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TITLE 40A - MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
Section 40A:9
- 40A:9-1.1 - Director of safety; appointment of non-resident; ordinance
- 40A:9-1.2 - Municipal treasurer; appointment of nonresident; ordinance
- 40A:9-1.3 - Bona fide residents of local unit; officers and employees; resolution or ordinance
- 40A:9-1.4 - Eligibility of applicants in local units subject to civil service
- 40A:9-1.5 - Nonresident appointees to become bona fide residents; failure to maintain; grounds for removal or discharge
- 40A:9-1.6 - Unavailability of qualified residents for available specific positions or employments; appointment of other qualified applicants; preference schedule; conditions of employment; notice to and classification by civil service commission
- 40A:9-1.7 - Specific positions and employments requiring special talents or skills; filling without reference to residency
- 40A:9-1.8 - Preference in promotion
- 40A:9-1.9 - Application of act on and after effective date
- 40A:9-1.10 - Preemption of order of court or of state or federal agency to eliminate discrimination
- 40A:9-1.11 - Definitions
- 40A:9-1.12 - Local elective office; residency requirement; vacancy upon cessation of residency
- 40A:9-1.13 - Eligibility for candidacy or appointment to local elective office
- 40A:9-1.14 - Inapplicability of s. 40A:9-1.13 to special municipal charters
- 40A:9-1.15 - Residency requirement waiver
- 40A:9-2 - Appointees to have the required qualifications in cases of scientific engineering skill
- 40A:9-3 - Discrimination by reason of age; exceptions
- 40A:9-4 - Dual office holding
- 40A:9-5 - Rights of certain employees transferred to other positions
- 40A:9-6 - De facto officers and employees; right to compensation
- 40A:9-7 - Leaves of absence with pay to certain officers and employees
- 40A:9-7.1 - Leaves of absence; athletic competition on world, Pan American or Olympic level; reimbursement by state
- 40A:9-7.2 - Leave of absence for members of legislature
- 40A:9-7.3 - Unpaid leaves of absence for union officers, representatives of certain public employees
- 40A:9-8 - Salaries; power of Civil Service Commission
- 40A:9-9 - Appointments; permanent and temporary
- 40A:9-9.1 - Oath of office administered
- 40A:9-9.2 - Directory of local authorities, boards, commissions
- 40A:9-10 - Compensation; exceptions
- 40A:9-10.1 - Contracts for lesser salaries, wages or compensation
- 40A:9-10.2 - Payment for accumulated sick leave by political subdivision, noncivil service
- 40A:9-10.3 - Payment for accumulated vacation leave by political subdivision, noncivil service
- 40A:9-10.4 - Cap on compensation for unused sick leave not covered by Title 11A
- 40A:9-10.5 - Use of accrued vacation leave by employee not covered under Title 11A
- 40A:9-11 - Vacancy due to change to nonresident status or upon resignation; filling; municipal offices open to nonresidents
- 40A:9-12 - Vacancy from any cause other than expiration of term or filing of petition for recall
- 40A:9-12.1 - Vacancy deemed on resignation, incapacity, death, residence, absence, or removal; filling unexpired term
- 40A:9-17 - Deductions for payment to credit unions, or to insurance companies or banks, savings banks or savings and loan associations for individual retirement annuity or account
- 40A:9-17.1 - Individual retirement accounts; establishment for employees and their spouses
- 40A:9-17.2 - Transmittal, crediting of funds to purchase annuity for employees
- 40A:9-18 - Awards program; appropriations
- 40A:9-19 - Section 40:11-17 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal
- 40A:9-20 - Chapter 181 of the laws of 1940 saved from repeal
- 40A:9-22 - Statutes repealed
- 40A:9-22.1 - Short title
- 40A:9-22.2 - Findings, declarations
- 40A:9-22.3 - Definitions
- 40A:9-22.4 - Local Finance Board to have jurisdiction
