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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-150 - Review of disciplinary conviction, arbitration in non-civil service municipality by member, officer of police department.

40A:14-150 Review of disciplinary conviction, arbitration in non-civil service municipality by member, officer of police department.
40A:14-150. Any member or officer of a police department or force in a municipality wherein Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes is not in operation, who has been tried and convicted upon any charge or charges, may obtain a review thereof by the Superior Court; provided, however, that in the case of an officer who is appealing removal from his office, employment or position for a complaint or charges, other than a complaint or charges relating to a criminal offense, the officer may, in lieu of serving a written notice seeking a review of that removal by the court, submit his appeal to arbitration pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2009, c.16 (C.40A:14-209). Such review shall be obtained by serving a written notice of an application therefor upon the officer or board whose action is to be reviewed within 10 days after written notice to the member or officer of the conviction. The officer or board shall transmit to the court a copy of the record of such conviction, and of the charge or charges for which the applicant was tried. The court shall hear the cause de novo on the record below and may either affirm, reverse or modify such conviction. If the applicant shall have been removed from his office, employment or position the court may direct that he be restored to such office, employment or position and to all his rights pertaining thereto, and may make such other order or judgment as said court shall deem proper.
Either party may supplement the record with additional testimony subject to the rules of evidence.
Amended 1981, c.75, s.6; 2009, c.16, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-151 - Judicially determined illegal suspension or dismissal; member or officer entitled to recover salary; proviso

40A:14-151. Judicially determined illegal suspension or dismissal; member or officer entitled to recover salary; proviso
Whenever any member or officer of a municipal police department or force shall be suspended or dismissed from his office, employment or position and said suspension or dismissal shall be judicially determined to be illegal, said member or officer shall be entitled to recover his salary from the date of such suspension or dismissal, provided a written application therefor shall be filed with the municipal clerk within 30 days after such judicial determination.
L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-152 - Members and officers shall have powers of peace officers and constables

40A:14-152. Members and officers shall have powers of peace officers and constables
The members and officers of a police department and force, within the territorial limits of the municipality, shall have all the powers of peace officers and upon view may apprehend and arrest any disorderly person or any person committing a breach of the peace. Said members and officers shall have the power to serve and execute process issuing out of the courts having local criminal jurisdiction in the municipality and shall have the powers of a constable in all matters other than in civil causes arising in such courts.
L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-152.1 - Municipal police officer; power of arrest for crime committed in his presence anywhere within state

40A:14-152.1. Municipal police officer; power of arrest for crime committed in his presence anywhere within state
Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S. 40A:14-152 or any other law to the contrary, any full-time, permanently appointed municipal police officer shall have full power of arrest for any crime committed in said officer's presence and committed anywhere within the territorial limits of the State of New Jersey.
L.1977, c. 436, s. 1, eff. March 2, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-152.2 - Immunity from tort liability; provision of benefits for police, law enforcement officer exercising Statewide police powers; exemptions; terms defined

40A:14-152.2. Immunity from tort liability; provision of benefits for police, law enforcement officer exercising Statewide police powers; exemptions; terms defined
1. Whenever any municipal police officer or other law enforcement officer has been conferred with Statewide police powers and is acting under lawful authority beyond the territorial limits of his employing municipality or other appointing authority, said police officer or law enforcement officer, as the case may be, shall have all of the immunities from tort liability and shall have all of the pension, relief, disability, workmen's compensation, insurance, and other benefits enjoyed while performing duties within said employing municipality or the jurisdictional responsibility of the other appointing authority, as the case may be; provided, however, in the case of a law enforcement officer other than a municipal police officer or a county law enforcement officer afforded such immunities and benefits under the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1977, c.439 (C.40A:14-107.1), the immunities from tort liability and other benefits enjoyed while performing duties within the jurisdictional responsibility of the appointing authority shall be extended only in those instances where (1) the law enforcement officer has been requested by the other jurisdiction to perform law enforcement duties within its boundaries; or (2) the law enforcement officer is performing law enforcement duties within another jurisdiction upon the orders of his superiors.
As used in this section, "law enforcement officer" means any person who is employed as a permanent full-time member of any State, county or municipal law enforcement agency, department, or division of those governments who is statutorily empowered to act for the detection, investigation, arrest, conviction, detention, or rehabilitation of persons violating the criminal laws of this State and statutorily required to successfully complete a training course approved by, or certified as being substantially equivalent to such an approved course, by the Police Training Commission pursuant to P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-66 et seq.). "Law enforcement agency" means any public agency, other than the Department of Law and Public Safety, any police force, department or division within the State of New Jersey, or any county or municipality thereof, which is empowered by statute to act for the detection, investigation, arrest, conviction, detention, or rehabilitation of persons violating the criminal laws of this State.
L.1977,c.437,s.1; amended 1996, c.115, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-153 - Records and badges of awards to members and officers

