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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.9b - Ophthalmic technician; qualifications

52:17B-41.9b. Ophthalmic technician; qualifications
A candidate shall qualify for examination and licensure as an ophthalmic technician upon providing the board with proof that he has served not less than 12 calendar months as an apprentice technician.
No one may apprentice pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1952, c. 336 (C. 52:17B-41.5) unless he is registered with the board. Employment as an apprentice technician shall require supervision by a licensed ophthalmic dispenser or licensed ophthalmic technician who may supervise the number of apprentices that the board permits by regulation. Any person who holds or obtains an ophthalmic technician license shall be eligible to register with the board as an apprentice dispenser, notwithstanding the failure of such applicant to possess a high school diploma or its equivalent. Subsequent to such registration, such person shall be deemed eligible to take the examination for licensure as an ophthalmic dispenser upon completion of 36 calendar months as an apprentice dispenser during which time he has satisfactorily completed not less than the requisite number of school hours of board-approved courses in ophthalmic science.
L.1979, c. 155, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.9c - Examinations; retention; inspection

52:17B-41.9c. Examinations; retention; inspection
The board shall maintain all examinations of candidates for licensure as ophthalmic dispensers and of candidates for licensure as ophthalmic technicians on file for at least one year. Upon written request to the board by a candidate, the board shall make his examination available for inspection by the candidate.
L.1979, c. 155, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.11 - Persons who have practiced two years before enactment; license

52:17B-41.11. Persons who have practiced two years before enactment; license
All applicants who have been principally engaged in ophthalmic dispensing and in the preparation and processing of ophthalmic lenses and frames to prescriptions in the State of New Jersey for a period of two years prior to the effective day of this enactment, and whose applications, accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), have been properly filed prior to such day or within six months after said day, shall be issued a license.
All applicants who have been principally engaged as an ophthalmic technician in the preparation and processing of ophthalmic lenses and frames in the State of New Jersey for a period of two years prior to the effective day of this enactment, and whose applications, accompanied by a fee of ten dollars ($10.00), have been properly filed prior to such day or within six months after said day, shall be issued a license.
L.1952, c. 336, p. 1083, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.12 - License to be evidenced by certificate; fees; persons not holding license within 5 years of application must pass examination

52:17B-41.12. License to be evidenced by certificate; fees; persons not holding license within 5 years of application must pass examination
A license issued under the provisions of this act shall be evidenced by a certificate issued by the board. A fee shall be paid to the board, at the date of application for license, as follows: For licensed ophthalmic dispensers, twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and fifteen dollars ($15.00) for annual renewal of any such license. For licensed ophthalmic technicians, fifteen dollars ($15.00), and ten dollars ($10.00) for annual renewal of any such license. Any person licensed by said board who shall fail to renew his license within six months after the date of its expiration and shall, thereafter, desire to renew such license, shall pay to the board fifteen dollars ($15.00) for such renewal; provided, before granting a license to any applicant who has not held a license issued by said board within five years of the date of application, said board shall require such applicant to pass a standard examination satisfactory to said board and to pay to the board the fee required of original applicants.
L.1952, c. 336, p. 1084, s. 12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.13 - Forms for application and examination; rules and regulations

52:17B-41.13. Forms for application and examination; rules and regulations
The board shall prescribe and prepare the necessary forms for application and examination of candidates for certification hereunder and shall by its formally adopted rules and regulations establish the method and manner in which such application shall be filed and the examination held.
The board shall be authorized and empowered to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations which shall be necessary to give full force and effect to the provisions of this act and to regulate the practice of ophthalmic dispensers and ophthalmic technicians in this State within the meaning hereof; provided, however, such rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
L.1952, c. 336, p. 1084, s. 13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.14 - Disposition of fees, fines, penalties and other moneys

52:17B-41.14. Disposition of fees, fines, penalties and other moneys
(a) All license, certificate, permit, registration and renewal fees prescribed by this act shall be paid into the State treasury through the Attorney General; and
(b) All fines, penalties and other moneys derived from the operation of, or payable pursuant to law to, the board shall be paid into the State treasury through the Attorney General.
Such fees, fines, penalties and other moneys so paid into the State treasury shall be placed to the credit of the board, and no part thereof may be disbursed or expended by the board for any purpose except in accordance with appropriations made by law, and then only upon warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury on vouchers certified or approved by the president of the board.
L.1952, c. 336, p. 1085, s. 14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.15 - Budget request for appropriations

