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2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 40A - MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
Chapter 14 - County fire marshal; appointment; salary.
- Section 40a:14-1 - County fire marshal; appointment; salary.
- Section 40a:14-1.1 - Creation of arson investigation unit.
- Section 40a:14-2 - County fire marshal; powers and duties.
- Section 40a:14-3 - Acting county fire marshal
- Section 40a:14-6 - County fire marshal's powers not to conflict
- Section 40a:14-7 - Creation and establishment of fire departments and forces
- Section 40a:14-7.1 - Arson investigation unit
- Section 40a:14-9 - General qualifications of members; temporary appointments; absences from duty.
- Section 40a:14-9.1 - Requirement of residency in municipality; prohibition
- Section 40a:14-9.2 - Municipalities wherein civil service operative; residency requirements
- Section 40a:14-9.4 - Promotions; preference to resident
- Section 40a:14-9.6 - Municipalities without civil service; promotions; preference to resident
- Section 40a:14-9.7 - Continuance in service; persons appointed under repealed acts; non-observance of residency requirements
- Section 40a:14-9.8 - Residency in state; requirement for employment
- Section 40a:14-9.9 - Appointments to municipal fire department, force of certain firefighters.
- Section 40a:14-10.1 - Residence requirements for persons discharged or released from the military service
- Section 40a:14-10.1a - Fire departments; priority of eligibility for initial appointment; preference, certain.
- Section 40a:14-12 - Age requirements for members
- Section 40a:14-12.1 - Fire signal system repairman or lineman; appointment to uniformed firefighting position
- Section 40a:14-12.2 - Rights and benefits of appointees
- Section 40a:14-12.3 - Membership in retirement system
- Section 40a:14-12.4 - Appointment of firefighters under certain circumstances.
- Section 40a:14-13 - Appointment of temporary members and officers; termination of temporary employment
- Section 40a:14-14 - Delay in qualifying because of military service
- Section 40a:14-15 - Temporary vacancy due to military service
- Section 40a:14-16 - Leaves of absence with pay to certain members and officers
- Section 40a:14-17 - Indeterminate terms of office
- Section 40a:14-18 - Minimum salary for firemen in municipalities located in counties other than of the first or second class
- Section 40a:14-19 - Suspension and removal of members and officers
- Section 40a:14-19.1 - Definitions relative to certain firefighter retirement procedures for certain injured firefighters.
- Section 40a:14-20 - Hearings
- Section 40a:14-21 - Suspension pending hearing; commencement of hearing
- Section 40a:14-22 - Review of disciplinary conviction, arbitration in non-civil service municipality by member, officer of fire department.
- Section 40a:14-23 - Judicially determined illegal suspension or dismissal; member or officer entitled to recover salary; proviso
- Section 40a:14-24 - Chaplains
- Section 40a:14-25 - Decrease of force for reasons of economy
- Section 40a:14-26 - Emergency assistance for fire and police protection from other municipality; payment; rights in event of casualty or death
- Section 40a:14-27 - Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers
- Section 40a:14-28 - Defense for members or officers in any action or legal proceeding arising out of or incidental to performance of duties
- Section 40a:14-28.1 - Applicability of "45-day" rule for violation of internal rules to paid members of fire departments.
- Section 40a:14-29 - Promotion of members and officers in certain municipalities
- Section 40a:14-30 - Removal from fire hazards of tangible personal property; custody; arrest of offenders
- Section 40a:14-31 - Transfer of a fire patrol to a municipality
- Section 40a:14-32 - Use of fire fighting equipment by training organizations
- Section 40a:14-33 - Municipality may contribute money for general purposes of incorporated volunteer fire department
- Section 40a:14-34 - Municipal appropriations to fire companies
- Section 40a:14-35 - Fire protection from adjoining municipality
- Section 40a:14-36 - Compensation for losses sustained by volunteer firemen
- Section 40a:14-37 - Volunteer firefighters' life insurance.