40A:14-153. Records and badges of awards to members and officers
40A:14-153. Whenever an award shall be made to a member or officer of the police department or force for heroic or meritorious service by a national or Statewide police service organization or a governmental or voluntary agency, a record of such award shall be made by the chief or other person in charge of the department or force of which the recipient is a member or officer, and it shall constitute part of his service record. If the recipient receives a bar, medal or other similar device representing said award which conveniently can be worn, upon authorization, it shall be worn above or opposite the police badge, whichever is appropriate. Medals awarded by the Fraternal Order of Police Grand Lodge, the Fraternal Order of Police New Jersey State Lodge, Honor Legion or the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association shall not require authorization to be worn. Unauthorized persons shall not wear any such bar or device or imitation thereof.
L.1971, c.197, s.1; amended 1984,c.229; 1989,c.339,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-154 - Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers; conditions

40A:14-154. Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers; conditions
If a member or officer of the municipal police department or force is permanently disabled from injuries received while in the performance of his duties, and the chief or authority in charge of such police department or force shall recommend that special compensation be granted, and a physician appointed by the governing body of said municipality shall certify as to the probable permanency of such disability, the governing body of the municipality, in their discretion, by ordinance, may provide for special compensation to said disabled member or officer, designating the amount thereof and manner of payment either in a lump sum or by an annual allowance, but such special compensation plus any pension paid and any award for workmen's compensation shall not exceed the salary payable at the time of the sustaining of the injuries. The governing body of said municipality shall include appropriate budget items and provide for the payment of such special compensation.
L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-155 - Legal expenses of police officers

40A:14-155. Legal expenses of police officers
Whenever a member or officer of a municipal police department or force is a defendant in any action or legal proceeding arising out of and directly related to the lawful exercise of police powers in the furtherance of his official duties, the governing body of the municipality shall provide said member or officer with necessary means for the defense of such action or proceeding, but not for his defense in a disciplinary proceeding instituted against him by the municipality or in criminal proceeding instituted as a result of a complaint on behalf of the municipality. If any such disciplinary or criminal proceeding instituted by or on complaint of the municipality shall be dismissed or finally determined in favor of the member or officer, he shall be reimbursed for the expense of his defense.
L. 1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L. 1972, c. 165, s. 3; L. 1985, c. 457, s. 1, eff. Jan. 15, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-156 - Police assistance in other municipality; payment; rights in event of casualty or death

40A:14-156. Police assistance in other municipality; payment; rights in event of casualty or death
In the event of an emergency the chief or other head of any municipal police department and force or any park police department or system, municipal fire department and force, volunteer fire company, or first aid or ambulance squad, corps or company, or the mayor or chief executive officer of the municipality may request, from the chief or other head of the police department and force of any other municipality, assistance outside the territorial jurisdiction of the department to which such request is directed for police aid, in order to protect life and property or to assist in suppressing a riot or disorder and while so acting, the members of the police department and force supplying such aid shall have the same powers and authority as have the members of the police department and force of the municipality in which such aid is being rendered. Said members shall also have, while so acting, such rights and immunities as they may otherwise enjoy in the performance of their normal duties in the municipality, or other territorial jurisdiction, rendering such assistance.
The chief or head of the police department and force to whom such a request for assistance is made shall, in the case of a contiguous municipality, provide such personnel and equipment as requested to the extent possible without endangering person or property within the municipality rendering such assistance.
Any municipality receiving assistance hereunder shall pay to the police department and force providing the assistance a sum computed at the rate of $3.00 for each member and $5.00 for each vehicle for each hour supplied unless terms and conditions for payment are otherwise provided for in an agreement between the several municipalities.
If any member of such other police department and force in rendering such assistance shall suffer a casualty or death, he or his designee or legal representative shall be entitled to all salary, pension rights, workmen's compensation and other benefits to which such member or officer would be entitled if such casualty or death occurred in the performance of his normal duties in the municipality, or other territorial jurisdiction rendering such assistance.
L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L.1972, c. 4, s. 2, eff. Feb. 15, 1972; L.1977, c. 400, s. 2, eff. Feb. 23, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-156.1 - Mutual police, fire aid in emergency, agreements between municipalities; interstate authority