- 40A:9-22.5 - Provisions requiring compliance by local government officers, employees
- 40A:9-22.6 - Annual financial disclosure statement
- 40A:9-22.7 - Powers of Local Finance Board
- 40A:9-22.8 - Request for advisory opinion from Local Finance Board
- 40A:9-22.9 - Response by Local Finance Board to written complaint
- 40A:9-22.10 - Violations, penalties
- 40A:9-22.11 - Disciplinary actions against officer, employee found guilty of violation
- 40A:9-22.12 - Conducting of hearings
- 40A:9-22.13 - Establishment of county ethics board
- 40A:9-22.14 - Provision of offices to county ethics board
- 40A:9-22.15 - County code of ethics established
- 40A:9-22.16 - Powers of county ethics board
- 40A:9-22.17 - Request for advisory opinion from county ethics board
- 40A:9-22.18 - Response by county ethics board to written complaint
- 40A:9-22.19 - Establishment of municipal ethics board
- 40A:9-22.20 - Provision of offices to municipal ethics board
- 40A:9-22.21 - Municipal code of ethics established
- 40A:9-22.22 - Powers of municipal ethics board
- 40A:9-22.23 - Request for advisory opinion from municipal ethics board
- 40A:9-22.24 - Response by municipal ethics board to written complaint
- 40A:9-22.25 - Written materials to be preserved for at least five years
- 40A:9-23 - Eligibility of members of the board of chosen freeholders for other offices or positions; conditions; exceptions
- 40A:9-23.1 - Term of appointment of member of county governing body to other public entity
- 40A:9-24 - Resignation of officers
- 40A:9-25 - Removal of officers and employees; procedure; review
- 40A:9-26 - Clerk of board of chosen freeholders; term; duties; tenure; removal
- 40A:9-27 - Treasurer; term; duties
- 40A:9-28 - Comptroller; term; duties
- 40A:9-28.1 - Definitions
- 40A:9-28.2 - Annual examinations; certificates; fees
- 40A:9-28.3 - Renewal of certificates; fee; continuing education
- 40A:9-28.4 - Appointment of chief financial officer
- 40A:9-28.5 - Interim officers appointed by director
- 40A:9-28.6 - Revocation, suspension of certificate
- 40A:9-28.7 - Regulations, forms, procedures
- 40A:9-29 - Auditor; term; duties
- 40A:9-30 - Purchasing agent; term, duties
- 40A:9-30.1 - Definitions
- 40A:9-30.2 - Certified county purchasing official; application for certification
- 40A:9-30.3 - Certificate; issuance; fee
- 40A:9-30.4 - Revocation or suspension of certificate; request for review by board of chosen freeholders or executive
- 40A:9-31 - General storekeeper; term; duties
- 40A:9-32 - Superintendent of buildings and grounds; appointment; bond
- 40A:9-34 - Superintendent of child welfare; tenure of office in certain cases
- 40A:9-35 - Executive director of department of institutions of county of fifth class; tenure
- 40A:9-42 - County administrator
- 40A:9-43 - Counsel; engineer; appointment; term
- 40A:9-44 - Road supervisor; appointment; term
- 40A:9-46 - Medical examiners
- 40A:9-47 - Assistant medical examiners, qualifications; toxicologists, scientific experts, clerical assistants and other personnel
- 40A:9-48 - Appointment of licensed physician to act in certain cases
- 40A:9-49 - Payment for burial of unclaimed bodies
- 40A:9-49.1 - Burial expenses of indigents
- 40A:9-50 - Court orders pertaining to disinterment of dead bodies and duties of officials therewith
- 40A:9-51 - Morgues, morgue keepers; appointments
- 40A:9-52 - Morgue keepers; duties; burial certificates; fees and expenses
- 40A:9-53 - Delivery of unidentified, unclaimed dead bodies for placing in the morgue
- 40A:9-54 - Unidentified, unclaimed dead bodies in morgues; disposition
- 40A:9-55 - Delivery of identified dead bodies to proper persons; records
- 40A:9-56 - Unidentified, unclaimed dead bodies; disposition where no morgue keepers
- 40A:9-57 - Police to report finding of dead body
- 40A:9-58 - Disposition of personal property of unknown decedent
- 40A:9-60 - Finder's expenses