- Section 40a:14-38 - Board of commissioners may continue insurance for volunteer firemen
- Section 40a:14-39 - Other compensation not to affect eligibility to receive insurance benefits
- Section 40a:14-41 - Conversion of volunteer to paid fire department; referendum
- Section 40a:14-42 - Appointment of volunteer firemen or other persons to paid positions
- Section 40a:14-43 - Appointment of volunteer firemen or other persons to newly established paid fire department
- Section 40a:14-44 - Appointment of volunteer firemen or other persons to a part-paid fire department
- Section 40a:14-45 - Service credits and conditions upon appointments to paid or part-paid fire departments
- Section 40a:14-46 - Two-platoon system in certain municipalities having a paid fire department and force
- Section 40a:14-47 - Two-platoon system for fire department in certain municipalities; establishment; referendum
- Section 40a:14-48 - Two-platoon system for fire department in cities of the first class; emergency service; compensatory time off
- Section 40a:14-49 - Fifty-six hour week for members and officers; referendum
- Section 40a:14-50 - Certain emergency service and compensation
- Section 40a:14-51 - Emergency service; compensatory time off
- Section 40a:14-52 - Schedule of hours of actual duty
- Section 40a:14-53 - Traffic regulations in fire areas
- Section 40a:14-54 - Firemen in the performance of their duties to have powers of police officers
- Section 40a:14-54.1 - Authority at scene of fire of fire official in charge of supervision or direction of operations
- Section 40a:14-55 - Definitions relating to fire departments and exempt firemen
- Section 40a:14-56 - Exempt fireman certificate; eligibility.
- Section 40a:14-57 - Verified list of nonexempt members to be filed with municipal clerk
- Section 40a:14-58 - Members of volunteer fire company on disbandment entitled to exempt fireman certificates
- Section 40a:14-59 - Issuance of exempt fireman certificates.
- Section 40a:14-60 - Tenure of exempt firemen in office, position or employment of State, county, municipality, school board or board of education; removal upon charges af
- Section 40a:14-61 - Exempt firemen entitled to certain rights, privileges or benefits
- Section 40a:14-62 - Tenure of exempt fireman in office, position or employment of intermunicipal commissions
- Section 40a:14-63 - Office or position held by an exempt fireman not to be abolished or changed or emoluments reduced to terminate services
- Section 40a:14-64 - Tenure in office held by an exempt fireman
- Section 40a:14-65 - Office not to be abolished for economy reasons or otherwise to terminate services of an exempt fireman having tenure; exceptions
- Section 40a:14-67 - Intermunicipal fire departments and forces
- Section 40a:14-68 - Contracts with volunteer fire companies; member holding public office.
- Section 40a:14-70 - Fire district designation; procedure; election of commissioners
- Section 40a:14-70.1 - Establishment of a volunteer fire company within a fire district; contract with volunteer fire company outside fire district
- Section 40a:14-70.2 - Fire district to maintain Internet website, webpage; contents.
- Section 40a:14-71 - Nominating petitions.
- Section 40a:14-72 - Annual fire district elections
- Section 40a:14-72.1 - Moving date of election for fire district; revision of boundary lines.
- Section 40a:14-72.2 - Rules, regulations.
- Section 40a:14-73 - Form of ballot
- Section 40a:14-74 - Elections; notice; publication; eligibility of voters
- Section 40a:14-75 - Use of voting machines
- Section 40a:14-76 - Polls; hours
- Section 40a:14-77 - Manner of conducting elections
- Section 40a:14-78 - Appropriation to be voted upon, form of question
- Section 40a:14-78.1 - Fire district budget; time of introduction; public hearing; notice
- Section 40a:14-78.2 - Adoption of fire district budget; public hearing
- Section 40a:14-78.3 - Amendments; hearing; notice
- Section 40a:14-78.4 - Adoption of budget; time; advertisement
- Section 40a:14-78.5 - Adoption of budget amendments.
- Section 40a:14-78.6 - Fire district budget to provide separate sections.
- Section 40a:14-78.7 - Separate items in operating appropriations section
- Section 40a:14-78.8 - Separate items in fire district budget
- Section 40a:14-78.9 - Transfer of appropriations between items.
- Section 40a:14-78.10 - Reserve item transfers
- Section 40a:14-78.11 - Emergency appropriations
- Section 40a:14-78.12 - 3% limit
- Section 40a:14-78.13 - Emergency appropriation resolution
- Section 40a:14-78.14 - Deferred charge
- Section 40a:14-78.15 - Financing of emergency appropriation
- Section 40a:14-78.16 - Fiscal year
- Section 40a:14-78.17 - Temporary budget
- Section 40a:14-79 - Tax assessment
- Section 40a:14-80 - Borrowing money in anticipation of revenue
- Section 40a:14-81 - Board of fire commissioners; general powers
- Section 40a:14-81.1 - Fire districts; paid positions; establishment; resolution; procedure for passage; publication
- Section 40a:14-81.2 - Qualifications for appointment to paid position.