52:17B-41.15. Budget request for appropriations
On or before the fifteenth day of September in each year, the board shall prepare and submit to the Attorney General a budget request for appropriations for the board for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget request so prepared shall, upon approval of the Attorney General, be submitted to the State Treasurer.
L.1952, c. 336, p. 1085, s. 15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.16 - Surplus; disposition

52:17B-41.16. Surplus; disposition
Any surplus remaining in any year to the credit of the board, after annual appropriations made as provided herein, shall be paid into and become part of the General Fund of the State.
L.1952, c. 336, p. 1085, s. 16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.17 - Advertisements by ophthalmic dispenser or ophthalmic technician; rebates or commissions

52:17B-41.17. Advertisements by ophthalmic dispenser or ophthalmic technician; rebates or commissions
It shall be lawful for an ophthalmic dispenser or ophthalmic technician to advertise; provided, that no mention shall be made, either directly or indirectly by any means whatsoever, of a discount, any definite or indefinite price or credit terms on corrective ophthalmic lenses, frames, complete prescription or corrective glasses; and provided, that such ophthalmic dispenser or ophthalmic technician does not advertise in any manner that would tend to mislead or deceive the public or that would in any manner discredit others in the eye care field. An ophthalmic dispenser or ophthalmic technician shall have the right with each individual patient to recommend an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
It shall be unlawful to advertise or employ displays in such a manner as to suggest, infer or indicate that persons licensed under this act are qualified to give professional advice concerning eye care.
It shall be unlawful for any ophthalmic dispenser or ophthalmic technician to use the word "licensed" or any of its synonyms.
It shall be unlawful for any ophthalmic dispenser or ophthalmic technician or employee or agent thereof or any other person on their behalf to offer to pay a rebate or commission in any form whatsoever to any ophthalmologist, refractionist, or optometrist in return for referring patients to anyone licensed under this act.
L.1952, c. 336, p. 1085, s. 17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.18 - Penalty

52:17B-41.18. Penalty
18. Any person who, after this act becomes operative, shall practice as a licensed ophthalmic dispenser or ophthalmic technician as defined in section five of this act, or hold himself out to be a qualified or licensed ophthalmic dispenser or ophthalmic technician, or designate himself by any other term or title which implies that he is an ophthalmic dispenser or ophthalmic technician without having been licensed as a qualified ophthalmic dispenser or ophthalmic technician, by the board, shall be liable to a penalty of two hundred dollars ($200.00), which penalty shall be recovered in a summary manner in the Superior Court in the manner prescribed by the rules of procedure for those courts.
L.1952,c.336,s.18; amended 1991,c.91,s.498.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.23 - Partial invalidity

52:17B-41.23. Partial invalidity
If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this act be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, and it is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this act would have been adopted had such invalid provision not been included herein.
L.1952, c. 336, p. 1089, s. 23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.26 - Definitions.

52:17B-41.26 Definitions.
2. As used in this act:
a. "Practice of contact lens dispensing" means the sale or delivery of contact lenses to the patient based upon the prescription of powers for vision and specifications for contact lenses for the patient as provided by a licensed physician or optometrist. The practice includes, but is not limited to, the analysis and interpretation of prescriptions and specifications for contact lenses; the preparation of orders and the grinding for fabrication of contact lenses; the instruction of the patient as to the proper insertion, removal, care and the use of the contact lenses; and the duplication, reproduction and replacement of previously prepared contact lenses. For the purposes of this act, "contact lenses" shall include contact lenses without power, sometimes referred to as "plano" lenses.
b. "Prescription" means written instructions or orders from a licensed physician or optometrist stating the powers of vision of a person.
c. "Duplication" means the replacement or reproduction of contact lenses based upon a prescription or specifications of record.
L.1991,c.447,s.2; amended 2005, c.262, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.27 - Ophthalmic dispensers authorized

52:17B-41.27. Ophthalmic dispensers authorized
3. Any ophthalmic dispenser licensed in New Jersey may engage in the practice of contact lens dispensing.
L.1991,c.447,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.28 - Prescription required

52:17B-41.28. Prescription required
4. A contact lens dispenser shall only dispense contact lenses upon a written prescription provided by a licensed physician or optometrist containing the powers of vision and specifications for contact lenses for the patient.
L.1991,c.447,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.29 - Replacement lenses on prescription or record

