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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:40-11 - Responsibilities of reporting agency.

52:40-11 Responsibilities of reporting agency.
11. Each reporting agency shall:
a. Inform the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses of contracting opportunities at the same time that it advertises or otherwise posts public notices of such opportunities, via consistent and timely upload of all-inclusive information to the bid opportunities database services managed by the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses. All pre-bid requirements shall be prominently advertised at the time of uploading to the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses;
b. Actively and regularly use the databases and other on-line services managed and operated by the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses to identify additional potential bidders. The ongoing use of these resources by buyers, procurement agents, and other purchasing staff shall be closely monitored by the reporting agency's senior management;
c. Contact the businesses identified in the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses's databases and on-line services to provide them with notice of the contracting opportunities available through the reporting agency; and
d. Report to the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses all payments and awards prime contractors have issued to subcontractors, identifying payments and awards to minority and women-owned businesses on at least a quarterly basis.
L.2009, c.335, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:40-12 - Incorporation of certain language into contracts.

52:40-12 Incorporation of certain language into contracts.
12. To the maximum extent practicable, and when not restricted by any other State or federal law, each reporting agency shall incorporate the substance of required contractual language regarding small businesses into its contracts, while continuing to follow the State and federal laws and regulations governing its contracting and procurement practices.
L.2009, c.335, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:40-13 - Policies relative to subcontractors, subconsultants, vendors.

52:40-13 Policies relative to subcontractors, subconsultants, vendors.
13. Each reporting agency shall, when substitution of subcontractors or sub-consultants is permitted, promulgate policies governing the circumstances under which contractors or consultants may substitute subcontractors or sub-consultants named in bid proposals or otherwise identified as small or women or minority-owned business subcontractors, sub-consultants, or vendors. The substitution policies shall provide that:
a. The contractor or consultant shall notify and obtain approval from a small or women or minority-owned business subcontractor, sub-consultant, or vendor before including that contractor in a bid proposal or similar contract-related submission;
b. The contractor or consultant shall notify and obtain authorization from the reporting agency before it substitutes a small or women or minority-owned business subcontractor, sub-consultant, or vendor named in a bid proposal or other contract-related submission; and
c. If the substitution is approved, the contractor or consultant shall make a good faith effort to utilize another small or women or minority-owned business subcontractor, sub-consultant, or vendor in place of the previous small or women or minority-owned business subcontractor, sub-consultant, or vendor.
L.2009, c.335, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:40-14 - Reports.

52:40-14 Reports.
14. Each reporting agency shall report to the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses when it incorporates required language in its contracts. It shall also report to the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses when it has adopted a substitution policy, when such policy is permitted. The Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses shall report on the number of reporting agencies that have modified their contracts and adopted a substitution policy at three-month intervals until all of the reporting agencies have completed incorporation of contractual language as may be required and promulgated and, when legally permitted, adoption of the substitution policy.
L.2009, c.335, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:40-15 - Cooperation with recipients of funding.

52:40-15 Cooperation with recipients of funding.
15. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall work together with all other reporting agencies that will receive funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and with the representatives of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Departments of Labor, Energy, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and any other federal agencies distributing funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to:
a. Coordinate with labor unions that will aggressively recruit minorities and women for apprenticeships and training opportunities;
b. Increase outreach to and enrollment of minorities and women in apprenticeship, training, and related programs; and
c. Ensure that, to the greatest extent possible under the law, minorities and women apprentices and trainees are working on State and ARRA-funded work sites.
L.2009, c.335, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:40-16 - Increased engagement with certain banks, credit unions.

52:40-16 Increased engagement with certain banks, credit unions.
16. The New Jersey Department of the Treasury and other departments, agencies, and independent authorities shall, consistent with law, take steps to increase their engagement of small, minority, or women-owned or controlled banks and credit unions to meet their financial services needs.
L.2009, c.335, s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:40-17 - Interpretation as compliance with federal law.