- Section 40a:14-81.3 - Supervisory authority
- Section 40a:14-81.4 - Employees and volunteer firemen; reimbursement for expenses and losses
- Section 40a:14-81.5 - Travel expenses; advances
- Section 40a:14-82 - Limitation of average hours of duty for uniformed members of fire district fire departments
- Section 40a:14-83 - Leasing space in building of fire district
- Section 40a:14-84 - Revenue for fire district purposes; limitations; meetings
- Section 40a:14-85 - Acquisition of property and equipment for fire districts; limitations; referendum for issuance of bonds
- Section 40a:14-85.1 - Appropriations by fire districts
- Section 40a:14-86 - Voting on bond issue of fire district; issuance and sale
- Section 40a:14-86.1 - Fire district bonds; bond anticipation notes
- Section 40a:14-87 - Payments of interest and principal; inclusion in budget; borrowing to pay
- Section 40a:14-88 - Compensation for members of boards of fire commissioners
- Section 40a:14-89 - Fire district treasurer, custodian of money; bond; annual audit
- Section 40a:14-90 - Enlargement of fire district
- Section 40a:14-90.1 - Consolidation of fire districts by two or more municipalities.
- Section 40a:14-90.2 - Consolidation of fire districts within municipality.
- Section 40a:14-91 - Dissolution of fire district
- Section 40a:14-92 - Cancellation of taxes or refunds on dissolution of fire district
- Section 40a:14-93 - Illegally created fire district; abatements or refunds
- Section 40a:14-94 - Formation of new municipalities; abolition of fire district; apportionment of assets and liabilities
- Section 40a:14-95 - Establishment of Junior Firemen's Auxiliary
- Section 40a:14-96 - Membership in Junior Firemen's Auxiliary, minimum age.
- Section 40a:14-97 - Insurance coverage for members
- Section 40a:14-98 - Rules, regulations governing Junior Firemen's Auxiliary.
- Section 40a:14-100 - Section 40:47-51 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal
- Section 40a:14-105.1 - Volunteer firemen's song
- Section 40a:14-106 - County police; establishment
- Section 40a:14-106a - 45-day filing deadline
- Section 40a:14-106.1 - First or second class counties; grant of general authority by ordinance or resolution
- Section 40a:14-106.2 - Training for officers; necessity
- Section 40a:14-106.3 - Inapplicability to county park police department or system
- Section 40a:14-107 - General powers of county police
- Section 40a:14-107.1 - Employee benefits of county law enforcement officer in lawful exercise of statewide police powers
- Section 40a:14-108 - Hours of service for uniformed members and officers; referendum
- Section 40a:14-109 - Doorman and mechanic have rank of patrolman
- Section 40a:14-110 - Minimum salary for county and county park policemen in counties other than of the first and second class
- Section 40a:14-111 - Promotion of members and officers in certain cases
- Section 40a:14-112 - Appearance as witness; no loss in compensation
- Section 40a:14-113 - Leaves of absence with pay to certain members and officers
- Section 40a:14-114 - Delay in qualifying because of military service
- Section 40a:14-115 - Decrease of force for reasons of economy
- Section 40a:14-116 - Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers; conditions
- Section 40a:14-117 - Defense for members or officers in any action or legal proceeding arising out of or incidental to performance of duties
- Section 40a:14-118 - Police force; creation and establishment; regulation; members; chief of police; powers and duties
- Section 40a:14-118.1 - Municipal police vehicles to be equipped with mobile video recording system.
- Section 40a:14-118.2 - Rules, regulations.
- Section 40a:14-122 - General qualifications of members of police department and force; temporary appointments; absences from duty
- Section 40a:14-122.1 - Requirement of residency in municipality; prohibition
- Section 40a:14-122.2 - Municipalities wherein civil service laws operative; residency requirements
- Section 40a:14-122.4 - Promotions; preference to resident
- Section 40a:14-122.6 - Promotions; preference to residents
- Section 40a:14-122.7 - Continuance in service; persons appointed under repealed acts; non-observance of residency requirements
- Section 40a:14-122.8 - Residency in state; requirement for employment
- Section 40a:14-123.1 - Residence requirements for persons discharged or released from the military service
- Section 40a:14-123.1a - Police departments; priority of eligibility for initial appointment; preference, certain.