52:17B-41.29. Replacement lenses on prescription or record
5. Previously dispensed contact lenses shall only be replaced, reproduced, or duplicated upon the prescription or specifications of record, a copy of which shall be provided by the original contact lens prescriber or dispenser upon the patient's request; provided that the prescription or specifications of record are not more than two years old.
L.1991,c.447,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.30 - Release of patient's prescription

52:17B-41.30. Release of patient's prescription
6. A licensed physician or optometrist shall release a copy of the patient's prescription containing a spectacle lens specification with contact lens specifications to any person qualified to dispense contact lenses upon the patient's request, except that nothing in this act shall require an optometrist or physician to write a prescription for contact lenses when, in the judgment of the optometrist or physician, it is contraindicated.
L.1991,c.447,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-41.31 - Release of patient's contact lens specifications

52:17B-41.31. Release of patient's contact lens specifications
7. Notwithstanding any rule or regulation to the contrary, the complete record of contact lens specifications shall be released by an optometrist or ophthalmologist to the patient or to another ophthalmologist, optometrist or ophthalmic dispenser licensed in the State of New Jersey upon either the oral or written request of the patient or professional acting on the patient's behalf.
L.1991,c.447,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-42 - Pending actions and proceedings not affected

52:17B-42. Pending actions and proceedings not affected
This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any of the respective boards, enumerated in section twenty-nine of this act and pending on the effective date hereof, and such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by such board as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect; nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or recommendation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, any of such respective boards, and all such matters and proceedings pending before any such board on the effective date of this act shall be continued before such board.
L.1948, c. 439, p. 1720, s. 42.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-43 - Licenses and certificates of registration not affected

52:17B-43. Licenses and certificates of registration not affected
Nothing in this act shall affect the validity of any license, certificate of registration, or other authorization, heretofore issued to any person under any prior law, to practice any profession or to engage in any occupation governed or regulated by the provisions of this act or by any board enumerated in section twenty-nine of this act; but all persons holding such licenses, certificates of registration, or other authorization, shall in all other respects be subject to the provisions of this act and to the respective provisions of law governing or regulating such profession or occupation.
L.1948, c. 439, p. 1720, s. 43.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-44 - Transfer of files, records and property

52:17B-44. Transfer of files, records and property
All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of any department, officer or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Law and Public Safety or to any officer or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, shall, upon the effective date of this act be transferred to the officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder.
L.1948, c. 439, p. 1720, s. 44.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-45 - Orders, rules and regulations not affected

52:17B-45. Orders, rules and regulations not affected
This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by any department, officer or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Law and Public Safety or to any officer or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder; but such orders, rules and regulations shall continue with full force and effect until amended or repealed pursuant to law.
L.1948, c. 439, p. 1721, s. 45.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-46 - Pending actions or proceedings against department, officer or agency not affected

52:17B-46. Pending actions or proceedings against department, officer or agency not affected
This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any department, officer or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Law and Public Safety or to any officer or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and pending on the effective date of this act, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the department, officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect; nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or recommendation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, any department, officer or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Law and Public Safety or to any officer or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and all such matters or proceedings pending before such department, officer or agency on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the department, officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect.
L.1948, c. 439, p. 1721, s. 46.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-47 - Appropriations transferred to Department of Law and Public Safety

52:17B-47. Appropriations transferred to Department of Law and Public Safety
Except as provided in section thirty-eight hereof, all appropriations available and to become available to any department, commission, board, office or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Law and Public Safety or to any office or agency designated, continued or constituted therein, are hereby transferred to the Department of Law and Public Safety established hereunder, and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which appropriated.
L.1948, c. 439, p. 1721, s. 47.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-48 - Vacancies

52:17B-48. Vacancies
Any vacancy occurring in the office of Superintendent of State Police, director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, director of the Division of Motor Vehicles or Superintendent of the Division of Weights and Measures shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
L.1948, c. 439, p. 1722, s. 48.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-49 - Employees transferred

52:17B-49. Employees transferred
Such employees of any department, office or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Law and Public Safety or to any office or agency designated, continued or constituted therein, as the head of the department, office or agency to which such functions, powers and duties have been herein assigned or transferred, may determine are needed for the proper performance of the functions and duties imposed upon such department, office or agency, are hereby transferred to the department, office or agency to which such functions, powers and duties have been herein assigned or transferred.
L.1948, c. 439, p. 1722, s. 49.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-50 - Tenure, civil service, pension or retirement rights not affected