- 40A:9-61 - Disposition of personal property found on shipwrecked bodies
- 40A:9-62 - Medical examiner's records of shipwrecks
- 40A:9-63 - County clerk; bond
- 40A:9-63.1 - Commission; effective date; term of office
- 40A:9-64 - County clerk's oath
- 40A:9-65 - Performance of duties before giving bond; misdemeanor
- 40A:9-66 - Seals of county clerks
- 40A:9-67 - Supreme Court rules governing county clerks who are attorneys at law
- 40A:9-68 - Duties of county clerk for the courts
- 40A:9-69 - Temporary clerks of courts
- 40A:9-70 - Vacancy in office of county clerk other than by expiration of term
- 40A:9-71 - Moneys received by county clerk; depositories
- 40A:9-72 - Transfer of records and moneys of county clerk to successor in office
- 40A:9-74 - Personnel in office of county clerk
- 40A:9-75 - County clerk in certain counties may establish court division and registry division
- 40A:9-76 - Salary of county clerk in certain counties
- 40A:9-77 - Compensation of deputy county clerks; chief clerks and other personnel
- 40A:9-77.1 - Chapter 260 of the laws of 1969 saved from repeal
- 40A:9-78 - Section 4 of chapter 96 of the laws of 1959 saved from repeal
- 40A:9-80 - Existing offices of register of deeds and mortgages, confirmed, continued; exceptions
- 40A:9-81 - Establishment of office of register of deeds and mortgages in certain counties; referendum
- 40A:9-82 - Transfer of records and papers upon the establishment of office of register of deeds and mortgages
- 40A:9-83 - Term of office of register of deeds and mortgages
- 40A:9-84 - Register of deeds and mortgages; bond
- 40A:9-85 - Register of deeds and mortgages; oath
- 40A:9-86 - Performance of duties before giving bond; misdemeanor
- 40A:9-87 - Certain statutory provisions applicable to county clerk where no register of deeds and mortgages
- 40A:9-88 - Vacancy in office of register of deeds and mortgages other than by expiration of term
- 40A:9-89 - Board of chosen freeholders to furnish accommodations and equipment for register of deeds and mortgages
- 40A:9-90 - Register of deeds and mortgages is the county recording officer
- 40A:9-91 - Personnel in the office of register of deeds and mortgages
- 40A:9-92 - Salary of register of deeds and mortgages
- 40A:9-93 - Compensation of deputy register of deeds and mortgages, chief clerks and employees
- 40A:9-94 - Eligibility for office of sheriff
- 40A:9-95 - Sheriff's bond
- 40A:9-96 - Sheriff's oath
- 40A:9-97 - Certificate for commission
- 40A:9-98 - Sheriff not to perform duties of office before giving bond and taking oath; misdemeanor
- 40A:9-99 - Sheriff may act in certain cases where commission delayed
- 40A:9-100 - Effective date of commission and expiration of term of office
- 40A:9-101 - Failure of sheriff elect to qualify; effect
- 40A:9-102 - Vacancy in office, other than by expiration of term
- 40A:9-103 - Bond and oath of appointee to fill vacancy
- 40A:9-104 - Salary of sheriff
- 40A:9-105 - Expenses payable to sheriffs
- 40A:9-106 - Uncollected fees credited to account of former sheriff
- 40A:9-107 - Sheriff to deliver to his successor moneys and papers
- 40A:9-108 - Sheriff not to hold other civil office; exception
- 40A:9-109 - Amercement of sheriff, acting sheriff
- 40A:9-110 - Amercement; court to designate enforcement officer
- 40A:9-111 - Bonds taken by sheriffs
- 40A:9-113 - Acting sheriff or newly appointed or elected sheriff to execute uncompleted writs and processes
- 40A:9-114 - Exercise of office pending new appointment or election
- 40A:9-115 - Undersheriffs; appointments; oaths
- 40A:9-116 - Limitations on number of undersheriffs
- 40A:9-117 - Undersheriffs, chief clerks and other personnel; compensation
- 40A:9-117a - Sheriff's investigators
- 40A:9-117.1 - Retirement upon pension; certain sheriff's secretaries
- 40A:9-117.2 - Appointment of unpaid deputy sheriffs
- 40A:9-117.3 - Deputy sheriffs; rights, privileges and immunities