- Section 40a:14-127 - Age requirements
- Section 40a:14-127.1 - Reappointment of certain law enforcement officers.
- Section 40a:14-127.2 - Other qualifications
- Section 40a:14-127.3 - Rate of pension contributions
- Section 40a:14-128 - Indeterminate term of office
- Section 40a:14-129 - Promotion of members and officers in certain municipalities
- Section 40a:14-130 - Promotion of members and officers in certain cases
- Section 40a:14-131 - Minimum salary for policemen in municipalities located in counties other than of the first or second class
- Section 40a:14-132 - Hours of service for uniformed members and officers; referendum
- Section 40a:14-133 - Days of employment and days off; emergency
- Section 40a:14-134 - Certain emergencies; compensation
- Section 40a:14-135 - Appearance as witness; no loss in compensation
- Section 40a:14-136 - Leave of absence without pay; retention of pension and retirement benefits
- Section 40a:14-137 - Leaves of absence with pay to certain members and officers
- Section 40a:14-137.1 - Policemen or firemen; accrued vacation pay; payment upon death or retirement
- Section 40a:14-138 - Delay in qualifying because of military service
- Section 40a:14-139 - Clerks
- Section 40a:14-140 - Drivers and attendants of police vehicles; other personnel
- Section 40a:14-141 - Chaplains
- Section 40a:14-142 - Municipal prison keepers
- Section 40a:14-143 - Decrease of force for reasons of economy
- Section 40a:14-144 - Temporary appointments
- Section 40a:14-145 - Appointment of temporary members and officers; general qualifications; termination of employment
- Section 40a:14-146.1 - Security officers
- Section 40a:14-146.2 - Current housing guards, patrolmen
- Section 40a:14-146.2a - New appointees
- Section 40a:14-146.3 - Police powers
- Section 40a:14-146.4 - Retirement system membership
- Section 40a:14-146.6 - Identification card, badge or other identifying insignia; special law enforcement officers; differentiation from regular police
- Section 40a:14-146.7 - Violations; penalty
- Section 40a:14-146.8 - Short title
- Section 40a:14-146.9 - Definitions
- Section 40a:14-146.10 - Special law enforcement officers
- Section 40a:14-146.11 - Training; classifications
- Section 40a:14-146.12 - Uniforms
- Section 40a:14-146.13 - Fees
- Section 40a:14-146.14 - Special law enforcement officers, appointment, term, regulations
- Section 40a:14-146.15 - Powers
- Section 40a:14-146.16 - Limitations on hours
- Section 40a:14-146.17 - Limitations on number, categories
- Section 40a:14-146.18 - Residency requirement
- Section 40a:14-146.19 - Establishment of housing authority police force by certain municipalities.
- Section 40a:14-146.20 - Requirements for appointment as housing authority police officer.
- Section 40a:14-146.21 - Training requirements for housing authority police officer.
- Section 40a:14-146.22 - Wearing of nameplate, metallic shield; exception.
- Section 40a:14-146.23 - Immunity from tort liability; benefits.
- Section 40a:14-147 - Removal, suspension of police officer
- Section 40a:14-148 - Hearings
- Section 40a:14-149 - Suspension pending hearing; commencement of hearing
- Section 40a:14-149.1 - Suspension of officer charged with offense
- Section 40a:14-149.2 - Reinstatement and recovery of withheld pay
- Section 40a:14-149.3 - Reimbursement of municipality of salary received during suspension by police officer if found guilty
- Section 40a:14-150 - Review of disciplinary conviction, arbitration in non-civil service municipality by member, officer of police department.