52:17B-50. Tenure, civil service, pension or retirement rights not affected
Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, or under any pension law or retirement system.
L.1948, c. 439, p. 1722, s. 50.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-51.1 - Deputy Attorney-General to include assistant Attorney-General

52:17B-51.1. Deputy Attorney-General to include assistant Attorney-General
Whenever the term "deputy Attorney-General" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any other law heretofore enacted the same shall be deemed to include an "assistant Attorney-General" as well as a "deputy Attorney-General."
L.1953, c. 369, p. 1959, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-52 - Repeal

52:17B-52. Repeal
All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed.
L.1948, c. 439, p. 1724, s. 52.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-54 - Effective date

52:17B-54. Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, except that any appointment, and any confirmation or approval of any appointment permitted by this act may be made prior to such date.
L.1948, c. 439, p. 1724, s. 54.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-66 - Findings, declarations.

52:17B-66 Findings, declarations.
1. The Legislature of New Jersey hereby finds and declares that a serious need for improvement in the administration of local and county law enforcement exists in order to better protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens; that police work, a basic adjunct of law enforcement administration, is professional in nature, and requires proper educational and clinical training in a State whose population is increasing in relation to its physical area, and in a society where greater reliance on better law enforcement through higher standards of efficiency is of paramount need; that the present need for improvement can be substantially met by the creation of a compulsory educational and training program for persons who seek to become permanent law enforcement officers wherein such persons will be required, while serving in a probationary capacity prior to permanent appointment, to receive efficient training in this profession provided at facilities selected, approved and inspected by a commission created for such purpose; and that by qualifying and becoming proficient in the field of law enforcement such persons shall individually and collectively better insure the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of this State in their respective communities.
The Legislature further finds and declares that, in addition to providing proper educational and clinical training to law enforcement officers in this State, it is also important, in order to help protect the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens, that appropriately situated State authorities are accorded the ability and responsibility to monitor and take appropriate action against any law enforcement officer who acts outside the bounds of professionalism or engages in illegal or improper conduct. Professional licensure provides the means to help ensure that those individuals who serve as law enforcement officers in this State uphold the public trust by meeting and maintaining appropriately high standards of training and professionalism, in qualifying for the positions, and in performing the duties. Therefore, it is necessary and appropriate to establish a Statewide licensure system, through which the Police Training Commission will promulgate and apply uniform standards of professional conduct by law enforcement officers, establish minimum standards for licensure, review and take action on initial and renewal applications of applicants and law enforcement officers and applicants who meet those standards, and deny, revoke, or suspend licenses due to failure to meet or maintain those standards.
Nothing in this act is intended to limit in any manner the powers and authority granted to the Attorney General as the chief law enforcement officer of the State pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act of 1970, P.L.1970, c.74 (C.52:17B-97 et seq.).
L.1961, c. 56, p. 542, s. 1. Amended by L.1965, c. 8, s. 1, effective July 1, 1965; amended 2022, c.65, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-67.1 - Valid, active license required for law enforcement officer employment.

52:17B-67.1 Valid, active license required for law enforcement officer employment.
10. A person shall not be employed as a law enforcement officer, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-67), in this State unless the person holds a valid, active license as a law enforcement officer issued in accordance with P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71a et al.). A person shall not act as a law enforcement officer, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-67), in this State beyond the scope of the authorization provided pursuant to any designations to the license approved by the Police Training Commission.
L.2022, c.65, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-68 - Authority to require training of policemen prior to permanent appointment; exception.

52:17B-68 Authority to require training of policemen prior to permanent appointment; exception.
3. a. Every State, county, and municipal agency, with the exception of the New Jersey State Police, that employs law enforcement officers as defined in section 2 of P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-67), as applicable, shall authorize attendance at an approved school by persons holding a probationary appointment as a law enforcement officer, and every agency shall require that no person shall hereafter be given or accept a permanent appointment as a law enforcement officer unless such person has successfully completed a police training course at an approved school; provided, however, that the commission may, in its discretion, except from the requirements of this section any person who demonstrates to the commission's satisfaction that the person has successfully completed a police training course conducted by any Federal, State or other public or private agency, the requirements of which are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this act.
b. A law enforcement officer who is terminated from an agency for reasons of economy or efficiency shall be granted an exemption or waiver from retaking the basic training course if, within three years from the date of termination, the law enforcement officer is appointed to a similar law enforcement position in another agency or is reemployed by the agency from which the officer was terminated.
L.1961, c.56, s.3; amended 1965, c.8, s.2; 1967, c.252, s.1; 1971, c.321, s.2; 2011, c.158; amended 2022, c.65, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-68.2 - Development of modified basic training program for county corrections officers.

