Title 40A, Title 40A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40A:14-194.1. Additional penalties, fines 2. a. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, any person who knowingly violates any provision of P.L.1997, c.388 (C.40A:14-183 et al.) shall: (1) be subject to a fine of no less than $100 and no more than $1,150; (2) forfeit a…

40A:14-195 County law enforcement crisis intervention services program. 1. The governing body of any county, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, may provide for the establishment of a law enforcement crisis intervention services program. The purpose of the program is to p…

40A:14-196 Availability of program. 2. a. If a county establishes a crisis intervention services program pursuant to this act, the services shall be available to any law enforcement officer and sheriff's officer employed by any county law enforcement department or agency, or any …

40A:14-197 Provision of debriefing, counseling services. 3. a. The debriefing and counseling services available under a program established pursuant to P.L.1998, c.148 (C.40A:14-195 et seq.) shall be provided by appropriately licensed or certified psychologists and social workers…

40A:14-198 County crisis intervention services advisory council. 4. The governing body of a county which establishes a county crisis intervention services program pursuant to P.L.1998, c.148 (C.40A:14-195 et seq.) shall, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, organize a coun…

40A:14-199 Immunities, benefits of search, rescue teams. 1. Whenever a law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician or paramedic employed by a municipality, county or fire district of this State or the State participates in a national, multi-state, State, co…

40A:14-2 County fire marshal; powers and duties. 40A:14-2. County Fire Marshal; powers and duties. The county fire marshal shall: act in an advisory capacity to all of the fire companies in the county, conduct or assist in, when requested by the incident commander or fire chief o…

40A:14-20. Hearings Except as otherwise provided by law the officer, board or authority empowered to hear and determine the charge or charges made against a member or officer of the paid or part-paid fire department or force shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and document…

40A:14-200 Definitions relative to suspension, termination of certain law enforcement officers, firefighters. 1. As used in this act: "Law enforcement agency" or "agency" means any public agency, other than the Department of Law and Public Safety, but not including the Youth Just…

40A:14-201 Law enforcement officer, firefighter, suspension, termination, final determination, payment status. 2. a. When a law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement agency or a firefighter employed by a public fire department that is subject to the provisions of Titl…

40A:14-202 Hearing on complaint, charges, final disposition, appeal. 3. a. An employing agency or department subject to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.2009, c.16 (C.40A:14-201) shall conduct a hearing on the complaint or charges within 30 days of the date on which the officer…

40A:14-203 Recommendation of administrative law judge, payment status. 4. If the administrative law judge recommends that: a. The officer's or firefighter's appeal be denied and that the officer's or firefighter's employment be terminated, the officer or firefighter shall not be …

40A:14-204 Submission of decision to Civil Service Commission. 5. The Office of Administrative Law immediately shall transmit an administrative law judge's recommended decision in each case subject to the provisions of P.L.2009, c.16 (C.40A:14-200 et al.) to the Civil Service Com…

40A:14-205 Final determination of appeal. 6. a. If the final determination of the commission affirms the officer's or firefighter's appeal, the officer or firefighter shall be reinstated immediately, be entitled to receive his base salary, be restored all rights and benefits, inc…

40A:14-206 Payment status during appeal of termination. 7. a. An officer or firefighter appealing a final determination terminating his employment to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, shall not be entitled to the payment of any base salary under the provisions of sect…

40A:14-207 Establishment of Law Enforcement and Firefighter Unit. 8. Within six months of the effective date of P.L.2009, c.16 (C.40A:14-200 et al.), the Director of the Office of Administrative Law shall establish a special unit, to be known as the Law Enforcement and Firefighte…

40A:14-208 Rules, regulations. 9. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Office of Administrative Law and the Civil Service Commission, in consultation, shall promulgate temporary rules to effectuate the …

40A:14-209 Suspension, termination not subject to Title 11A, payment status. 10. a. When a law enforcement officer or firefighter employed by a law enforcement agency or department that is not subject to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes is suspended from per…

40A:14-21. Suspension pending hearing; commencement of hearing If any member or officer of the paid or part-paid fire department or force shall be suspended pending a hearing as a result of charges made against him such hearing, except as otherwise provided by law, shall be comme…

40A:14-210 Appeal to arbitration, final determination, payment status. 11. a. In lieu of serving a written notice to the Superior Court under the provisions of N.J.S.40A:14-150 or N.J.S.40A:14-22, as appropriate, seeking review of the termination of his employment for a complaint…

40A:14-211 Rules, regulations promulgated by Public Employment Relations Commission. 12. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Public Employment Relations Commission shall promulgate temporary rules to e…

40A:14-212 Reimbursement to employing agency. 13. a. If an officer or firefighter who is required to reimburse his employing agency for pay received during a period of appeal pursuant to section 6 or section 11 of P.L.2009, c.16 (C.40A:14-205 or C.40A:14-210) fails to do so, the …

40A:14-213 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency Responders Employment Protection Act." L.2009, c.202, s.1.