- Section 40a:14-151 - Judicially determined illegal suspension or dismissal; member or officer entitled to recover salary; proviso
- Section 40a:14-152 - Members and officers shall have powers of peace officers and constables
- Section 40a:14-152.1 - Municipal police officer; power of arrest for crime committed in his presence anywhere within state
- Section 40a:14-152.2 - Immunity from tort liability; provision of benefits for police, law enforcement officer exercising Statewide police powers; exemptions; terms defined
- Section 40a:14-153 - Records and badges of awards to members and officers
- Section 40a:14-154 - Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers; conditions
- Section 40a:14-155 - Legal expenses of police officers
- Section 40a:14-156 - Police assistance in other municipality; payment; rights in event of casualty or death
- Section 40a:14-156.1 - Mutual police, fire aid in emergency, agreements between municipalities; interstate authority
- Section 40a:14-156.2 - Members of police, fire department, volunteer fire company; powers, authority, immunity
- Section 40a:14-156.3 - Injury or death benefits
- Section 40a:14-156.4 - Suspension of acts to provide emergency assistance; declaration of civilian defense and disaster control emergency
- Section 40a:14-157 - Public auction of property
- Section 40a:14-158 - Special joint municipal police force
- Section 40a:14-159 - Chapter 151 of the laws of 1958 saved from repeal
- Section 40a:14-159.1 - Chapter 303 of the laws of 1969 saved from repeal
- Section 40a:14-160 - Section 40:47-12 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal
- Section 40a:14-161 - Chapter 188 of the laws of 1959 saved from repeal
- Section 40a:14-162 - Chapter 56 of the laws of 1962 saved from repeal
- Section 40a:14-163 - Chapter 187 of the laws of 1964 saved from repeal
- Section 40a:14-164 - Chapter 288 of the laws of 1966 saved from repeal
- Section 40a:14-172 - Section 40:174-148 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal
- Section 40a:14-176 - Statutes repealed
- Section 40a:14-177 - Attendance at State, national convention of certain organizations.
- Section 40a:14-178 - Liability for training costs; terms defined.
- Section 40a:14-178.1 - Liability for certain costs for training certain law enforcement personnel; definitions.
- Section 40a:14-179 - Base salaries of police chief, deputy chief
- Section 40a:14-180 - Appointment of certain county, municipal, sheriff's law enforcement officers.
- Section 40a:14-180.1 - Appointment of certain municipal police officers.
- Section 40a:14-180.2 - Appointment of certain county correctional officers.
- Section 40a:14-181 - Adoption of guidelines for internal affairs by law enforcement agency
- Section 40a:14-181.1 - Definitions regarding motor vehicle, traffic violations.
- Section 40a:14-181.2 - Police ticket quota for motor vehicle violations prohibited; permitted use of statistics.
- Section 40a:14-182 - Federal firefighters, certain; appointment.
- Section 40a:14-183 - Short title.
- Section 40a:14-184 - Definitions relative to retirement benefits for certain municipal emergency services volunteers.
- Section 40a:14-185 - Establishment, termination of length of service award program, referendum.
- Section 40a:14-186 - Length of service award programs, defined contribution programs.
- Section 40a:14-187 - Abolishment, amendment of length of service award program, special vote.
- Section 40a:14-188 - Provision of length of service award program not required; program requirements
- Section 40a:14-189 - Award subject to contribution requirements.
- Section 40a:14-190 - Maintenance of records.
- Section 40a:14-191 - Annual certification list.
- Section 40a:14-192 - Review of annual certification list.
- Section 40a:14-193 - Existing programs deemed valid; conditions for continuation.
- Section 40a:14-194 - Regulations.
- Section 40a:14-194.1 - Additional penalties, fines
- Section 40a:14-195 - County law enforcement crisis intervention services program.
- Section 40a:14-196 - Availability of program.
- Section 40a:14-197 - Provision of debriefing, counseling services.
- Section 40a:14-198 - County crisis intervention services advisory council.
- Section 40a:14-199 - Immunities, benefits of search, rescue teams.
- Section 40a:14-200 - Definitions relative to suspension, termination of certain law enforcement officers, firefighters.
- Section 40a:14-201 - Law enforcement officer, firefighter, suspension, termination, final determination, payment status.
- Section 40a:14-202 - Hearing on complaint, charges, final disposition, appeal.
- Section 40a:14-203 - Recommendation of administrative law judge, payment status.
- Section 40a:14-204 - Submission of decision to Civil Service Commission.
- Section 40a:14-205 - Final determination of appeal.
- Section 40a:14-206 - Payment status during appeal of termination.
- Section 40a:14-207 - Establishment of Law Enforcement and Firefighter Unit.
- Section 40a:14-208 - Rules, regulations.
- Section 40a:14-209 - Suspension, termination not subject to Title 11A, payment status.
- Section 40a:14-210 - Appeal to arbitration, final determination, payment status.
- Section 40a:14-211 - Rules, regulations promulgated by Public Employment Relations Commission.
- Section 40a:14-212 - Reimbursement to employing agency.
- Section 40a:14-213 - Short title.
- Section 40a:14-214 - Employment protection for volunteer emergency responder.
- Section 40a:14-215 - Appointment of EMTs by municipality.
- Section 40a:14-216 - Reappointment of EMTs by municipality.
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