Title 40A, Title 40A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40A:14-132. Hours of service for uniformed members and officers; referendum The hours of employment of the uniformed members and officers of the police department and force in any municipality shall not exceed 8 continuous hours in any one day nor more than 40 hours in any one we…

40A:14-133. Days of employment and days off; emergency The days of employment of any member or officer of the police department or force, including any officer having supervision or regulation of traffic upon county roads, parks and parkways shall not exceed 6 days in any one wee…

40A:14-134. Certain emergencies; compensation "Emergency" as used herein shall include any unusual conditions caused by any circumstances or situation including shortages in the personnel of the police department or force caused by vacancies, sickness or injury, or by the taking …

40A:14-135. Appearance as witness; no loss in compensation The governing body of any municipality may, by ordinance, provide that whenever any member of the police department or force shall be required to appear before any grand jury or at any municipal, County, Superior or Supre…

40A:14-136. Leave of absence without pay; retention of pension and retirement benefits Leave of absence without pay may be granted by the authority in charge, to a member or officer of a municipal police department or force, in order that his services may be made available to the…

40A:14-137. Leaves of absence with pay to certain members and officers The governing body of any municipality, by ordinance, may provide for granting leaves of absence with pay not exceeding one year, to members and officers of its police department and force who shall be injured…

40A:14-137.1. Policemen or firemen; accrued vacation pay; payment upon death or retirement The governing body of any municipality having a paid police or fire department shall be authorized, upon the death or retirement in good standing of any permanent member of such municipal p…

40A:14-138. Delay in qualifying because of military service Any person who has been, or shall be, appointed as a member or officer of the municipal police department or force while serving in the armed services of the United States, and who has been, or shall be, delayed in quali…

40A:14-139. Clerks The governing body of any municipality, in their discretion, by ordinance, may provide for the appointment of a clerk for the police department or force and in any such ordinance shall prescribe his powers, functions and duties and fix the amount of his compens…

40A:14-14. Delay in qualifying because of military service Any person who has been, or shall be, appointed as a member or officer of the paid or part-paid fire department or force while serving in the armed services of the United States, and who has been, or shall be, delayed in …

40A:14-140. Drivers and attendants of police vehicles; other personnel The governing body of any municipality, by ordinance, may provide for the appointment of drivers and attendants of police vehicles and for the appointment of electrical equipment servicemen, janitors and matro…

40A:14-141. Chaplains The governing body of any municipality, by ordinance, may provide for the appointment of one or more chaplains to the police department or force. Any person appointed as chaplain shall be an ordained clergyman in good standing in the religious body from whic…

40A:14-142. Municipal prison keepers In any municipality having a municipal prison the governing body, by ordinance, may provide for the appointment of a prison keeper and upon such appointment he shall become a member of the police department or force of said municipality. L.197…

40A:14-143. 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 police department or force or their grades or ranks. In case of demotion fro…

40A:14-144. Temporary appointments When any member or officer of the police department or force of any municipality is granted a leave of absence pursuant to any law authorizing the granting of leaves of absence to persons entering the military service of the United States, or of…

40A:14-145. Appointment of temporary members and officers; general qualifications; termination of employment In any municipality wherein Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes is in operation, and a vacancy occurs in the police department or force by reason of the grant…

40A:14-146.1. Security officers In any city of the first class, the governing body may create the title of security officers under the classified service of civil service, and may appoint and commission as many security officers as it may deem necessary to patrol the grounds, bui…

40A:14-146.10 Special law enforcement officers. 3. a. Any local unit may, as it deems necessary, appoint special law enforcement officers sufficient to perform the duties and responsibilities permitted by local ordinances authorized by N.J.S.40A:14-118 or ordinance or resolution,…

40A:14-146.11 Training; classifications. 4. a. A person shall not commence the duties of a special law enforcement officer unless the person has successfully completed a training course approved by the commission and a special law enforcement officer shall not be issued a firearm…

40A:14-146.12. Uniforms Every special law enforcement officer prior to the commencement of his duties shall be furnished with a uniform which shall identify the officer's function. The uniform shall include, but not be limited to, a hat and appropriate badges which shall bear an …

40A:14-146.13. Fees a. Except as specified in subsection b. of this section, a local unit may charge a reasonable fee as may be fixed by the governing body for equipment and uniforms supplied pursuant to this act, but may not charge a fee for the costs of training or issuing a ce…

40A:14-146.14 Special law enforcement officers, appointment, terms, regulations. 7. a. Special law enforcement officers may be appointed for terms not to exceed one year, and the appointments may be revoked by the local unit for cause after adequate hearing, unless the appointmen…