40A:14-156.1 Mutual police, fire aid in emergency, agreements between municipalities; interstate authority
1. The governing bodies of two or more municipalities may by reciprocal ordinances enter into agreements with each other for mutual police or fire aid in case of emergency. Such agreements may provide for:
a. The reimbursement of the municipality or municipalities rendering such aid, for any damage to police or fire equipment or other property, and for payment to any member of a police force or fire department and force or volunteer fire company for injuries sustained while serving pursuant to such agreements or to a surviving spouse or other dependent if death results;
b. A joint meeting of the municipalities entering into such agreements, for the selection of necessary officers or personnel, or for such other matters as are mutually deemed necessary; and
c. The acquisition of lands, and the establishment and maintenance of a central office. Real and personal property so acquired shall be held by such municipalities as tenants in common.
The governing body of a municipality may enter into an agreement with any authority created pursuant to an interstate compact for mutual police or fire aid in case of emergency. The agreement may contain provisions similar to the provisions in agreements between municipalities as provided above.
L.1976,c.45,s.1; amended 1997, c.79, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-156.2 - Members of police, fire department, volunteer fire company; powers, authority, immunity

40A:14-156.2 Members of police, fire department, volunteer fire company; powers, authority, immunity
2. Members of a police force or fire department and force or volunteer fire company in any municipality entering into any agreement hereunder, while on duty rendering assistance to any other municipality or interstate authority created pursuant to an interstate compact entering into said agreement, shall have the same powers, authority and immunities as have the members of the police force or fire department and force or volunteer fire company, as the case may be, of the municipality in which such assistance is being rendered or of the authority for which such assistance is being rendered.
L.1976,c.45,s.2; amended 1997, c.79, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-156.3 - Injury or death benefits

40A:14-156.3. Injury or death benefits
If any member of a police force or fire department and force or volunteer fire company summoned pursuant to an agreement to render assistance suffers injury or death in the performance of his duties, he or his designee or legal representative shall be entitled to such salary, pension rights, workmen's compensation or other benefits as would have accrued if such injury or death had occurred in the performance of duties in the territorial jurisdiction in which the duties were normally performed.
L.1976, c. 45, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-156.4 - Suspension of acts to provide emergency assistance; declaration of civilian defense and disaster control emergency

40A:14-156.4. Suspension of acts to provide emergency assistance; declaration of civilian defense and disaster control emergency
The county emergency management coordinator for the county in which emergency assistance is rendered pursuant to this act or N.J.S.40A:14-26 or N.J.S.40A:14-156, may by express order suspend operation of the provisions of any of said acts as to any municipality or municipalities in said county, upon declaration of an emergency pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 (C.App.A:9-33 et seq.), as amended and supplemented by P.L.1953, c.438, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
L.1976, c.45, s.4; amended 1977,c.400,s.3; 1989,c.222,s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-157 - Public auction of property