52:17B-68.2 Development of modified basic training program for county corrections officers.
1. a. The Police Training Commission in the Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall develop a supplemental course to be known as the modified basic training program for county corrections officers. The program shall provide the additional training necessary to allow an eligible county corrections officer to be certified as a county sheriff's officer. The Police Training Commission shall develop the program within 180 days of the effective date of this act.
b. A county corrections officer is eligible for the modified basic training program if the officer has:
(1) previously completed a basic training course administered by the Police Training Commission pursuant to P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-66 et seq.);
(2) been designated by the county sheriff as eligible to transition into the position of sheriff's officer based on the officer's law enforcement examination test score and seniority;
(3) served in the county correction's officer title for a minimum of 36 months in the facility under the jurisdiction of the county sheriff; and
(4) a criminal history record background check of the officer has been conducted by the appointing authority and the officer has not been deemed ineligible to transition to the position of sheriff's officer on the basis of any conviction disclosed by the background check.
c. The modified basic training program shall, at a minimum, provide comprehensive and consistent training in law enforcement practices and concepts. Each course instructor shall be proficient and experienced in law enforcement practices and concepts.
d. The modified basic training program shall be offered at an academy approved by the Police Training Commission to provide police training courses pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-66 et seq.).
e. The waiver rule set forth in N.J.A.C.13:1-8.4 authorizing the Police Training Commission to waive all or part of a basic training course shall apply to an eligible county corrections officer taking the modified basic training program developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
f. A county corrections officer who successfully completes the modified basic training program shall be eligible for a lateral transfer to the position of sheriff's officer in the county in which the officer serves. An officer eligible for a lateral transfer shall not be denied a transfer to an available position without cause.
g. The Civil Service Commission shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to implement the provisions of this section.
L.2019, c.247, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-69 - Probationary, temporary appointment as police officer.

52:17B-69 Probationary, temporary appointment as police officer.
4. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.11:2-6, a probationary or temporary appointment as a law enforcement officer may be made for a total period not exceeding one year for the purpose of enabling a person seeking permanent appointment to take a police training course as prescribed in this act, provided, however, that the time period may exceed one year for those persons enrolled prior to the one-year limit in a police training course scheduled to end subsequent to the one-year limit, and for those persons who, prior to the one-year limit, have been scheduled to attend a police training course which commences subsequent to the one-year limit. In no case shall any extension granted for the reasons herein listed exceed six months. Every person holding such a probationary or temporary appointment shall enroll in a police training course, and such appointee shall be entitled to a leave of absence with pay during the period of the police training course.
b. A person holding a probationary or temporary appointment on the effective date of P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71a et al.) shall not be permitted to continue in the probationary or temporary appointment beyond one year after the effective date of P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71a et al.) unless the person enrolls in or completes a basic training course approved by the commission.
c. A person appointed on a probationary or temporary basis on or after the effective date of P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71a et al.) shall not perform the functions or duties of a permanently appointed law enforcement officer unless the person completes a basic training course approved by the commission. Upon successful completion of the basic training course, a person appointed on a probationary or temporary basis on or after the effective date of P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71a et al.) shall receive from the commission a one-year probationary law enforcement license, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-67), and the person shall be permitted to perform full police functions or duties during the person's probationary or temporary appointment.
d. Upon successful completion of a probationary or temporary appointment, a person may apply for licensure as a permanent law enforcement officer in a manner prescribed by the commission pursuant to P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71a et al.). The probationary license shall remain in force and effect until the commission acts upon the application for licensure as a permanent law enforcement officer.
L.1961,c.56,s.4; amended 1974, c.186, s.1; 1998, c.146, s.1; 2022, c.65, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-69.1 - Enrollment in police training course for persons seeking probationary, temporary appointment.