- 40A:9-117.4 - Deputy sheriffs; identification and badges
- 40A:9-117.5 - Chief warrant officer
- 40A:9-117.5a - Inapplicability of act to tenure attained prior to effective date
- 40A:9-117.6 - Sheriff's officers; appointment; duties
- 40A:9-117.6a - Applicability of "45-day" rule for violation of internal rules to sheriff's officers
- 40A:9-117.7 - Person appointed to perform duties listed in s. 40A:9-117.6 as sheriff's officer
- 40A:9-117.8 - Court attendants; application for appointment as sheriff's officer
- 40A:9-117.9 - Seniority; inclusion of permanent time in grade in former titles; reclassification of provisional civil service status
- 40A:9-117.10 - Duties, benefits and powers; compensation
- 40A:9-117.11 - Decrease of compensation on appointment; prohibition
- 40A:9-117.12 - Person over 35 appointed as sheriff's officer; continuance as member of retirement system
- 40A:9-117.13 - Person under 35; transfer of membership in public employees' retirement system or county pension fund to police and firemen's retirement system
- 40A:9-117.14 - Sheriff's officers; eligibility for permanent appointment without civil service open competitive examination
- 40A:9-117.15 - Sheriff's officer chief; creation of position permitted
- 40A:9-117.16 - Candidates for sheriff's officer chief; requirements
- 40A:9-117.17 - Appointment, term
- 40A:9-117.18 - Sheriff to prescribe duties
- 40A:9-117.19 - Continuation of position of sheriff's officer chief, reappointment
- 40A:9-118 - Compensation of criminal identification bureau personnel
- 40A:9-119 - Status of criminal identification bureau personnel
- 40A:9-119.1 - Field representative of narcotic education; permanent appointment with competitive examination
- 40A:9-119.2 - Director of bureau of narcotics; appointment
- 40A:9-120 - Constables; appointment
- 40A:9-121 - Constables; terms of office
- 40A:9-122 - Annual charges payable by constables; badges
- 40A:9-123 - Constables; vacancy
- 40A:9-124 - Constable's oath
- 40A:9-125 - Constable's bond
- 40A:9-126 - Actions on constable's bond
- 40A:9-126.1 - Constable's reports
- 40A:9-127 - Actions for money payable to or by constables; jurisdiction
- 40A:9-128 - Statutes repealed
- 40A:9-129 - Officials; facsimile of signatures; seal; statement of terms of office to be filed with Secretary of State
- 40A:9-130 - Mayor; term; town certain, mayor, council terms
- 40A:9-131 - Acting mayor
- 40A:9-132 - Mayor to vote in certain cases
- 40A:9-133 - Municipal clerk, appointment, duties
- 40A:9-133.1 - Municipal clerks, appointment, continuation, tenure
- 40A:9-133.2 - Application for examination; qualifications
- 40A:9-133.3 - Certification; fee
- 40A:9-133.4 - Conditions for issuance of certificates
- 40A:9-133.5 - Revocation, suspension
- 40A:9-133.6 - Certificate necessary for reappointment
- 40A:9-133.7 - Reappointment; removal for good cause
- 40A:9-133.8 - Tenure starting in 1986
- 40A:9-133.9 - Application for registered municipal clerk by tenured municipal clerk
- 40A:9-133.10 - Renewal of certificates; conditions; fee
- 40A:9-133.11 - Rules, regulations
- 40A:9-133.12 - Costs of complying with requirements; "costs" defined
- 40A:9-134 - Tenure for municipal clerks
- 40A:9-134.1 - Municipality to provide clerk with means of defense in certain actions, legal proceedings
- 40A:9-135 - Deputy municipal clerk
- 40A:9-136 - Administrator; powers and duties
- 40A:9-137 - Administrator; appointment; term of office
- 40A:9-138 - Administrator; removal from office
- 40A:9-139 - Attorney; appointment; term
- 40A:9-140 - Engineer; appointment; compensation; term
- 40A:9-140.1 - Definitions
- 40A:9-140.2 - Certification as municipal finance officer
- 40A:9-140.3 - Issuance of certificate; fee
- 40A:9-140.4 - Issuance of certificate to registered municipal accountant; fee
- 40A:9-140.6 - Membership on governing body prohibited