40A:14-157. Public auction of property
a. Where tangible personal property comes into the possession of the police department or force of a municipality, by finding and recovery, by a member of the police force acting in the line of duty, and if the owner or his whereabouts is unknown and cannot be ascertained, or if said owner shall refuse to receive such property, then the said property shall not be disposed of for six months, except in cases of motor vehicles, which shall be disposed of according to P.L. 1964, c. 81 (C. 39:10A-1 et seq.). In any such case the governing body of said municipality, by resolution, may then provide for the sale, in whole or in part of any such property, at public auction, after notice of a designated time and place therefor, not less than 10 days prior thereto, published in a newspaper circulating within the municipality. Perishable items may be sold without reference to the said periods of time. Moneys received from the sale of any such property shall be paid into the general municipal treasury.
All unclaimed moneys coming into the possession of any municipal police department or force shall be turned over within 48 hours to the municipal treasurer for retention in a trust account and, after six months, if unclaimed by any person entitled thereto, be paid into the general municipal treasury.
b. Whenever any money or tangible personal property other than a motor vehicle has been or shall be found or discovered by any person other than by a member of a municipal police force acting in the line of duty and the finder shall have given or shall give custody of the found money or tangible personal property to the municipal police department or force for the purpose of assisting the police to find the owner thereof, the police department or police force shall retain custody of said money or tangible personal property for a period of six months. If the money or tangible personal property is unclaimed during said six-month period by the person entitled thereto, the money or personal property shall be returned by the municipal police department or police force to the finder, who shall be deemed the sole owner thereof.
c. This act shall apply to all money or tangible personal property which now is in, or which hereafter may come into, the possession or custody of any municipal police department, police force or municipal treasury in the manner herein described.
L. 1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L. 1975, c. 306, s. 1, eff. March 3, 1976; L. 1986, c. 173, s. 2, eff. Dec. 8, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-158 - Special joint municipal police force

40A:14-158. Special joint municipal police force
Any 2 or more municipalities abutting upon the ocean or coastal waters may create by reciprocal ordinances a special joint municipal police force to control the said waters abutting such municipalities, to secure the enforcement of the laws prohibiting the discharge of debris, refuse or any waste or other matter or material into or upon said waters from any vessel afloat thereon, which may or shall tend to litter any established bathing beach or any beach customarily used for bathing purposes or which may or shall tend to pollute the waters adjacent to any such beach, and may organize the said force into a police system to be known as the "Special Joint Municipal Police of " (Names of such municipalities)
The police system shall consist of a chief and such subordinate officers and patrolmen as shall be deemed necessary and proper to enforce the said laws.
The governing bodies of the municipalities having such ordinances shall adopt reciprocal rules and regulations for the appointment and compensation, and for the management and control of the members of such police system for the securing of their proper discipline and efficiency, and may provide for the joint acquisition and maintenance of necessary vessels for the use of the said force by purchase, lease or otherwise.
The members of such police force may arrest on or after view and without warrant, and take before a court having local criminal jurisdiction in any of such municipalities any person found within any of such municipalities to have violated or violating the said laws. The said members shall have all the powers conferred by law on police officers or constables in the enforcement of the laws of this State and the apprehension of violators thereof.
For the purposes of this section, the waters of this State abutting any municipality shall be deemed to be a part of the territory of such municipality.
L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-159 - Chapter 151 of the laws of 1958 saved from repeal

40A:14-159. Chapter 151 of the laws of 1958 saved from repeal
Chapter 151 of the laws of 1958 (C. 40:11-22 to C. 40:11-25 both inclusive) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provides for the granting of noncontributory pensions by municipalities and counties to dependents of police and firemen who die as a result of an accident sustained in the performance of duty.]
This act is to be included in a revision of Title 43 of the Revised Statutes.
L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-159.1 - Chapter 303 of the laws of 1969 saved from repeal

40A:14-159.1. Chapter 303 of the laws of 1969 saved from repeal
Chapter 303 of the laws of 1969 (C. 40:47-11.1 and C. 40:47-11.2) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provides for the reappointment of certain members of the police department and force and of the paid or part-paid fire department, and for their reinstatement in the pension system created pursuant to P.L.1944, c. 255, or P.L.1954, c. 84.]
L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-160 - Section 40:47-12 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal

40A:14-160. Section 40:47-12 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal
Section 40:47-12 of the Revised Statutes is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by said section, which section is now saved from repeal, provided for the tenure of office and compensation for certain members and officers of the police department and force and of the paid or part-paid fire department in certain cases of annexation and in certain cases where newly created municipalities have been formed.]
L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-161 - Chapter 188 of the laws of 1959 saved from repeal

