Title 6, County Organization And Administration

[§52D-1] Police commission. A police commission is created for each of the counties. The composition, appointment, terms of office, staff, powers, duties, and functions of each police commission shall be prescribed by the charter of each county. [L 1989, c 136, pt of §2]

§52D-10 Disposition of found, stolen, or unclaimed property. Each chief of police, on the first Monday in January and the first Monday in July, shall give the county director of finance a sworn statement listing all moneys (except money found), goods, wares, and merchandise in th…

[§52D-11] Reports by common carriers and court clerks. All property held by common carriers, subject to section 490:7-308, and by clerks of the court, subject to section 606-4, shall be reported by the common carriers or clerks of the court, in June and December of each year, to …

[§52D-12] Duty of police officer to owner. Any stolen or lost property in the custody of a police officer shall be delivered to its owner or the owner's duly authorized agent upon satisfactory proof of ownership, and if to an agent, of the agency; subject to payment by the owner …

[§52D-13] Orders of retention. No property shall be sold or delivered under sections 52D-10 to 52D-14 if the chief of police, any county attorney or corporation counsel, or any court directs that it be retained as evidence. [L 1989, c 136, pt of §2]

§52D-14 Duty and right of finders. (a) Except as provided in section 261-17.7, all money or property found shall be reported or delivered by the finder to the chief of police of the county. When so delivered, it shall be held by the chief of police for forty-five days or until cl…

[§52D-15] Off-duty police officers; benefits for personal injuries. For the purposes of chapters 88 and 386, a police officer who is injured, disabled, or killed while actually engaged in the apprehension or attempted apprehension of law violators or suspected law violators, or i…

[§52D-16] Domestic violence policies; standard of conduct policies. Each county police department shall post its policies relating to domestic violence, officer-involved domestic violence, and standards of conduct on its official website. [L 2015, c 30, §2]

[§52D-17] Citizen administrative complaints; officer-involved domestic violence. Citizen administrative complaints against a police officer that involve allegations of domestic abuse by the police officer against a family or household member shall not be required to be filed as a…

[§52D-18] Request for copy of police report by a surviving immediate family member. (a) Each surviving immediate family member of a deceased person for whom law enforcement initiated an investigation shall, upon request, be provided a copy of the closing report prepared by the in…

§52D-2 Chief of police. A chief of police shall be appointed and may be removed as prescribed by the charter of each county. The chief of police shall annually make a report to the police commission on the state of affairs and condition of the police department. [L 1989, c 136, p…

[§52D-3] Powers and duties of chief of police. The chief of police shall have the powers and duties as prescribed by law, the respective county charter, and as provided by this chapter. [L 1989, c 136, pt of §2]

§52D-3.5 Reports to legislature. (a) The chief of each county police department shall submit to the legislature no later than January 31 of each year an annual report of misconduct incidents that resulted in suspension or discharge of a police officer. The reporting period of eac…

[§52D-4] Ex officio coroner. Where there is no other county medical examiner, the chief of police or any duly authorized subordinate shall be ex officio county coroner. An ex officio county coroner shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of coroner, within that count…

[§52D-5] Powers of chief of police outside own county. The chief of police of each county and any duly authorized subordinates shall have and may exercise all powers, privileges, and authority necessary to enforce the laws of the State, in a county other than the county in and fo…

[§52D-6] Police force; employees. The chief of police may appoint officers and other employees under such rules and at such salaries as are authorized by law. Probationary appointment, suspension, and dismissal of officers and employees of the police department shall be as author…

[§52D-7] Traffic control surrounding school premises. (a) The chief of police shall have charge, direction, and control of all matters relating to preserving and protecting the public health, safety, and welfare on and about the streets surrounding any school. To perform this fun…

[§52D-8] Police officers; counsel for. Whenever a police officer is prosecuted for a crime or sued in a civil action for acts done in the performance of the officer's duty as a police officer, the police officer shall be represented and defended:

[§52D-9] Determination of scope of duty. The determination of whether an act, for which the police officer is being prosecuted or sued, was done in the performance of the police officer's duty, so as to entitle the police officer to be represented by counsel provided by the count…