Title 40A, Title 40A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40A:9-117.4. Deputy sheriffs; identification and badges The sheriff shall issue identification and badges to such deputy sheriffs as he shall designate and approve. L.1975, c. 272, s. 3, eff. Jan. 8, 1976.

40A:9-117.5. Chief warrant officer A sheriff may appoint a chief warrant officer to serve for a term of one year without having to take a civil service examination. The chief warrant officer shall have full police officer status as is granted to other sheriff's officers, provided…

40A:9-117.5a. Inapplicability of act to tenure attained prior to effective date This act shall not adversely affect tenure attained by a chief warrant officer prior to the effective date thereof pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1976, c. 85 (C. 40A:9-117.5). L.1983, c. 286, s. 3,…

40A:9-117.6. Sheriff's officers; appointment; duties The sheriff of each county shall, subject to the budget of the county, appoint such persons as may be necessary, to the position of sheriff's officer, pursuant to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, where applic…

40A:9-117.6a Applicability of "45-day" rule for violation of internal rules to sheriff's officers. 2. A person shall not be removed from employment or a position as a sheriff's officer, or suspended, fined or reduced in rank for a violation of the internal rules and regulations e…

40A:9-117.7. Person appointed to perform duties listed in s. 40A:9-117.6 as sheriff's officer Any person who is appointed on or after the effective date of this act to perform the duties set forth in section 1 of this act shall be appointed as a sheriff's officer. L.1982, c. 133,…

40A:9-117.8. Court attendants; application for appointment as sheriff's officer Every duly appointed employee holding permanent civil service status in a title the functions of which encompass the performance of duties set forth in section 1 of this act, may apply to the sheriff …

40A:9-117.9. Seniority; inclusion of permanent time in grade in former titles; reclassification of provisional civil service status Seniority for employees appointed as sheriff's officers pursuant to this act shall be calculated so as to include permanent time in grade in their f…

40A:9-117a. Sheriff's investigators The sheriff of each county may appoint a number of persons, not to exceed 15% of the total number of sheriff's officers employed by the sheriff and set forth in the sheriff's table of organization in the county budget, to the position of sherif…

40A:9-117b Appointment, transfer of certain law enforcement officers permitted. 1. a. For the purposes of P.L.1985, c.439 (C.40A:14-146.8 et seq.), a county sheriff of a county that has established a county police department or force shall be entitled to act as a local unit, as d…

40A:9-118. Compensation of criminal identification bureau personnel In counties having criminal identification bureaus in the office of the sheriffs of said counties, the board of chosen freeholders, by resolution, shall provide for the appointment and duties of the personnel of …

40A:9-119. Status of criminal identification bureau personnel Identification clerks having served 5 years as such, shall be classified as identification officers and upon reaching such status shall receive the salaries of identification officers starting with the minimum annual s…

40A:9-119.1. Field representative of narcotic education; permanent appointment with competitive examination Any person who has held on a temporary basis the position of field representative of narcotic education in the office of the sheriff of a county of the first class, and who…

40A:9-119.2. Director of bureau of narcotics; appointment The sheriff of any county may appoint any person who, at the time of his appointment, has: a. served for 10 years or more as a law enforcement official, three years of which shall have been in a supervisory position that i…

40A:9-12. Vacancy from any cause other than expiration of term or filing of petition for recall In any county or municipality, whenever a vacancy in office occurs from any cause other than expiration of the term of office or the filing of petition for recall, such vacancy shall b…

40A:9-12.1 Vacancy deemed on resignation, incapacity, death, residence, absence, or removal; filling unexpired term. 1. The office of any person appointed to a specified term, with or without compensation, by the governing body or chief executive of any local unit, including pers…

40A:9-127. Actions for money payable to or by constables; jurisdiction 40A:9-127. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over actions or proceedings involving money payable to or by a constable and may make appropriate orders and judgments, in a summary manner, in the case of…

40A:9-127.1 Functions, powers, duties, constable, abolished. 1. All of the functions, powers, and duties previously awarded to a constable appointed prior to the elimination of the position of constable pursuant to P.L.2023, c.250 (C.40A:9-127.1 et al.) are hereby abolished. L.20…

40A:9-127.2 Validity, compensation provisions, municipal employment contract, appointed constable prior; powers, duties, null and void. 52. This act shall not impair the validity of the compensation provisions of a municipal employment contract for a person appointed as a constab…

40A:9-128. Statutes repealed The following sections, acts and parts of acts, together with all amendments and supplements thereto, are hereby repealed. Revised Statutes Sections 40:21-1, 40:21-2 40:21-4 40:21-6 40:21-7 amended 1953, c. 37 40:21-16, 40:21-17 40:21-18, 40:21-18.1 4…

40A:9-128.1 County not to issue badge to elected official which may be mistaken for law enforcement badge. 3. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a county shall not issue a law enforcement badge or a badge that may be mistaken as a law enforcement badge to an…

40A:9-129. Officials; facsimile of signatures; seal; statement of terms of office to be filed with Secretary of State In every municipality, the mayor or other chief executive and the clerk, upon taking office, shall each file with the Secretary of State a facsimile of his signat…

40A:9-130. Mayor; term; town certain, mayor, council terms 40A:9-130. a. In every municipality, unless otherwise provided by law and except as provided under subsection b. of this section, the term of office for the mayor shall be 4 years. b. In every town operating under a speci…