52:40-17 Interpretation as compliance with federal law.
17. Nothing in P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.) shall modify existing law, State or federal, or authorize a reporting agency to amend, modify, or otherwise alter pre-existing legal obligations. P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.) shall be interpreted consistently with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and the federal regulations and guidelines governing its implementation, and in the event of a conflict between P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.) and federal law governing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.) shall be interpreted to comply with federal law.
L.2009, c.335, s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:40-18 - Rules, regulations.

52:40-18 Rules, regulations.
18. The Division of Public Contracts Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act, P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.), that are consistent with Executive Order No. 151 (2009) and its appendices.
L.2009, c.335, s.18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:40-19 - Preparation of contracting guide.

52:40-19 Preparation of contracting guide.
19. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.), the Division of Development for Small Businesses and Women's and Minority Businesses shall prepare a contracting guide identifying the management practices that have the greatest success in: increasing the number of small and minority and women-owned businesses made aware of contracting opportunities with the State; and increasing the number of such businesses competing for contracts with the State or subcontracts with entities contracting with the State. As soon as practicable thereafter, the Division of Development for Small Businesses and Women's and Minority Businesses shall distribute the contracting guide to the reporting agencies.
L.2009, c.335, s.19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:40-20 - Implementation of provisions.

52:40-20 Implementation of provisions.
20. As soon as practicable after its receipt of the contracting guide, each reporting agency shall implement those provisions that it views as most likely to have the greatest impact in increasing contracting opportunities for small and minority and women-owned businesses.
L.2009, c.335, s.20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:40-21 - Reports.

52:40-21 Reports.
21. Within 15 months of the effective date of this act, P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.), the Division of Development for Small Businesses and Women's and Minority Businesses and the Division of Public Contracts Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance shall each prepare a report describing the reporting agencies' implementation of this act. The Division of Development for Small Businesses and Women's and Minority Businesses and the Division of Public Contracts Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance each shall prepare a second report within 12 months of issuing its first report.
L.2009, c.335, s.21/
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-1 - Department continued; executive head

53:1-1. Department continued; executive head
The department of state police, created and established by an act entitled "An act creating a department of state police, providing for the appointment of a superintendent thereof, together with the officers and men who shall constitute the force, defining their powers and duties, and making an appropriation for the expenses connected therewith," passed March twenty-ninth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one (L.1921, c. 102, p. 167), as amended and supplemented, is continued. The executive and administrative head of such department shall be a superintendent of state police.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-2 - Appointment, term, salary, and bond of superintendent

53:1-2. Appointment, term, salary, and bond of superintendent
The Superintendent of State Police, hereinafter referred to as the superintendent, shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall serve during the term of office of the Governor appointing him and until the superintendent's successor is appointed and has qualified and shall be removable by the Governor after charges have been preferred and a hearing granted.
The superintendent shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law, and shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, give a bond to the State of New Jersey in the sum of $20,000.00 for the faithful performance of his duties.
Amended by L.1941, c. 193, p. 583, s. 1; L.1945, c. 85, p. 426, s. 1; L.1947, c. 65, p. 218, s. 1; L.1962, c. 65, s. 14, eff. July 1, 1962; L.1971, c. 105, s. 2, eff. April 16, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-3 - Deputy superintendent

53:1-3. Deputy superintendent
The superintendent may appoint a deputy superintendent with the rank of major. He shall receive such salary as shall be approved by the Attorney General and the president of the Civil Service Commission, subject to the availability of funds.
Amended by L.1945, c. 85, p. 426, s. 2; L.1947, c. 65, p. 219, s. 2; L.1962, c. 65, s. 15; L.1967, c. 253, s. 1, eff. Dec. 22, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-3.1 - Executive officer

53:1-3.1. Executive officer
The superintendent may appoint an executive officer, with the rank of major. He shall receive such salary as shall be approved by the Attorney General and the president of the Civil Service Commission, subject to the availability of funds.
L.1947, c. 65, p. 219, s. 3. Amended by L.1962, c. 65, s. 16; L.1967, c. 253, s. 2, eff. Dec. 22, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-4 - Qualifications for superintendents and commissioned officers; promotions