- 40A:9-140.8 - Tenure of office
- 40A:9-140.9 - Complaint; filing; hearing; representation; jurisdiction of Superior Court
- 40A:9-140.10 - Municipality required to have chief financial officer
- 40A:9-140.11 - Issuance of municipal finance officer certificate, interim basis
- 40A:9-140.12 - Revocation, suspension of municipal finance officer certificate
- 40A:9-140.13 - Chief financial officer required to hold certificate, awarding of tenure, vacancies
- 40A:9-140.14 - Prior holders of municipal finance officer certificate continue to hold certificate, issuance of certificate to newly-qualified applicants
- 40A:9-140.15 - Renewal of municipal finance officer certificates
- 40A:9-140.16 - Regulations
- 40A:9-141 - Appointment of tax collector; compensation; work hours
- 40A:9-142 - Tax collector; term of office
- 40A:9-143 - Collector of arrears of taxes
- 40A:9-144 - Tenure of tax collector; grant prior to December 31, 1981
- 40A:9-145 - Tenure for tax collectors completing certain courses of instruction; inapplicability after December 31, 1981
- 40A:9-145.1 - Definitions
- 40A:9-145.2 - Certification as tax collector
- 40A:9-145.3 - Tax collector certificate; issuance; additional fee
- 40A:9-145.3a - Uncertified tax collector, application for certificate; issuance
- 40A:9-145.3b - Expiration, renewal of outstanding, lapsed certificates; fee
- 40A:9-145.3c - Regulations, forms, procedures
- 40A:9-145.5 - Revocation, suspension of certificate
- 40A:9-136 - Administrator; powers and duties
- 40A:9-137 - Administrator; appointment; term of office
- 40A:9-138 - Administrator; removal from office
- 40A:9-139 - Attorney; appointment; term
- 40A:9-140 - Engineer; appointment; compensation; term
- 40A:9-140.1 - Definitions
- 40A:9-140.2 - Certification as municipal finance officer
- 40A:9-140.3 - Issuance of certificate; fee
- 40A:9-140.4 - Issuance of certificate to registered municipal accountant; fee
- 40A:9-140.6 - Membership on governing body prohibited
- 40A:9-140.8 - Tenure of office
- 40A:9-140.9 - Complaint; filing; hearing; representation; jurisdiction of Superior Court
- 40A:9-140.10 - Municipality required to have chief financial officer
- 40A:9-140.11 - Issuance of municipal finance officer certificate, interim basis
- 40A:9-140.12 - Revocation, suspension of municipal finance officer certificate
- 40A:9-140.13 - Chief financial officer required to hold certificate, awarding of tenure, vacancies
- 40A:9-140.14 - Prior holders of municipal finance officer certificate continue to hold certificate, issuance of certificate to newly-qualified applicants
- 40A:9-140.15 - Renewal of municipal finance officer certificates
- 40A:9-140.16 - Regulations
- 40A:9-141 - Appointment of tax collector; compensation; work hours
- 40A:9-142 - Tax collector; term of office
- 40A:9-143 - Collector of arrears of taxes
- 40A:9-144 - Tenure of tax collector; grant prior to December 31, 1981
- 40A:9-145 - Tenure for tax collectors completing certain courses of instruction; inapplicability after December 31, 1981
- 40A:9-145.1 - Definitions
- 40A:9-145.2 - Certification as tax collector
- 40A:9-145.3 - Tax collector certificate; issuance; additional fee
- 40A:9-145.3a - Uncertified tax collector, application for certificate; issuance
- 40A:9-145.3b - Expiration, renewal of outstanding, lapsed certificates; fee
- 40A:9-145.3c - Regulations, forms, procedures
- 40A:9-145.5 - Revocation, suspension of certificate
- 40A:9-145.6 - Prohibitions
- 40A:9-145.7 - Appointment or reappointment
- 40A:9-145.8 - Tenure; removal from office; procedure
- 40A:9-145.9 - Acquisition of tenure after Jan. 1, 1982
- 40A:9-145.10 - Holding office after effective date of act; appointment
- 40A:9-145.11 - Continuation in office of persons in office on effective date of act
- 40A:9-145.12 - Right to tenure of tax collector in office prior to and appointment after effective date of act