40A:9-131. Acting mayor In every municipality, unless otherwise provided by law, if a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor, by reason of death, resignation or otherwise, the presiding officer of the governing body shall become the acting mayor until a successor is elected and qu…

40A:9-132. Mayor to vote in certain cases In every municipality, unless otherwise provided by law, if the governing body shall fail (a) to organize and elect a president or chairman at its annual meeting held for such purpose, (b) to fill any vacancy in office or position, (c) to…

40A:9-133 Municipal clerk, appointment, duties. 40A:9-133. a. In every municipality there shall be a municipal clerk appointed for a three-year term by the governing body of the municipality. The requirement that every municipality shall have a municipal clerk may be fulfilled by…

40A:9-133.1. Municipal clerks, appointment, continuation, tenure 1. a. The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, commencing on the effective date of P.L.1981, c.394, all municipal clerks shall hold office by virtue of appointment pursuant to the provisions …

40A:9-133.10 Renewal of certificates; conditions; fee. 8. a. Commencing October 1, 1998 all registered municipal clerk certificates issued pursuant to section 3 or section 4 of P.L.1985, c.174 (C.40A:9-133.3 or C.40A:9-133.4), or section 7 of P.L.1997, c.279 (C.40A:9-133.9) shall…

40A:9-133.11. Rules, regulations 9. The director is authorized to adopt, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such regulations, forms and procedures as may be necessary to carry out the terms of this act. L.1997,c. 279, s.9.…

40A:9-133.12. Costs of complying with requirements; "costs" defined 10. Nothing in P.L.1997, c.279 (C.40A:9-133.9 et al.) shall be construed as requiring a municipal governing body to pay any of the costs an individual may incur in complying with the requirements for obtaining or…

40A:9-133.2. Application for examination; qualifications 2. Commencing on the effective date of P.L.1985, c.174, the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs shall hold examinations semiannually, and at such other times as he ma…

40A:9-133.3. Certification; fee 3. Upon the successful completion of the examination by an applicant, a certificate shall be issued to the applicant as a registered municipal clerk. The certificate fee shall be $50 payable to the order of the State Treasurer. L.1985,c.174,s.3; am…

40A:9-133.5. Revocation, suspension. Any registered municipal clerk certificate may be revoked or suspended by the director for dishonest practices; or willful or intentional failure, neglect, or refusal to comply with the Constitution of the State of New Jersey or laws relating …

40A:9-133.6. Certificate necessary for reappointment Commencing January 1, 1986, no person shall be reappointed as municipal clerk in any municipality unless he shall hold a registered municipal clerk certificate issued pursuant to this act. L. 1985, c. 174, s. 6, eff. May 31, 19…

40A:9-133.7 Reappointment, removal, dismissal. 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, any person who: a. Shall be reappointed municipal clerk subsequent to having received a registered municipal clerk certificate pursuant to P.L.1985, c.174 and having…

40A:9-133.8. Tenure starting in 1986 Commencing January 1, 1986, no municipal clerk shall acquire tenure of office under any law of this State unless he holds a registered municipal clerk certificate issued pursuant to this act. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to…

40A:9-134 Tenure for municipal clerks. 40A:9-134. On or before December 31, 1985, any person holding the office of municipal clerk in any municipality and having held such office continuously for five years from the date of his original appointment shall have tenure in such offic…

40A:9-134.1. Municipality to provide clerk with means of defense in certain actions, legal proceedings The governing body of a municipality shall provide its municipal clerk with necessary means for the defense of any action or legal proceeding arising out of and directly related…

40A:9-135. Deputy municipal clerk 40A:9-135. a. The governing body of any municipality, by ordinance, may create the office of deputy municipal clerk and provide for appointments thereto, his compensation, term thereof and the powers, duties and functions of such office. During t…

40A:9-136. Administrator; powers and duties 40A:9-136. The governing body of any municipality, by ordinance, may create the office of municipal administrator and delegate to him all or a portion of the executive responsibilities of the municipality. He shall receive such compensa…

40A:9-137. Administrator; appointment; term of office Appointment to the office of municipal administrator shall be made by the mayor or chief executive officer of the municipality with the advice and consent of the governing body. In townships and in municipalities with a commis…

40A:9-138. Administrator; removal from office The municipal administrator may be removed by a 2/3 vote of the governing body. The resolution of removal shall become effective 3 months after its adoption by the governing body. The governing body may provide that the resolution sha…

40A:9-139. Attorney; appointment; term In every municipality the governing body, by ordinance, shall provide for the appointment of a municipal attorney who may be designated as the corporation counsel or municipal attorney and unless otherwise provided by law the term of office …

40A:9-140. Engineer; appointment; compensation; term In every municipality the governing body, by ordinance, shall provide for the appointment of a municipal engineer and fix his compensation in an annual salary or fixed fee basis or at an hourly rate and based upon actual time a…

40A:9-140.1 Definitions. 1. As used in this act: a. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services. b. "Municipal finance officer" means a municipal director of finance, assistant director of finance, fiscal officer, municipal comptroller, assistant co…

40A:9-140.10 Municipality required to have chief financial officer; exceptions. 5. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, in every municipality there shall be a chief financial officer appointed by the governing body of the municipality. The requirement tha…