53:1-4. Qualifications for superintendents and commissioned officers; promotions
The superintendent, the deputy superintendent and the executive officer of State Police, as well as the captain or lieutenant of each troop, in order to be eligible to an appointment as such, shall be a citizen of the United States and shall be appointed on the basis of training, experience and administrative qualifications required for the responsibilities of the office.
A commissioned officer in the State Police shall be eligible to promotion to the rank of captain or to ranks above that of captain, and a noncommissioned officer shall be eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant.
Amended by L.1947, s. 65, p. 219, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-5 - Officers and personnel

53:1-5. Officers and personnel
The Department of State Police in addition to the superintendent, the deputy superintendent and the executive officer shall consist of:
a. A headquarters staff and three troops.
b. Officers and men, the number of each grade of which shall be substantially as follows:
One captain inspector; four captains; thirteen lieutenants; two staff sergeants; four first sergeants; thirty sergeants; twenty corporals; ten first-class detectives; twenty second-class detectives and two hundred and eighty troopers.
Amended by L.1947, c. 65, p. 219, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-5.2 - Change in rank and grade; increase in personnel

53:1-5.2. Change in rank and grade; increase in personnel
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the rank and grade of any member of the State Police may be changed from time to time, and the number of personnel increased, by the superintendent of State Police where such change or increase is necessary for the efficient operation of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety; provided, the action of the said superintendent in making any such change or increase, shall be approved by the head of said department. No such change or increase shall be made unless it can be effected within the limitations of the appropriations for the said division.
L.1950, c. 154, p. 337, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-5.3 - Preparation, updating of catalogue listing State Police positions for enlisted members; posting, inapplicability

53:1-5.3. Preparation, updating of catalogue listing State Police positions for enlisted members; posting, inapplicability
1. a. The Superintendent shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and regularly update a catalogue which:
(1) Identifies each employment title and position for enlisted members in the division; and
(2) Sets forth a job description for each such title and position, including any special qualifications or skills that are necessary for appointment to a particular title or position.
b. The catalogue prepared pursuant to subsection a. of this section, shall, as are the lists of State and local employment titles and positions, be made available to the public at designated locations.
c. Except as provided in subsection d. of this section, whenever the superintendent shall determine that the effective operation of the division, or one of its particular duties or responsibilities, necessitates the establishment of a title or position, either on a temporary or permanent basis, which is not set forth in the catalogue prepared pursuant to subsection a. of this section, no appointment to that special title or position shall be made until notice of that special title or position shall be made readily available to enlisted members at division headquarters, each troop headquarters and all other division facilities and adequate time is given to permit interested and qualified enlisted members to apply. The notice shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the special title or position and the special qualifications or skills that are necessary for appointment. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to titles or positions on the Superintendent's executive staff which involve managerial executive functions. For purposes of this section, "managerial executive functions" means the formulation of management policies and the direction of the effectuation of such management policies on behalf of the Superintendent.
d. This section shall not apply to titles or positions established on a temporary basis in order to respond to an emergency situation in which immediate action is warranted in order to provide for or maintain the public safety and to titles or positions where public disclosure would jeopardize the safety of any person or jeopardize any investigation in progress or be otherwise inappropriate based on a bona fide law enforcement purpose or the public safety.
e. The information set forth in the catalogue prepared or updated pursuant to subsection a. and in any notices provided pursuant to subsection c. shall not be subject to collective negotiation or collective bargaining. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to affect or impair any rights which are subject to collective negotiation or collective bargaining.
L.2003,c.29,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-6 - Salaries of officers and troopers; increase for detective work

53:1-6. Salaries of officers and troopers; increase for detective work
The personnel enumerated in section 53:1-5 of this Title shall receive salaries which shall be fixed by the superintendent according to salary ranges for the various positions designated in said section, from time to time established, by the Civil Service Commission.
Any person assigned to detective work in the department shall receive, while on such duty, an increase in salary in an amount to be fixed by the superintendent, subject to the approval of the head of the Department of Law and Public Safety, sufficient to defray the expenses for civilian clothing necessarily required in said assignment.
All of said salaries shall be payable semimonthly.
Amended by L.1945, c. 85, p. 426, s. 3; L.1950, c. 154, p. 336, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-7 - Salary increases for personnel