52:17B-69.1 Enrollment in police training course for persons seeking probationary, temporary appointment.
2. a. A person who does not hold a probationary or temporary appointment as a law enforcement officer, but who is seeking such an appointment may enroll in a police training course provided that person:
(1) meets the general qualifications for a police officer set forth in N.J.S.40A:14-122 and such other qualifications as the commission may deem appropriate; and
(2) applies to and is accepted by a commission approved school for admission to a police training course.
The person may be charged a fee by the commission or approved school, as the case may be, not exceeding that which the commission approved school charges a governmental employer for the training of an employee holding a probationary or temporary appointment.
An appointing authority may, at its discretion, reimburse a person who has completed a police training course pursuant to this section for all or part of the costs of training.
b. The commission, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section.
L.1998,c.146,s.2; amended 2022, c.65, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-69.2 - Eligibility for appointment.

52:17B-69.2 Eligibility for appointment.
3. A person who completes a police training course pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1998, c.146 (C.52:17B-69.1) shall only be eligible for appointment as a permanent full-time member of a law enforcement unit or as a Class Two Special Law Enforcement Officer pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1985, c.439 (C.40A:14-146.11).
L.1998,c.146,s.3; amended 2022, c.65, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-70 - Police training commission established; members; terms.

52:17B-70 Police training commission established; members; terms.
5. There is hereby established in the Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety a Police Training Commission whose membership shall consist of the following persons:
a. Four citizens of this State who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for terms of three years.
b. The president or other representative designated in accordance with the bylaws of each of the following organizations: the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police; the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, Inc.; the New Jersey State League of Municipalities; the New Jersey State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police; the State Troopers Fraternal Association of New Jersey; the County Prosecutors' Association of New Jersey; the Sheriffs' Association of New Jersey; the Police Academy Directors Association; the New Jersey County Jail Wardens Association; the New Jersey Juvenile Detention Association; and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
c. The Attorney General, the Superintendent of State Police, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Corrections, and the Chairman of the State Parole Board, ex officio, or their designees.
d. The Special Agent in Charge of the State of New Jersey for the Federal Bureau of Investigation or a designated representative.
e. The Police Training Commission shall ensure that all commission members, during their tenure as commissioners, annually complete confidentiality, ethics, and other training as required by the Attorney General's Office. The commission shall also ensure that all newly appointed public members of the commission complete a course designed to familiarize the members with relevant law enforcement training concepts, including but not limited to the use of force policy and internal affairs policy and procedures to help the members carry out their duties under P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71a et al.).
L.1961, c.56, s.5; amended 1964, c.94; 1971, c.41, s.1; 1975, c.163, s.1; 1985, c.491, s.2; 1988, c.176, s.3; 1992, c.15; 2005, c.268; 2009, c.30; 2015, c.258; 2022, c.65, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-71a - Licensing process established; powers, responsibilities, duties.

52:17B-71a Licensing process established; powers, responsibilities, duties.
9. The commission shall establish the process by which law enforcement officers shall be licensed and the implementation of that process. The commission is vested with the power, responsibility, and duty:
a. to prescribe minimum standards and requirements for the licensure for law enforcement officers and to maintain the status as a licensed law enforcement officer for the purpose of promoting and assuring integrity, competence, professionalism, and fitness for duty. The minimum standards shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) minimum pre-employment qualifications for law enforcement officer applicants, including but not limited to, age requirements, residency requirements, background investigations, psychological examinations, and educational requirements;
(2) minimum post-academy training and educational requirements, including but not limited to required field training hours for recent academy graduates and required continuing educational courses for law enforcement officers; and
(3) minimum standards of professional conduct;
b. to establish a licensure process and applicable criteria for license issuance, renewal, suspension, revocation, or denial; and
c. to perform or cause to be performed through the licensing committee the following activities related to law enforcement officer licensing:
(1) review applications for and, if warranted, issue initial law enforcement officer licenses to qualified applicants;
(2) review and act upon matters related to law enforcement officer license renewal, suspension, revocation, or denial;
(3) conduct license renewal, suspension, revocation, or denial hearings; and
(4) suspend, revoke, place conditions upon, or deny a license in the event an individual does not meet any standard or requirement prescribed by the commission.
d. The commission shall establish a licensing committee to assist it in exercising the authority provided under this act, including duties with respect to law enforcement officer licensing as set forth in subsection c. of this section and section 19 of P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71f), and including but not limited to, making recommendations for licensure to be considered by the full commission.
The composition, membership, terms of membership, and procedures applicable to the function and operations of the licensing committee shall be determined by the commission, provided that the membership of the licensing committee shall include the Attorney General's designee and no less than one public member.
L.2022, c.65, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-71c - Employing law enforcement unit responsible for collection, verification, maintenance of qualification documents.