40A:14-161. Chapter 188 of the laws of 1959 saved from repeal
Chapter 188 of the laws of 1959 (C. 40:47-20.9) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provided for the validation of certain appointments of members or officers of the municipal police department or force, notwithstanding the appointees were under 21 years of age at the time of their appointments.]
L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-162 - Chapter 56 of the laws of 1962 saved from repeal

40A:14-162. Chapter 56 of the laws of 1962 saved from repeal
Chapter 56 of the laws of 1962 (C. 40:47-20.10 and C. 40:47-20.11) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provided for the validation of certain appointments of members or officers of the municipal police department or force, and of their pension and retirement rights, notwithstanding the appointees were over the maximum age at the time of their appointments.]
L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-163 - Chapter 187 of the laws of 1964 saved from repeal

40A:14-163. Chapter 187 of the laws of 1964 saved from repeal
Chapter 187 of the laws of 1964 (C. 40:47-20.12), as amended by P.L.1969, c. 267, s. 6, is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provides that in any municipality where no police department or force existed and subsequently upon the creation of such a department or force, any person, if otherwise qualified, may be appointed as chief of police of such department or force, notwithstanding he is over the maximum age as therein prescribed, or was not a resident of said municipality for 6 months preceding his appointment, provided he agrees to become a resident of said municipality within 3 years from the date of his appointment.]
L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-164 - Chapter 288 of the laws of 1966 saved from repeal

40A:14-164. Chapter 288 of the laws of 1966 saved from repeal
Chapter 288 of the laws of 1966 (C. 40:149-3.2 and C. 40:149-3.3) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provides for the validating of appointments of certain members and officers of a police department or force in a township and their eligibility for membership in the police and firemen's retirement system.]
L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-172 - Section 40:174-148 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal

40A:14-172. Section 40:174-148 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal
Section 40:174-148 of the Revised Statutes is saved from repeal. [The compiled act (P.L.1920, c. 163) saved from repeal by this section provides that in cities of the first class, a member of the police department or force holding the position of detective for a period of at least 5 years, shall not be reduced to a lower position except upon charges and after hearing.]
L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-177 - Attendance at State, national convention of certain organizations.

40A:14-177 Attendance at State, national convention of certain organizations.
1. The heads of the county offices of the several counties and the head of every department, bureau and office in the government of the various municipalities shall give a leave of absence with pay to persons in the service of the county or municipality who are duly authorized representatives of an employee organization as defined in subsection e. of section 3 of P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-3) and affiliated with the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, Inc., Fraternal Order of Police, Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association, Inc. or Professional Fire Fighters Association of New Jersey to attend any State or national convention of such organization, provided, however, that no more than 10 percent of the employee organization's membership shall be permitted such a leave of absence with pay, except that no less than two and no more than 10 authorized representatives shall be entitled to such leave, unless more than 10 authorized representatives are permitted such a leave of absence pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the employer and the representatives of the employee organization, and for employee organizations with more than 5,000 members, a maximum of 25 authorized representatives shall be entitled to such leave.
A certificate of attendance to the State convention shall, upon request, be submitted by the representative so attending.
Leave of absence shall be for a period inclusive of the duration of the convention with a reasonable time allowed for time to travel to and from the convention, provided that such leave shall be for no more than seven days.
L.1977,c.347,s.1; amended 1983, c.336; 1989, c.224; 2001, c.309, s.2; 2002, c.41, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-178.1 - Liability for certain costs for training certain law enforcement personnel; definitions.

