conviction is given to the member convicted. The officer or board making such conviction shall send to the court a copy of the record of such conviction, including the rule or regulation violated and the charge or charges upon which the applicant was tried. Such court shall retry such charge or charges de novo and either affirm or reverse such conviction. The court may order or adjudge that the applicant be returned to any office or position from which he may have been removed under such conviction and that he be restored to all things he may have lost thereby, and may make such other order or judgment as it shall deem proper under the circumstances.  Amended 1953,c.37,s.90; 1991,c.91,s.383.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-157 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-157 - Park police pension fund; establishment

40:37-157. Park police pension fund; establishment  In all counties governed by sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this title, there may be established a park police pension or retirement fund, which shall be constituted, managed and distributed as hereinafter in sections 40:37-158 to 40:37-168 of this title provided.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-158 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-158 - Control of fund; bond of treasurer; investments

40:37-158. Control of fund; bond of treasurer; investments  The park police pension fund in each county shall be managed and controlled by the park commission of that county. The secretary of the commission shall be treasurer, ex officio, of the fund, and all moneys of the fund shall be received and disbursed by him, and shall be deposited in such bank or banks of deposit as the commission shall designate. The treasurer shall give bond in such sum as the commission shall determine, with sufficient sureties to be approved by it, for the faithful performance of his duties. If the surety is a corporation, the premiums shall be paid by the commission from the funds under its control. The commission shall invest and keep invested the moneys of the fund, so far as the same can be done, in securities authorized by law for the investment of trust funds.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-159 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-159 - Source of pension fund; assessment of members of force

40:37-159. Source of pension fund; assessment of members of force  The commission shall monthly pay to the treasurer of the fund all moneys collected in payment of fines imposed upon members of the police force, who are members of said fund, and all moneys deducted or withheld from the pay of members of the police force, who are members of said fund, by reason of absence from duty from any cause. These moneys shall constitute part of the police pension or retirement fund. There shall be added to the fund any moneys from time to time donated to the purpose, and all moneys derived from the sale of unclaimed goods or property coming into the possession of the park police. There shall also be added the moneys collected by subscription or assessment from or upon the members of the park police force or department, which subscription or assessment shall be 5% per annum of the annual salary of every member of the force or department, who is a member of said fund, in order to entitle him to the benefits of the pension or retirement fund as hereinafter provided. The assessments shall be collected from each periodic payment of the salary of each such member of the force. Amended by L.1951, c. 324, p. 1159, s. 2; L.1955, c. 195, p. 770, s. 1, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-160 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-160 - Additional annual payment to fund

40:37-160. Additional annual payment to fund  On January 1 each year there shall also be added to the fund such sum as the commission shall determine, on the basis of actuarial surveys made as of January 1, 1956, and of every third year thereafter, will be sufficient, if added annually, for a period of 30 years from January 1, 1956, to the contributions and assessments of the members of the fund and to all other sums included in and payable to the fund, to liquidate the liabilities of the fund, which sum so determined upon shall annually be certified by the commission to the board of chosen freeholders of the county and shall be appropriated and made available by said board to the commission and which sums shall be held and applied by the commission for the purposes aforesaid. Amended by L.1951, c. 324, p. 1160, s. 3; L.1955, c. 195, p. 770, s. 2, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-161 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-161 - Return of assessments in certain cases; widow's pension

40:37-161. Return of assessments in certain cases; widow's pension  If any member of the police force, who is a member of said fund, in good standing shall voluntarily retire therefrom and his resignation be accepted, the commission shall return to him all the assessments which he has paid into the fund; and in case of the death of any such member of the police force, while in the employ of the commission, whose death did not occur in the performance of duty and who at his death was not receiving a pension as provided for in sections 40:37-157 to 40:37-168 of this Title, the commission shall return to his legal representatives all the assessments by him paid into the fund if he left no widow or minor child or children surviving him, but if he left a widow surviving him the park commission shall pay the widow of any such member, an annual pension equal to 1/2 of the average annual salary being paid such member for the last 3 years of his employment prior to the time of his death, under the same terms and conditions as prescribed for widows of members of the police force or department retired and pensioned as provided in section 40:37-165 of this Title. Amended by L.1951, c. 324, p. 1160, s. 4; L.1955, c. 195, p. 771, s. 3, eff. Aug. 4, 1955; L.1971, c. 388, s. 1, eff. Jan. 7, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-162 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-162 - Beneficiaries; amount of pension

40:37-162. Beneficiaries; amount of pension  Each of the persons hereinafter specified shall be entitled to receive a pension for life from the fund established under section 40:37-157 of this Title, equal to 1/2 of his average salary for the last 3 years of his employment. Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 771, s. 4, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-163 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-163 - Persons entitled to pension; permanent disability; amount

40:37-163. Persons entitled to pension; permanent disability; amount  Every member of the county park police force or department having paid into the fund the full amount of the annual assessments or contributions required of him and who shall have received permanent disability from injury or sickness incurred while in actual service, so as to incapacitate him from duty, shall upon the certificate of the police surgeon or other physician, or of a board of physicians designated by a board consisting of two members of the commission, two members of the police force and a fifth member to be chosen by the four other members, be so pensioned and retired if said injury was incurred in the performance of duty, and shall be paid an annual pension equal to 2/3 of his average annual salary for the last 3 years of his employment, but if said injury shall have been incurred while in service but not in the performance of duty and said member has served for 25 years or more in the police force or department, he shall be paid an annual pension equal to 1/2 of his average annual salary for the last 3 years of his employment. Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 772, s. 5, eff. Aug. 4, 1955; L.1971, c. 389, s. 1, eff. Jan. 7, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-164 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-164 - Persons entitled to pension; age and years of service