52:17B-71c Employing law enforcement unit responsible for collection, verification, maintenance of qualification documents.
15. a. An employing law enforcement unit shall be responsible for the collection, verification, and maintenance of documentation establishing that an applicant meets the minimum qualifications for employment as a law enforcement officer.
b. When all of the documentation concerning an applicant is obtained, the employing law enforcement unit shall submit the documentation to the commission for verification and review in a manner prescribed by the commission.
c. The commission shall adopt rules and regulations establishing the procedure to submit licensing application documents.
d. The commission shall review an applicant's documentation submitted for licensure to determine eligibility for the issuance of a law enforcement license.
L.2022, c.65, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-71f - Hearing over denial of initial, renewal license.

52:17B-71f Hearing over denial of initial, renewal license.
19. a. Except under circumstances set forth in subsection h. of section 14 of P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71b) or subsection e. of section 18 of P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71e), in all situations involving the imposition of an adverse license action by the commission as set forth in subsection b. of section 18 of P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71e) or the denial of an initial or renewal license, the law enforcement officer shall, if requested by the officer, be entitled to a hearing in a manner prescribed in this subsection and in regulations as may be promulgated by the commission:
(1) The licensing committee may hear the matter or refer the matter to a hearing officer for fact finding and a recommended disposition;
(2) If the matter is referred to a hearing officer, the officer shall conduct a hearing and provide a written report to the licensing committee detailing the facts revealed and providing a recommended disposition; and
(3) The licensing committee shall review the hearing officer's report, vote on the proposed disposition, and make a recommendation to the full commission, which shall render a decision in writing to the law enforcement officer, or any other party participating in the hearing.
b. Any ruling of the commission adverse to the law enforcement officer or any party participating in the hearing may be appealed to the Superior Court within 45 days of receipt of the commission's decision on appeal. Absent an appeal to the Superior Court, all findings of the commission shall become final upon the expiration of the appeal deadline. Upon review on appeal to the Superior Court, the commission's decisions shall be upheld unless the court finds the commission's decision was arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable, or the record was unsupported by substantial credible evidence.
c. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations detailing the manner of the hearing and appeal process. The processes shall include, but not be limited to, the manner in which a hearing and appeal are initiated and the manner in which the hearing shall be conducted.
L.2022, c.65, s.19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-71g - Continuing officer education training requirement.

52:17B-71g Continuing officer education training requirement.
20. a. The commission shall, by regulation, require all law enforcement officers, as a condition of continued employment or appointment as an officer, to receive periodic commission-approved continuing officer education training. The training or education shall be mandated and prescribed by the commission. Every law enforcement unit shall provide a reasonable opportunity for its officers to complete training.
b. The law enforcement officer shall submit proof of all required training to the chief law enforcement officer of the officer's employing law enforcement unit, who shall in turn, submit the documentation to the commission in a manner to be proscribed by the commission's regulations.
L.2022, c.65, s.20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-71h - Fees for training, other services provided by commission.

52:17B-71h Fees for training, other services provided by commission.
21. a. The commission shall, by rule or regulation, establish, prescribe, or modify fees for training or other services provided by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this act. The fees may include, but are not limited to, fees for academy recruits and fees for each academy. Any fees established pursuant to this subsection shall be dedicated to the costs of providing the training or other services provided by the commission, as the case may be.
b. The commission may, by rule or regulation, establish, prescribe, or modify fees for application for and issuance of an initial license pursuant to the provisions of this act for applicants or law enforcement officers not employed as full-time sworn members of any State, county, or municipal law enforcement agency or department or division of those governments on the effective date of this act, provided that a fee may not be charged for application for and issuance of initial licenses for law enforcement officers employed as full-time sworn members of any State, county, or municipal law enforcement agency, department, or division of those governments on the effective date of this act, or for application for and issuance of law enforcement license renewals for law enforcement officers employed as full-time sworn members of any State, county, or municipal law enforcement agency, department, or division of those governments on or after the effective date of this act.
c. The commission shall be authorized to accept payment of fees established pursuant to this section from an applicant or licensee or on behalf of an applicant or licensee from a law enforcement unit employing or proposing to employ the applicant or officer, from any other governmental entity, or from funds made available by the State for this purpose.
L.2022, c.65, s.21.