40A:14-178.1 Liability for certain costs for training certain law enforcement personnel; definitions.
1. a. If a person appointed as a Class Two special resigns or refuses reappointment after serving less than 30 days with the municipality that incurred the costs of examining, training and initially hiring him and, within 120 days of that resignation, accepts an appointment as a Class Two special with another municipal law enforcement agency, that appointing municipality shall be liable to the officer's former municipal employer for the total certified costs incurred by the former employer in the examination, hiring, and training of the officer.
b. If a person appointed as a Class Two special resigns or refuses reappointment after serving less than two years with the municipality that incurred the costs of examining, training and initially hiring him and, within 120 days of that resignation or refusal of reappointment, accepts an appointment as a Class Two special with another municipal law enforcement agency, that appointing municipality shall be liable to the officer's former municipal employer for one-half of the total certified costs incurred by the former employer in the examination, hiring, and training of the officer.
c. Upon the appointment of a Class Two special subject to the provisions of this act, the appointing municipal law enforcement agency shall notify the officer's former employer immediately upon appointment and shall reimburse the former employer within 120 days of the receipt of the certified costs.
d. As used in this act:
"Class Two special" means a special law enforcement officer, appointed pursuant to P.L.1985, c.439 (C.40A:14-146.8 et seq.), who is authorized to exercise full powers and duties similar to those of a permanent, regularly appointed full-time law enforcement officer.
"Examination costs" means and includes, but is not limited to, the costs of all qualifying examinations and the public advertisements for these examinations; and
"Training costs" means the police training course fees and the base salary, if any, received while attending the police training course, as required by P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-66 et seq.) and P.L.1985, c.439 (C.40A:14-146.8 et seq.).
L.2005,c.75,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-179 - Base salaries of police chief, deputy chief

40A:14-179. Base salaries of police chief, deputy chief
1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary whenever there is a police department organized in any political subdivision of this State and a chief of police appointed to be the executive head of such department, the starting base salary of said chief of police and the deputy chief shall be set at a rate that is higher than the highest base salary of the ranking police officer next in command below the chief of police or deputy chief of police as appropriate. Thereafter, whenever new base salary ranges are set by the governing body or appointive authority, unless the chief of police or deputy chief shall consent to a lesser adjustment, the base salary for the chief of police and his deputy chief shall be adjusted to ensure that their base salaries remain higher than the base salaries of other ranking supervisory officers in the department.
L.1991,c.176,s.1; amended 1995,c.259,s.35.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-180 - Appointment of certain county, municipal, sheriff's law enforcement officers.

40A:14-180 Appointment of certain county, municipal, sheriff's law enforcement officers.
1. a. The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the appointing authority of a county or municipality which, pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-106, in the case of a county, or N.J.S.40A:14-118, in the case of a municipality, has established and maintains a police force or the sheriff of any county may appoint as a member or officer of the county or municipal police department or as a member or officer of the county sheriff's office any person who:
(1) was serving as a law enforcement officer in good standing in any State, county or municipal law enforcement department or agency, or county sheriff's office; and
(2) satisfactorily completed a working test period in a State law enforcement title or in a law enforcement title in a county or municipality which has adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes or satisfactorily completed a comparable, documented probationary period in a law enforcement title in a county or municipality which has not adopted Title 11A, Civil Service; and
(3) was, for reasons of economy, terminated as a law enforcement officer within 60 months prior to the appointment.
b. A county, municipality, or sheriff may employ such a person notwithstanding that:
(1) Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes is operative in that county or municipality;
(2) the county, municipality, or sheriff's office has available to it an eligible or regular reemployment list of law enforcement officers eligible for such appointments; and
(3) the appointed person is not on any eligible list. A county or municipality which has adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, may not employ such a person if a special reemployment list is in existence for the law enforcement title to be filled.
c. If a county or a sheriff determines to appoint a person pursuant to the provisions of this act, first priority in making such appointments shall be given to residents of the county. A municipality making such an appointment shall give first priority to residents of the municipality and second priority to residents of the county not residing in the municipality.
d. The seniority, seniority-related privileges and rank a law enforcement officer possessed with the employer who terminated the officer's employment for reasons of economy shall not be transferable to a new position when the officer is appointed to a law enforcement position pursuant to the provisions of this section.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to a sheriff's investigator appointed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1987, c.113 (C.40A:9-117a).
L.1991, c.299, s.1; amended 1993, c.187, s.1; 1996, c.13; 2010, c.103, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-180.1 - Appointment of certain municipal police officers.