53:1-7. Salary increases for personnel
All persons holding positions enumerated in section 53:1-5 of this Title shall receive such increases in salaries, based upon length of service as the Civil Service Commission shall, from time to time, establish within the salary ranges.
Amended by L.1941, c. 283, p. 756, s. 1; L.1945, c. 85, p. 427, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-8 - Appointment of officers and troopers; term; removal

53:1-8. Appointment of officers and troopers; term; removal
All the officers and troopers enumerated in section 53:1-5 of this title shall be appointed or reappointed by the superintendent for a period of two years, and shall be removable by him after charges have been preferred and a hearing granted. Any one so removed from the state police for cause after a hearing shall be ineligible for reappointment.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-8.1 - Tenure granted after continuous service of five years; exception

53:1-8.1. Tenure granted after continuous service of five years; exception
Except as provided in section 3 of P.L.1983, c.403 (C.39:2-9.3), any member of the Division of State Police who has or shall hereafter serve continuously as such member for a period of five years shall thereafter continue in such membership during good behavior.
The term "member" as used in this section shall be taken to mean and include all officers and men of the State Police except the superintendent, whose term is fixed by law.
Amended by L. 1983, c. 403, s. 36, eff. Dec. 23, 1983.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-8.2 - Persons eligible to become members of Division of State Police

53:1-8.2. Persons eligible to become members of Division of State Police
1. a. The following persons may become members of the Division of State Police and, except as provided in this act, P.L.1997, c.19 (C.53:1-8.2 et al.), shall be subject to the provisions of Title 53 applicable to members of the division: all persons employed on the effective date of this act as inspectors by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Bureau, as members of the State Capitol Police Force, or as marine law enforcement officers by the Bureau of Marine Law Enforcement:
(1) who are between the ages of 18 and 55;
(2) who satisfy the standards of health and physical fitness established by the superintendent for members of the Division of State Police; and
(3) whose performance as an inspector, member, or officer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the superintendent the character and ability to perform the duties of a member of the Division of State Police.
b. The appointment of an inspector, member, or officer as a member of the Division of State Police shall be in accordance with R.S.53:1-8, except that notwithstanding the requirements of R.S.53:1-8.1, upon satisfactory completion of the two-year appointment period specified in R.S.53:1-8, the person shall serve continuously as a member of the division during good behavior.
c. In determining seniority for purposes of internal management, a person who becomes a member of the Division of State Police pursuant to this section shall be deemed to have been hired on January 1, 1996. Determination of seniority for internal management purposes shall not reduce the period of creditable service to which the member may be entitled pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1965, c.89 (C.53:5A-6).
d. The salary of a person who becomes a member of the Division of State Police pursuant to this section shall be fixed by the superintendent at an amount approximately equivalent to that person's final salary as an inspector, member, or officer, less that amount of additional compensation customarily referred to in collective bargaining agreements as a "maintenance allowance," which that person will receive upon becoming a member of the division.
e. The rank of a person who becomes a member of the Division of State Police pursuant to this section shall be assigned by the superintendent based on the salary fixed pursuant to subsection d. of this section and on the person's qualifications and the duties to which the person will be assigned.
f. No person who becomes a member of the Division of State Police pursuant to this section shall be entitled to collect a lump sum payment as supplemental compensation for sick leave accumulated prior to becoming a member of the division under the provisions of N.J.S.11A:6-16.
L.1997,c.19,s.1; amended 2003, c.60.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-8.3 - Transfer of employees not becoming members of Division of State Police

53:1-8.3. Transfer of employees not becoming members of Division of State Police
2. Each inspector of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Bureau , each member of the State Capitol Police Force, and each marine law enforcement officer who does not become a member of the Division of State Police pursuant to section 1 of this act and elects to continue employment with the Department of Law and Public Safety or to accept employment with any other principal department , consistent with the operational needs of the Division of State Police and the appropriate department, shall be transferred without loss of salary or pension to the position of investigator or any other position deemed appropriate by the Attorney General or the head of such other principal department , in consultation with the Commissioner of Personnel, that permits membership in the Police and Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey established pursuant to P.L.1944, c.255 (C.43:16A-1 et seq.).
L.1997,c.19,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-9 - Qualifications for members of State police; examinations; veterans preference; enlistment.