40A:14-214 Employment protection for volunteer emergency responder. 2. a. As used in this act, "volunteer emergency responder" means an active member in good standing of a volunteer fire company, a volunteer member of a duly incorporated first aid, rescue or ambulance squad, or a…

40A:14-215 Appointment of EMTs by municipality. 1. a. The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the appointing authority of a municipality which employs emergency medical technicians may appoint as a member thereof any person who: (1) was employed as an eme…

40A:14-216 Reappointment of EMTs by municipality. 2. a. The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the appointing authority of a municipality which employs emergency medical technicians may reappoint as a member thereof any person who: (1) did not hold a per…

40A:14-22 Review of disciplinary conviction, arbitration in non-civil service municipality by member, officer of fire department. 40A:14-22. Any member or officer of a paid or part-paid fire department or force in a municipality wherein Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes is not…

40A:14-23. Judicially determined illegal suspension or dismissal; member or officer entitled to recover salary; proviso Whenever any member or officer of a paid or part-paid fire department or force shall be suspended or dismissed from his office, employment or position and such …

40A:14-24. Chaplains. 1. a. The governing body of any municipality, by ordinance, may provide for the appointment of one or more chaplains to the paid or part-paid fire department and force of the municipality. Any person so appointed to qualify shall be an ordained clergyman in …

40A:14-25. Decrease of force for reasons of economy The governing body of any municipality, if they shall deem it necessary for reasons of economy, may decrease the number of members and officers of the paid or part-paid fire department or force or their grades or ranks. In case …

40A:14-26. Emergency assistance for fire and police protection from other municipality; payment; rights in event of casualty or death In the event of an emergency the chief or head of any municipal fire department and force, volunteer fire company, municipal police department and…

40A:14-27. Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers If a member or officer of the paid or part-paid fire department or force is permanently disabled from injuries received while in the performance of his duties and the chief or official in charge of such …

40A:14-28. Defense for members or officers in any action or legal proceeding arising out of or incidental to performance of duties Whenever a member or officer of a municipal fire department or force is a defendant in any action or legal proceeding arising out of or incidental to…

40A:14-28.1 Applicability of "45-day" rule for violation of internal rules to paid members of fire departments. 4. A person shall not be removed from employment or a position as a paid member of a paid or part-paid fire department or force, whether that department or force be cre…

40A:14-29. Promotion of members and officers in certain municipalities In any municipality except in cities of the first class a promotion of any member or officer of the paid or part-paid fire department or force to a superior position shall be made from the membership of such d…

40A:14-3. Acting county fire marshal In the event that a county fire marshal shall become incapacitated or otherwise disabled, the board of chosen freeholders of the county may appoint an acting fire marshal to hold such office during the period of such incapacity or disability. …

40A:14-30. Removal from fire hazards of tangible personal property; custody; arrest of offenders Any member or officer of a municipal fire department or force subject to the rules and regulations thereof in connection with a fire may remove any tangible personal property involved…

40A:14-31. Transfer of a fire patrol to a municipality In any municipality wherein there is a fire patrol or protective association organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 9, Title 15 of the Revised Statutes, such fire patrol or protective association upon its discontinua…

40A:14-32. Use of fire fighting equipment by training organizations The governing body of any municipality or the board of fire commissioners of any fire district, by resolution, may authorize the use of their fire fighting equipment no longer required for operation by any county…

40A:14-33. Municipality may contribute money for general purposes of incorporated volunteer fire department In any municipality where there is an incorporated volunteer fire department which is limited to raising in any one year for the purposes of the department a definite sum, …

40A:14-34 Municipal appropriations to fire companies. 40A:14-34. The governing body of any municipality may raise and appropriate funds to be granted to the boards of fire commissioners of any fire district or volunteer fire companies located therein, up to a total annual appropr…

40A:14-35. Fire protection from adjoining municipality 40A:14-35. The governing body of a municipality may appropriate such sums of money as shall be deemed necessary to aid a municipal paid or part-paid fire department and force in an adjoining municipality, or to aid a board of…

40A:14-36. Compensation for losses sustained by volunteer firemen The governing body of a municipality, by resolution, may appropriate annually such sums of money as they shall deem necessary for the purpose of compensating any volunteer fireman, not in receipt of compensation fo…

40A:14-37 Volunteer firefighters' life insurance. 40A:14-37. a. In any fire district maintaining a volunteer fire department, or wherein there shall exist one or more incorporated volunteer fire companies affording fire protection to the fire district, the membership whereof are …

40A:14-38. Board of commissioners may continue insurance for volunteer firemen In any fire district in this State maintaining a volunteer fire department, or wherein there shall exist one or more incorporated volunteer fire companies affording fire protection to said fire distric…

40A:14-39. Other compensation not to affect eligibility to receive insurance benefits No member of any volunteer fire department or of any incorporated volunteer fire company shall be considered ineligible to receive said insurance benefits because he may otherwise receive any fo…