40A:14-146.15 Powers. 8. The chief of police, or, in the absence of the chief, other chief law enforcement officer of the local unit wherein the officer is appointed, may authorize special law enforcement officers when on duty to exercise the same powers and authority as permanen…

40A:14-146.16 Limitation on hours. 9. a. Except as provided in subsection c. of this section, a special law enforcement officer shall not be employed for more than 20 hours per week by the local unit except that special law enforcement officers may be employed by the local unit f…

40A:14-146.17 Limitations on number, categories. 10. The local governing body shall by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, establish limitations upon the number and categories of special law enforcement officers which may be employed by the local unit in accordance with the …

40A:14-146.18 Residency requirement. 11. A local unit may provide by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, that certain or all special law enforcement officers shall be residents of the municipality or county in which they are employed. L.1985, c.439, s.11; amended 2013, c.21,…

40A:14-146.19 Establishment of housing authority police force by certain municipalities. 1. The governing body of every city of the first class having a population of more than 270,000 inhabitants, according to the 1990 federal decennial census, may, by ordinance, establish a hou…

40A:14-146.2 Current housing guards, patrolmen Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary relating to the qualification required for appointment to any municipal police force, any person holding position of employment as a housing guard or housing patrolman on the effec…

40A:14-146.20 Requirements for appointment as housing authority police officer. 2. No person may be appointed as a housing authority police officer pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1997, c.210 (C.40A:14-146.19) unless that person: a. Is a resident of this State; b. Is able to read, w…

40A:14-146.21 Training requirements for housing authority police officer. 3. a. A person appointed as a police officer for a housing authority police force pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1997, c.210 (C.40A:14-146.19) shall within one year of the date of his appointment successfully…

40A:14-146.22 Wearing of nameplate, metallic shield; exception. 4. Each housing authority police officer, when on duty, except when employed as a detective, shall wear in plain view a name plate and a metallic shield or device, in a style prescribed by the municipality, with the …

40A:14-146.23 Immunity from tort liability; benefits. 5. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, housing authority police officers appointed pursuant to this act shall have all the immunities from tort liability and shall have all the pension, relief, disabil…

40A:14-146.2a. New appointees Any person appointed to the position of housing guard or housing patrolman after the effective date of this 1985 amendatory and supplementary act shall be appointed to that position of employment after examination in accordance with the provisions of…

40A:14-146.3. Police powers a. Any officer appointed pursuant to section 1 of P.L. 1975, c. 189 (C. 40A:14-146.2) in any city of the second class with a population of more than 140,000 inhabitants, according to the 1970 federal census, or in any city of the second class with a po…

40A:14-146.4. Retirement system membership Any housing guard or housing patrolman on the effective date of this act appointed as a housing police officer pursuant to the provisions thereof shall be retained in the retirement system of which he is then a member, notwithstanding th…

40A:14-146.6. Identification card, badge or other identifying insignia; special law enforcement officers; differentiation from regular police Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the identification card, badge or other identifying insignia of any person who serves as a …

40A:14-146.7. Violations; penalty Any person who violates the provisions of this act shall be a disorderly person. L.1977, c. 131, s. 2.

40A:14-146.8. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Special Law Enforcement Officers' Act." L. 1985, c. 439, s. 1, eff. Jan. 13, 1986.

40A:14-146.9 Definitions. 2. As used in this act: a. "Commission" means the Police Training Commission established in the Department of Law and Public Safety pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-70); b. "Emergency" means any sudden, unexpected or unforeseeable event …

40A:14-147. Removal, suspension of police officer 40A:14-147. Except as otherwise provided by law, no permanent member or officer of the police department or force shall be removed from his office, employment or position for political reasons or for any cause other than incapacit…

40A:14-148. 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 police department or force, shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and documentary evidence.…

40A:14-149. Suspension pending hearing; commencement of hearing If any member or officer of the police 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 commenced within 30…

40A:14-149.1. Suspension of officer charged with offense Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, whenever any municipal police officer is charged under the law of this State, another state, or the United States, with an offense, said police officer may be suspended from pe…

40A:14-149.2. Reinstatement and recovery of withheld pay If a suspended police officer is found not guilty at trial, the charges are dismissed or the prosecution is terminated, said officer shall be reinstated to his position and shall be entitled to recover all pay withheld duri…

40A:14-149.3. Reimbursement of municipality of salary received during suspension by police officer if found guilty If any municipal police officer is suspended with pay and is found guilty of the charges brought against him said police officer shall reimburse the municipality for…

40A:14-15. Temporary vacancy due to military service When any member or officer of the fire department or force of any municipality is granted a leave of absence pursuant to any law authorizing the granting of leaves of absence to persons entering the military service of the Unit…