53:1-9 Qualifications for members of State police; examinations; veterans preference; enlistment.
53:1-9. No person shall be appointed a member of the State Police unless he shall be a citizen of the United States between the ages of 21 and 35 years, preferably a resident of this State, of good health and good moral character. No one shall be appointed who has not applied for and taken an examination conducted by the Division of State Police, and established to the satisfaction of the superintendent, evidence of his mental and physical fitness and ability to perform the duties of a member of the State Police.
Preference in appointment shall be provided to all qualified applicants who are veterans, as defined in N.J.S.11A:5-1.
The superintendent shall, with the approval of the Governor, arrange for the examination and enlistment of applicants.
amended 1945, c.247; 1958, c.74; 2014, c.51.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-9.1 - Leave of absence for special duty in Federal Bureau of Investigation

53:1-9.1. Leave of absence for special duty in Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Superintendent of State Police is authorized to grant a leave of absence, without pay, to any officer of the State Police, or to any trooper or other member of the personnel of the State Police, who shall be given an emergency appointment to special duty in the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice.
L.1951. c. 117, p. 526, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-9.2 - Rights of persons granted leave of absence

53:1-9.2. Rights of persons granted leave of absence
When any such person is so granted a leave of absence, he shall continue to hold his office, position, or employment in the State Police, and he shall retain all of the rights, privileges and benefits, including tenure and rating and status in the civil service, incident to his continued holding of said office, position, or employment, except the right to receive pay by reason of his holding thereof, despite his acceptance of an appointment to so serve in the said Federal Bureau of Investigation.
L.1951, c. 117, p. 526, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-9.3 - Retirement pension rights not affected by leave of absence; death or disability; contributions during leave of absence

53:1-9.3. Retirement pension rights not affected by leave of absence; death or disability; contributions during leave of absence
No such person who, at the time of the granting of his said leave of absence, is a member, in good standing, of any pension retirement or annuity fund, shall suffer the loss or impairment of any of the rights, benefits or privileges accorded by the laws governing such retirement pension or annuity funds; provided, however, that in the event of the death or disability of such person while on such leave of absence, the pension to be paid such person or his dependents shall be the amount, if any, remaining after calculating the amount of pension that would be paid if such person had continued in active service in the State Police, until the time of his death or disability, and had continued to receive the same compensation as he received at the time of his entry into such special duty, and deducting therefrom the amount of any pension received from the Government of the United States. During the period beginning with the time of the commencement of any such person's leave of absence and ending at the time of such person's return to active service, the State shall contribute, or cause to be contributed, to the said pension retirement or annuity fund, the amount required by the terms of the statute governing such fund, amount to be paid by the State based upon the amount of compensation received by such person immediately prior to his entry into such special duty in the said Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any such person, during his said leave of absence, shall be required to contribute the amount required by statute to be paid by members of such fund, based upon the amount of compensation received by such person immediately prior to his entry into such special duty in the said Federal Bureau of Investigation.
L.1951, c. 117, p. 526, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-9.4 - Certification

53:1-9.4. Certification
The Superintendent of State Police shall certify, in writing, the granting of any such leave of absence, to the Governor and to the Civil Service Commission, and shall likewise certify the expiration of any such leave of absence and the return to active service in the State Police, of any such person, after his discontinuance of such service in the said Federal Bureau of Investigation.
L.1951, c. 117, p. 527, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-10.1 - Annual report on public complaints of misconduct by State Police

53:1-10.1. Annual report on public complaints of misconduct by State Police
1. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of State Police to compile and submit to the Governor and the Legislature an annual report with regard to complaints of misconduct made by members of the public against members of the State Police. This report shall list the number of these complaints by category based on the nature and circumstances of each complaint. The report shall also indicate by category the results of any investigation undertaken in response to a complaint by a member of the public and the nature of any disciplinary action, that resulted from that investigation. The report shall be a statistical compilation and shall not disclose personal identifiers of either the complainant or the member of the State Police.
L.2001,c.218.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.1 - Establishment; supervision; duties of superintendent