40A:14-180.1 Appointment of certain municipal police officers.
4. a. The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the appointing authority of a municipality which, pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-118, has established and maintains a police force may reappoint as a member or officer of its municipal police department or force any person who:
(1) did not hold a permanent appointment, but was serving as a probationary officer or as an officer in a field working test period, as prescribed by the Police Training Commission, in the police department or force of that municipality;
(2) was, for reasons of economy, terminated as a law enforcement officer within 60 months prior to the reappointment; and
(3) was, at the time of termination, in good standing.
b. A municipality may reemploy such a person notwithstanding that:
(1) Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes is operative in the municipality;
(2) the municipality has available to it an eligible or regular reemployment list of persons eligible for such appointments; and
(3) the appointed person is not on any eligible list. A municipality which has adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, may not reemploy such a person if a special reemployment list is in existence for the law enforcement title to be filled.
c. A law enforcement officer reemployed pursuant to this section shall complete the remainder of any probationary or working test period not completed at the time of his termination for reasons of economy.
L.2010, c.103, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-180.2 - Appointment of certain county correctional police officers.

40A:14-180.2 Appointment of certain county correctional police officers.
2. a. The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the appointing authority of a county correctional facility, be that the governing body of the county pursuant to R.S.30:8-19 or the sheriff pursuant to R.S.30:8-17, may appoint as a county correctional police officer any person who:
(1) was serving as a county correctional police officer in good standing in any county correctional facility in this State; and
(2) satisfactorily completed a working test period in a county correctional police officer title or in a county which has adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes or satisfactorily completed a comparable, documented probationary period in a county correctional title in a county which has not adopted Title 11A, Civil Service; and
(3) was, for reasons of economy, terminated as a county correctional police officer within 60 months prior to the appointment.
b. The appointing authority of a county correctional facility may employ such a person notwithstanding that:
(1) Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes is operative in that county;
(2) the appointing authority has available to it an eligible or regular reemployment list of correctional police officers eligible for appointments; and
(3) the appointed person is not on any eligible list. If the county appointing authority is subject to the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, it may not employ the person if a special reemployment list is in existence for the county correctional police officer title to be filled.
c. If the county appointing authority determines to appoint a person pursuant to the provisions of this act, it shall give first priority in making the appointments to residents of the county.
d. The seniority, seniority-related privileges, and rank a county correctional police officer possessed with the employer who terminated the officer's employment for reasons of economy shall not be transferable to a new position when the officer is appointed to a county correctional police officer position pursuant to the provisions of this section.
L.2010, c.103, s.2; amended 2019, c.219, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-180.3 - Title changes in career service.

40A:14-180.3 Title changes in career service.
1. a. The Civil Service Commission shall effectuate the following title changes in the career service:
(1) County correction captain shall be retitled as county correctional police captain;
(2) County correction lieutenant shall be retitled as county correctional police lieutenant;
(3) County correction officer shall be retitled as county correctional police officer;
(4) County correction sergeant shall be retitled as county correctional police sergeant;
(5) Warden shall be retitled as county correctional police warden; and
(6) Deputy warden shall be retitled as county correctional deputy police warden.
b. In a county in which Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes, is not operative, every county corrections officer title shall be changed to a county correctional police officer title and every warden title shall be changed to a county police warden title.
c. Any fees associated with the retitling pursuant to subsections a. and b. of this section shall be borne by the county corrections officer or warden whose title is changed.
L.2019, c.219, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-181 - Adoption of guidelines for internal affairs by law enforcement agency.

40A:14-181 Adoption of guidelines for internal affairs by law enforcement agency.
10. Every law enforcement agency, including a police department of an institution of higher education established pursuant to P.L.1970, c.211 (C.18A:6-4.2 et seq.), shall adopt and implement guidelines which shall be consistent with the guidelines governing the "Internal Affairs Policy and Procedures" of the Police Management Manual promulgated by the Police Bureau of the Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety, and shall be consistent with any tenure or civil service laws, and shall not supersede any existing contractual agreements.
L.1996, c.115, s.10; amended 2015, c.52.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-181.1 - Definitions regarding motor vehicle, traffic violations.