- 40A:9-146 - Appointment of tax assessor, deputies
- 40A:9-146.1 - Boards of assessors; abolishment; secretary and members to be municipal tax and deputy assessors; salary and tenure rights
- 40A:9-146.2 - Reference to board of assessors or assessment to mean and refer to municipal tax assessor
- 40A:9-146.3 - Municipal tax assessors; appointment; terms of office; powers and duties
- 40A:9-146.4 - Appointment in more than one municipality
- 40A:9-146.5 - Inapplicability of act to agreements on hours of work
- 40A:9-147 - Chapter 205 of the laws of 1968 saved from repeal
- 40A:9-148 - Tax and deputy assessors; term of office; vacancies
- 40A:9-148.1 - Tax and deputy assessors; qualifications and duties
- 40A:9-149 - Tax assessors; appointment by Governor in certain cases
- 40A:9-150 - Chapter 211 of the laws of 1966 saved from repeal
- 40A:9-152 - Tenure of municipal treasurer
- 40A:9-152.1 - Removal of municipal treasurer; complaint; hearing; review
- 40A:9-153 - Chapter 190 of the laws of 1943 saved from repeal
- 40A:9-154 - Poundkeepers
- 40A:9-154.1 - Adult school crossing guards; appointment; term; revocation; qualifications; supervision and direction
- 40A:9-154.2 - Training of adult school crossing guards
- 40A:9-154.3 - Uniform provided to adult school crossing guard; exemption
- 40A:9-154.4 - Stations; time period
- 40A:9-154.5 - Municipal superintendent of public works; defined
- 40A:9-154.6 - Tenure of office; continuous holding of office for 5 years; ordinance
- 40A:9-154.6a - Definitions
- 40A:9-154.6b - Public Works Advisory Board, appointment, terms; certification requirements for managers
- 40A:9-154.6c - Issuance of public works manager certificate without examination; requirements
- 40A:9-154.6d - Application fee, examination
- 40A:9-154.6e - Application for certificate
- 40A:9-154.6f - Revocation, suspension of certificate
- 40A:9-154.6g - Certificate required after January 1, 1997; exemptions, penalties
- 40A:9-154.6h - Renewal of certificates
- 40A:9-154.6i - Fees established
- 40A:9-154.7 - Parking enforcement officers
- 40A:9-154.8 - Limitations
- 40A:9-154.9 - Minimum qualifications
- 40A:9-154.10 - Fingerprints; investigation
- 40A:9-154.11 - Training course
- 40A:9-154.12 - Uniform; insignia
- 40A:9-154.13 - Fees
- 40A:9-154.14 - Designation
- 40A:9-154.15 - Exclusion
- 40A:9-155 - Members of governing body eligible for certain offices; exceptions
- 40A:9-156 - Elective and appointive officers; commencement of term of office; exceptions
- 40A:9-157 - Temporary appointments
- 40A:9-158 - Temporary leave of absence; substitute
- 40A:9-159 - Leave of absence for certain officers and employees entering the armed forces of the United States
- 40A:9-160.1 - Compensatory time off for employees who are members of certain volunteer organizations
- 40A:9-161 - Removal of officers and employees; procedure; exceptions
- 40A:9-163 - Change in government; effect on officers
- 40A:9-164 - Delegates to certain conventions
- 40A:9-165 - Salaries, wages or compensation of mayor or other chief executive; officers and employees; exceptions; referendum
- 40A:9-165.1 - Compensation of members of governing body and chief executive; determination; effective date and procedure for protest
- 40A:9-167 - Referendum on ordinance fixing salaries, wages or compensation
- 40A:9-168 - Petition for referendum on salaries, wages or compensation
- 40A:9-171 - Compensation for services notwithstanding statute declared unconstitutional
- 40A:9-172 - Judicially determined illegal suspension or dismissal; officer or employee entitled to recover salary; proviso
- 40A:9-173 - Hospital service or medical service group insurance; authorization for deductions from salaries
- 40A:9-174 - Compensation for injury or death to member of governing body or other officer in performance of duty
- 40A:9-175 - Statutes repealed
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