53:1-11.1. Establishment; supervision; duties of superintendent
There is hereby established in the Division of State Police a Highway Traffic Patrol Bureau, under the supervision of the superintendent, which shall be charged primarily with the responsibility of policing and patrolling highways with special emphasis on areas, determined and selected by the superintendent, where high traffic accident rates or special traffic hazards exist.
L.1965, c. 22, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.2 - Personnel

53:1-11.2. Personnel
The bureau shall have a basic cadre of not less than 60 troopers, who shall be members of the State Police within the meaning of chapter 2 of Title 53, together with such officers, men and traffic specialists as shall be assigned thereto from time to time.
L.1965, c. 22, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.3 - Establishment

53:1-11.3. Establishment
There is established in the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety an Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Bureau under the supervision of the Superintendent of State Police.
L. 1985, c. 76, s. 1, eff. March 14, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.4 - Personnel

53:1-11.4. Personnel
The bureau shall consist of the following:
a. Inspectors appointed and trained by the superintendent. Inspectors shall not be subject to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes and shall be removable by the superintendent at will for the first three years, but thereafter each inspector shall serve during good behavior and shall not be removed except for cause. Prior employment as an inspector in the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall be included in determining tenure pursuant to this subsection.
b. Clerical and other employees appointed by the superintendent as he may deem necessary, who shall be subject to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes.
L. 1985, c. 76, s. 2, eff. March 14, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.5 - Powers of inspectors

53:1-11.5. Powers of inspectors
Inspectors within the bureau:
a. Shall have the authority to arrest without a warrant for violations of Title 33 of the Revised Statutes and any supplements thereto committed in their presence.
b. Shall have the powers and be subject to the obligations of constables and police officers in every county of this State in all criminal matters.
c. May serve or execute any process or writ in any criminal proceeding within the scope of their authority and make return thereof.
d. Shall have all of the powers previously conferred upon inspectors and investigators in the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control pursuant to Title 33 of the Revised Statutes and any supplements thereto.
e. Shall have the authority to conduct any investigation ordered by the superintendent.
The authority conferred on the inspectors pursuant to this section shall not supersede but shall be in addition to the authority of local police departments in any municipality.
L. 1985, c. 76, s. 3, eff. March 14, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.6 - Investigation relating to enforcement of Title 33; request

53:1-11.6. Investigation relating to enforcement of Title 33; request
The Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control in the Department of Law and Public Safety may request the bureau to conduct an investigation relating to the enforcement of Title 33 of the Revised Statutes or any supplement thereto.
L. 1985, c. 76, s. 4, eff. March 14, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.7 - Inapplicability of act to rights of employees

53:1-11.7. Inapplicability of act to rights of employees
Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive a person of tenure rights or of a right or protection under the laws concerning civil service, pension or retirement.
L. 1985, c. 76, s. 5, eff. March 14, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.8 - Application of State Agency Transfer Act

53:1-11.8. Application of State Agency Transfer Act
To the extent appropriate, all provisions of this act shall be carried out in accordance with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L. 1971, c. 375 (C. 52:14D-1 et seq.).
L. 1985, c. 76, s. 6, eff. March 14, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.9 - Rules and regulations

53:1-11.9. Rules and regulations
The superintendent may promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act. Rules and regulations promulgated by the superintendent shall concern the inspectors and other employees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Bureau and the internal operating procedures of that bureau.
L. 1985, c. 76, s. 7, eff. March 14, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.10 - Definitions

53:1-11.10. Definitions
As used in this act:
a. "Bureau" means the Bureau of Marine Law Enforcement established in section 2 of this act.
b. "Waters of the State" means, but shall not be limited to, the waters of the Atlantic ocean for three nautical miles eastward from the shores of this State; all navigable and non-navigable, tidal and non-tidal, rivers, bays, streams, and inlets; and any other water within the jurisdiction of the State.
c. "Superintendent" means the Superintendent of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
L. 1986, c. 150, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.11 - Bureau of Marine Law Enforcement

