Title 53, Title 53: STATE POLICE

53:3-13. Petty cash fund; bond of disbursing officers The superintendent shall establish a petty cash account from the annual appropriations to the amount of five thousand dollars, and shall authorize designated commissioned officers to make disbursements from this account in all…

53:3-14. Payment of departmental expenses All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this title shall be presented for payment by the superintendent after the same have been duly approved by him, and shall be paid in the same manner as other claims are paid by the st…

53:3-2. Local patrol stations; right to acquire use of lands for The superintendent shall from time to time establish headquarters and patrol stations in such localities as he shall deem most advisable for the protection of the rural and suburban portions of the state, and for th…

53:3-3. Equipment provided; sale of unusable property The superintendent shall provide the state police within the amount of appropriations therefor, with uniforms, emergency and first aid outfits, weapons, horses, horse equipment, horse drawn and motor vehicles, and all other su…

53:3-4. Deductions for damage to property The superintendent shall make charges against any member of the state police for property of the department lost or destroyed through the carelessness or neglect of such member, and if it shall be determined that such loss or destruction …

53:3-5. Uniforms for state police The members of the department of state police shall wear the following standard uniform, subject to state police regulations: a. Winter uniform: French blue blouse, dark blue breeches with yellow stripe, cap with dark blue band and French blue be…

53:3-6. Penalty for wearing or imitating uniform No person other than a member of the department of state police shall, directly or indirectly, wear, use, or order to be worn or used, copy or imitate in any respect or manner the standard uniforms specified in section 53:3-5 of th…

53:3-7. Markings on vehicles The vehicles used by the state police for purposes of investigation and detective operations need not be marked as state property, and need bear only such license plates as are required on privately owned vehicles.

53:3-8. Establishment; "sending and receiving" stations There shall be established a basic system of teletype communication providing for "sending and receiving" stations at each of the state police troop headquarters and department headquarters and such other "sending and receiv…

53:3-9. Superintendent to install and operate basic system; personnel, civil service rights; title The superintendent is authorized to install and operate such basic system and employ the necessary personnel for its operation and maintenance. The persons so employed may be member…