40A:14-181.1 Definitions regarding motor vehicle, traffic violations.
1. For the purposes of this act:
"Citation" means a citation as defined in section 4 of P.L.1983, c.46 (C.39:5F-4).
"Quota" means any requirement, in writing or otherwise, regarding the number of arrests made or the number of citations issued within a defined period of time by a law enforcement officer, or regarding the proportion of the arrests made and citations issued by the law enforcement officer relative to the arrests made and citations issued by another law enforcement officer or group of officers.
L.2000,c.164,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-181.2 - Police ticket quota for motor vehicle violations prohibited; permitted use of statistics.

40A:14-181.2 Police ticket quota for motor vehicle violations prohibited; permitted use of statistics.
2. a. A State, county, or municipal police department or force engaged in the enforcement of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this title shall not establish any quota for arrests or citations. The department or force may, however, collect, analyze, and apply information concerning the number of arrests and citations in order to ensure that a particular officer or group of officers does not violate any applicable legal obligation and for the purpose of forwarding that information to the Superintendent of State Police for inclusion in the Uniform Crime Report.
b. The department or force shall not use the number of arrests or citations issued by a law enforcement officer when evaluating the performance of a law enforcement officer, or as a criterion for promotion, demotion, dismissal, discipline, or the earning of any benefit provided by the department or force.
c. A department or force shall not post data regarding the number of arrests or citations in any area that is common to all law enforcement officers of the department or force, including a police station or barracks, for the purpose of creating competition between officers with respect to arrests and citations.
L.2000,c.164,s.2; amended 2021, c.249.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-184 - Definitions relative to retirement benefits for certain municipal emergency services volunteers.

40A:14-184 Definitions relative to retirement benefits for certain municipal emergency services volunteers.
2. For the purposes of this act:
"Active volunteer member" means a person who has been so designated by the governing board of a duly created emergency service organization and who is faithfully and actually performing volunteer service in that organization.
"Certification list" means a list prepared annually by an emergency service organization certifying to a governing body the names of members who have qualified to receive a length of service award.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs.
"Emergency service organization" means a fire or first aid organization, whether organized as a volunteer fire company, volunteer fire department, fire district or duly incorporated volunteer first aid, emergency or volunteer ambulance or rescue squad association.
"Elected or appointed position" means a line officer, department or company officer, trustee of an emergency services organization, or a duly established position in a municipality as determined by the governing body of the municipality.
"Length of service award program" means a system established to provide tax-deferred income benefits to active volunteer members of an emergency service organization by means of investment in those products permitted pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1977, c.381 (C.43:15B-3).
"Local government unit" means any municipality, county, or fire district having control of, or which is serviced by, a volunteer fire department, duly incorporated fire or first aid company, or volunteer emergency, ambulance or rescue squad association or organization.
"Participant" means an active volunteer member who is eligible for a benefit under a service award program.
"Sponsoring agency" means any local government unit which duly adopts a length of service award program pursuant to the provisions of this act.
"Year of active emergency service" means a 12-month period during which an active volunteer member participates in the fire or first aid service and satisfies the minimum requirements of participation established by the sponsoring agency on a consistent and uniform basis.
L.1997,c.388,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-186 - Length of service award programs, defined contribution programs.

40A:14-186 Length of service award programs, defined contribution programs.
4. Length of service award programs shall be established as defined contribution programs and shall be subject to the provisions of this act. Length of service award programs shall be based on applicable features of deferred compensation plans adopted by local government units pursuant to P.L.1977, c.381 (C.43:15B-1 et seq.), in reference to which the local government unit shall be treated as an "employer" as defined in that law, length of service award contributions by a sponsoring agency shall be treated as "deferred salary" as defined in that law, and the active volunteer members shall be treated as "participants" as defined in that law. If applicable, a length of service award program shall also be administered in compliance with provisions of the federal Internal Revenue Code for such programs and the provisions of this act.
L.1997,c.388,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40A:14-187 - Abolishment, amendment of length of service award program, special vote.

40A:14-187 Abolishment, amendment of length of service award program, special vote.
5. A length of service award program established by a local government unit pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1997, c.388 (C.40A:14-185) may be abolished or amended in the same manner as it was created. However, any such amendment or abolition shall be by a two-thirds vote of the full membership of the governing body of the local government unit. All accumulated proceeds shall remain in trust for the volunteer members.
L.1997,c.388,s.5.