53:1-11.11. Bureau of Marine Law Enforcement
There is established in the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety a Bureau of Marine Law Enforcement under the supervision of the superintendent. Marine police officers shall be in the unclassified service of the civil service of this State.
L. 1986, c. 150, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.12 - Membership

53:1-11.12. Membership
The bureau shall consist of the following:
a. The law enforcement personnel currently employed by the State Marine Police Force, established by section 2 of P.L. 1980, c. 96 (C. 52:17B-9.5).
b. Law enforcement personnel appointed to the bureau under this act and trained by the superintendent. Law enforcement personnel appointed to the bureau under this act shall not be subject to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes and shall be removable by the superintendent at will for the first three years of employment; thereafter, these personnel shall serve during good behavior and shall not be removed except for cause.
c. Members of the State Police assigned to the bureau for a period of time by the superintendent.
L. 1986, c. 150, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.13 - Existing tenure rights unaffected

53:1-11.13. Existing tenure rights unaffected
Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive existing classified law enforcement personnel currently titled as Marine Police Officer, Senior Marine Police Officer, and Principal Marine Police Officer, or any other title which encompasses substantially the same duties and responsibilities, of tenure rights under the laws concerning civil service, pension, or retirement.
L. 1986, c. 150, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.14 - Powers, duties of marine law enforcement officers.

53:1-11.14 Powers, duties of marine law enforcement officers.
5. Marine law enforcement officers within the bureau:
a. Shall have the powers of police officers as the superintendent may prescribe;
b. Shall enforce the laws of this State on the waters of the State and the land areas contiguous thereto;
c. Shall perform related law enforcement duties throughout the State as the superintendent may prescribe;
d. Shall have the power to stop and board a vessel in the waters of the State to determine whether the vessel complies with State and federal boating safety laws and shall have the power to order a vessel that does not comply with these laws to return immediately to shore; and
e. Shall have the power, in accordance with applicable State and federal laws, rules and regulations, to take appropriate action as authorized by the United States Coast Guard to assist the United States Coast Guard in the enforcement of any safety and security zone established by the United States Coast Guard Captain of the Port for the Port of New York and New Jersey or the Port of Philadelphia.
Nothing in this section shall limit the law enforcement authority of a member of the State Police assigned to the bureau by the superintendent, unless the superintendent shall so prescribe.
L.1986,c.150,s.5; amended 2004, c.82, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.15 - Duties of superintendent

53:1-11.15. Duties of superintendent
a. The superintendent may make appointments to the bureau, train members of the bureau, and create ranks in the bureau as he deems necessary to effectuate efficient law enforcement on the waters of the State and the land areas contiguous thereto.
b. The superintendent shall adopt rules to effectuate the purposes of this act, including rules regarding the internal operating procedures of the bureau and the discipline and control of its members.
L. 1986, c. 150, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-11.16 - Marine police stations unaffected by act

53:1-11.16. Marine police stations unaffected by act
12. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no marine police station in operation as of the effective date of P.L.1997, c.19 (C.53:1-8.2 et al.) shall be closed permanently as a direct or indirect result or consequence of the implementation of any provision of P.L.1997, c.19 (C.53:1-8.2 et al.).
L.1997,c.19,s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-12 - Bureau continued; superintendent to control; appointment of supervisor and other personnel; equipment; civil service rights; titles established

53:1-12. Bureau continued; superintendent to control; appointment of supervisor and other personnel; equipment; civil service rights; titles established
The State Bureau of Identification created by an act entitled "An act to create a State Bureau of Identification within the Department of State Police and requiring peace officers, persons in charge of certain State institutions and others to make reports respecting criminals to such bureau, and to provide a penalty for violation of the provisions thereof," approved April third, one thousand nine hundred and thirty (L.1930, c. 65, p. 279), is continued. The State Bureau of Identification shall be within the Department of State Police and under the supervision and control of the Superintendent of State Police. The superintendent shall appoint a supervisor of the State Bureau of Identification, with the rank and pay of a lieutenant in the State Police, and such other personnel, with the equivalent rank and pay of their positions in the State Police, and such civilian personnel as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
The nucleus of such bureau shall be the fingerprints and photographs heretofore on file in the central bureau of identification in the Department of State Police which will be added to as provided by the provisions of this article.
The superintendent shall supply such bureau with the necessary apparatus and materials for collecting, filing, preserving and distributing criminal records.
For the purpose of establishing civil service rights for full-time civilian employees, there are hereby established in the State Bureau of Identification the following titles: Principal clerk, principal clerk-stenographer, senior clerk-stenographer, assistant photographer, senior fingerprint operators, fingerprint operators, senior identification clerk, identification clerks, chemist criminal laboratory.
The present civilian employees of the State Bureau of Identification shall be placed by the Civil Service Commission in the classified service and shall hold and retain their present title, pursuant to the provisions of Title 11, subtitle two, of the Revised Statutes.
Amended by L.1940, c. 103, p. 241, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-13 - Fingerprints and other records filed; information furnished by state institutions