40:37-164. Persons entitled to pension; age and years of service  Every member of the county park police force or department having paid into the fund the full amount of the annual assessments or contributions required of him and who shall have attained the age of 60 years and have served in all for a period of 20 years in the police force or department, such service not being required to be continuous, may, by the vote of the commission, be so pensioned and retired, and shall, upon reaching the age of 60 years, and having served for any period of 20 years, on application be so pensioned and retired. Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 772, s. 6, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-165 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-165 - Widow's pension

40:37-165. Widow's pension  The widow of every member of the county police force or department having paid into the fund the full amount of the annual assessments or contributions required of him and who shall have lost his life in the performance of duty, and the widow of every member of the police force or department retired and pensioned as provided in section 40:37-164 of this Title, shall, if she was married to her deceased husband before his retirement and before he arrived at the age of 50 years, and so long as she remains unmarried, receive a pension equivalent to 1/2 of the pay of her deceased husband at the time of his death in the performance of duty, or his retirement, annually, for the use of herself and any of the children of her deceased husband, who may be under 18 years of age. Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 773, s. 7, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-166 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-166 - Pension of children

40:37-166. Pension of children  At the death of the widow unmarried, or in case such deceased member leaves no widow then at his death, his minor children who shall not have attained the age of 18 years, shall receive such pension in equal shares, until they respectively attain such age, to be paid to their guardian; but no child shall receive more than $40.00 monthly. Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 773, s. 8, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-167 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-167 - Pension to parents

40:37-167. Pension to parents  In case such deceased member leave no widow and no children under the age of 18 years him surviving, the pension shall be paid to his dependent parent or parents. Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 773, s. 9, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-168 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-168 - Pensions paid monthly; rules and regulations

40:37-168. Pensions paid monthly; rules and regulations  The pensions hereby authorized shall be paid monthly by the treasurer. The commission in each county shall regulate the pensions and other matters hereinbefore provided for, and make all rules and regulations necessary therefor, not inconsistent with sections 40:37-157 to 40:37-167 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-168.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-168.1 - Group insurance; deductions from salaries

40:37-168.1. Group insurance; deductions from salaries  Whenever the employees of any county park commission governed by and acting under the provisions of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of the Revised Statutes have formed or may hereafter form themselves into groups for the purpose of obtaining the advantages of the group plan of life insurance in any one of the plans now in vogue, or any plan which may hereafter be inaugurated, it shall be lawful for the commission, when written petitions and authorizations signed by the employees as individuals are filed with the secretary or other duly designated officer of the commission, to authorize by resolution the deductions from salaries specified in the said written petitions and authorizations and the payment of them to the designated fiscal agent. L.1945, c. 241, p. 764, s. 1, eff. April 25, 1945.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-168.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-168.2 - Group insurance; payment of part of premiums by commission

40:37-168.2. Group insurance; payment of part of premiums by commission  Whenever a group has been or may hereafter be established in accordance with the provisions heretofore set forth, it shall be lawful for the commission, except in counties where a county employees' pension fund operates under the provisions of chapter one hundred sixty, laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-three (R.S. s. 43:10-18.1 et seq.), and the amendments and supplements thereto, to pay as additional compensation to the individual members of the said group or groups a part of the premium on the said group policy or policies; provided, however, that the portion of the premium thus paid by the commission does not exceed twenty-five per centum (25%); and further provided, that nothing in this act contained shall be construed as compelling the commission to pay any portion of the premium on the said group policy or policies. L.1945, c. 241, p. 764, s. 2, eff. April 25, 1945.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-168.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-168.3 - Exclusion of new members from park police pension or retirement fund by resolution

40:37-168.3. Exclusion of new members from park police pension or retirement fund by resolution  In any county in which a park police pension or retirement fund shall have been established, pursuant to the provisions of section 40:37-157 of the Revised Statutes, the park commission may, by resolution, provide that no new members shall be admitted to said fund after a date specified in the resolution and thereafter no members shall be admitted thereto. L.1951, c. 324, p. 1159, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-169 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-169 - Referendum; submission at general election; notice

40:37-169. Referendum; submission at general election; notice  The question of the adoption of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this title shall be submitted to the voters of any county having the necessary population at the next general election. The county clerk shall, at least ten days before the election, give public notice by publication in two or more newspapers published and circulating in the county, that the submission will be made at the ensuing election. The notice shall state briefly the question to be submitted.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-170 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-170 - Ballot; form and content

40:37-170. Ballot; form and content  The county clerk shall print the question upon the sample and official ballots for the general election in substantially the following form:  "To vote upon the public question printed below if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO.  "Shall the county of ....... establish a county [ ] YES park commission pursuant to sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of the title Municipalities and [ ] NO Counties of the Revised Statutes?"
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-171 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-171 - Results returned and certified; record of

40:37-171. Results returned and certified; record of  The votes cast for or against the adoption of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this title shall be counted, returned, certified and canvassed in the manner provided by the laws relating to elections, and the county clerk shall file a tabulated statement of the number of votes so cast together with his certificate thereon, in his office, there to remain of record.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-172 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-172 - Vote required for adoption

40:37-172. Vote required for adoption  All ballots so cast for or against the question shall be counted and the result thereof returned by the election officers, and the acceptance or rejection thereof shall be determined by the result thereof. If upon the canvass of all the votes cast for or against the question, it shall appear that a majority of them were in favor thereof, the provisions of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this title shall become operative in that county.