53:1-13. Fingerprints and other records filed; information furnished by state institutions
The supervisor of the state bureau of identification shall procure and file for record, fingerprints, plates, photographs, pictures, descriptions, measurements and such other information as may be pertinent, of all persons who have been or may hereafter be convicted of an indictable offense within the state, and also of all well known and habitual criminals wheresoever the same may be procured.
The person in charge of any state institution shall furnish any such information to the supervisor of the state bureau of identification upon request of the superintendent of state police.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-14 - Record of fingerprints, etc., of persons confined in penal institutions; penal institutions to furnish

53:1-14. Record of fingerprints, etc., of persons confined in penal institutions; penal institutions to furnish
The supervisor of the state bureau of identification may procure and file for record, fingerprints, photographs and other identification data of all persons confined in any workhouse, jail, reformatory, penitentiary or other penal institution and shall file for record such other information as he may receive from the law enforcement officers of the state and its subdivisions.
The wardens, jailers or keepers of workhouses, jails, reformatories, penitentiaries or other penal institutions shall furnish the state bureau of identification with fingerprints and photographs of all prisoners who are or may be confined in the respective institutions, and shall also furnish such other information respecting such prisoners as may be requested.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-15 - Fingerprinting of suspects.

53:1-15 Fingerprinting of suspects.
53:1-15. The sheriffs, chiefs of police, members of the State Police and any other law enforcement agencies and officers shall, immediately upon the arrest of any person for an indictable offense, or for any of the grounds specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4) of subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-21) or of any person believed to be wanted for an indictable offense, or believed to be an habitual criminal, or within a reasonable time after the filing of a complaint by a law enforcement officer charging any person with an indictable offense, or upon the arrest of any person for shoplifting, pursuant to N.J.S.2C:20-11, or upon the arrest of any person for prostitution, pursuant to N.J.S.2C:34-1, or the conviction of any other person charged with a nonindictable offense, where the identity of the person charged is in question, take the fingerprints of such person, according to the fingerprint system of identification established by the Superintendent of State Police and on the forms prescribed, and forward without delay two copies or more of the same, together with photographs and such other descriptions as may be required and with a history of the offense committed, to the State Bureau of Identification.
Such sheriffs, chiefs of police, members of the State Police and any other law enforcement agencies and officers shall also take the fingerprints, descriptions and such other information as may be required of unknown dead persons and as required by section 2 of P.L.1982, c.79 (C.2A:4A-61) of juveniles adjudicated delinquent and shall forward same to the State Bureau of Identification.
Any person charged in a complaint filed by a law enforcement officer with an indictable offense, who has not been arrested, or any person charged in an indictment, who has not been arrested, or any person convicted of assault or harassment constituting domestic violence as defined in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-19), or any person against whom a final order has been entered in any domestic violence matter pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-29), or any person applying for participation in a program of conditional dismissal pursuant to P.L.2013, c.158 (C.2C:43-13.1 et al.), shall submit himself to the identification procedures provided herein either on the date of any court appearance or upon written request of the appropriate law enforcement agency within a reasonable time after the filing of the complaint. Any person who refuses to submit to such identification procedures shall be a disorderly person.
amended 1952, c.93; 1981, c.411, s.1; 1982, c.219; 1994, c.56, s.4; 1997, c.93, s.2; 1999, c.288; 2013, c.158, s.14.