2013 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 53 - STATE POLICE

Section 53:1-1 - Department continued; executive head
Section 53:1-2 - Appointment, term, salary, and bond of superintendent
Section 53:1-3 - Deputy superintendent
Section 53:1-3.1 - Executive officer
Section 53:1-4 - Qualifications for superintendents and commissioned officers; promotions
Section 53:1-5 - Officers and personnel
Section 53:1-5.2 - Change in rank and grade; increase in personnel
Section 53:1-5.3 - Preparation, updating of catalogue listing State Police positions for enlisted members; posting, inapplicability
Section 53:1-6 - Salaries of officers and troopers; increase for detective work
Section 53:1-7 - Salary increases for personnel
Section 53:1-8 - Appointment of officers and troopers; term; removal
Section 53:1-8.1 - Tenure granted after continuous service of five years; exception
Section 53:1-8.2 - Persons eligible to become members of Division of State Police
Section 53:1-8.3 - Transfer of employees not becoming members of Division of State Police
Section 53:1-9 - Qualifications for members of state police; examinations; enlistment
Section 53:1-9.1 - Leave of absence for special duty in Federal Bureau of Investigation
Section 53:1-9.2 - Rights of persons granted leave of absence
Section 53:1-9.3 - Retirement pension rights not affected by leave of absence; death or disability; contributions during leave of absence
Section 53:1-9.4 - Certification
Section 53:1-10 - Rules and regulations; instruction to troopers
Section 53:1-10.1 - Annual report on public complaints of misconduct by State Police
Section 53:1-11 - Voluntary withdrawal a misdemeanor
Section 53:1-11.1 - Establishment; supervision; duties of superintendent
Section 53:1-11.2 - Personnel
Section 53:1-11.3 - Establishment
Section 53:1-11.4 - Personnel
Section 53:1-11.5 - Powers of inspectors
Section 53:1-11.6 - Investigation relating to enforcement of Title 33; request
Section 53:1-11.7 - Inapplicability of act to rights of employees
Section 53:1-11.8 - Application of State Agency Transfer Act
Section 53:1-11.9 - Rules and regulations
Section 53:1-11.10 - Definitions
Section 53:1-11.11 - Bureau of Marine Law Enforcement
Section 53:1-11.12 - Membership
Section 53:1-11.13 - Existing tenure rights unaffected
Section 53:1-11.14 - Powers, duties of marine law enforcement officers.
Section 53:1-11.15 - Duties of superintendent
Section 53:1-11.16 - Marine police stations unaffected by act
Section 53:1-12 - Bureau continued; superintendent to control; appointment of supervisor and other personnel; equipment; civil service rights; titles established
Section 53:1-13 - Fingerprints and other records filed; information furnished by state institutions
Section 53:1-14 - Record of fingerprints, etc., of persons confined in penal institutions; penal institutions to furnish
Section 53:1-15 - Fingerprinting of suspects.
Section 53:1-15.1 - Designation of crime related to street gang activity; offense for which fingerprinting required.
Section 53:1-16 - Comparison of all records received
Section 53:1-17 - Supervisor to instruct, assist and co-operate with local police officials
Section 53:1-18 - Report of criminal charges or disorderly offenses; duty of clerks of courts
Section 53:1-18a - Report of statistics on crime conditions; duty of prosecutors
Section 53:1-18.1 - Fingerprints of persons arrested for or charged with narcotic or dangerous drug offenses
Section 53:1-18.2 - Reports on narcotic or dangerous drug cases; duty of clerks of court
Section 53:1-18.3 - Compilation of results of reports on narcotic or dangerous drug cases
Section 53:1-18.4 - Effective date
Section 53:1-18.5 - "Dangerous drugs" defined
Section 53:1-19 - Co-operation with national bureau and other agencies
Section 53:1-20 - Failure of officers to perform duties; misdemeanor; removal
Section 53:1-20.1 - File of criminal records kept
Section 53:1-20.2 - Duty of law enforcement officers and public officers and employees to supply information; County Bureau of Identification defined
Section 53:1-20.3 - Release of prisoners from penal or other institutions; notice to bureau; photographs
Section 53:1-20.4 - Department originally arresting prisoner to be notified of his release
Section 53:1-20.5 - Definitions
Section 53:1-20.6 - Rules, regulations concerning dissemination of information; fees.
Section 53:1-20.7 - Criminal History Record Information Fund; use
Section 53:1-20.8 - Background check by State Police
Section 53:1-20.9a - Applicant background check for certain health care professionals
Section 53:1-20.9b - Exchange of fingerprint data, information; determination; challenge.
Section 53:1-20.9c - Authorization for exchange of fingerprint data, information on assisted living administrators.
Section 53:1-20.9d - Exchange of fingerprint data, criminal history record information on residential child care, adoption agency staff.
Section 53:1-20.9e - Conducting of criminal history record background check for guardians.
Section 53:1-20.9f - Exchange of fingerprint data.
Section 53:1-20.10 - Findings, declarations
Section 53:1-20.11 - Participation in Violent Criminal Apprehension Program
Section 53:1-20.12 - Maintenance, transmission of information
Section 53:1-20.13 - Collection, reporting of information
Section 53:1-20.14 - Equipment, supplies, services
Section 53:1-20.15 - Rules, regulations
Section 53:1-20.16 - Criminal history record background check on adjusters
Section 53:1-20.17 - Short title
Section 53:1-20.18 - Findings, declarations regarding DNA databases.
Section 53:1-20.19 - Definitions regarding DNA databanks.
Section 53:1-20.20 - DNA samples required; conditions.
Section 53:1-20.21 - Purposes of DNA samples.
Section 53:1-20.22 - Drawing of DNA samples; conditions.
Section 53:1-20.23 - Rules; procedures
Section 53:1-20.24 - Use of State database
Section 53:1-20.25 - Expungement of records from State records; conditions.
Section 53:1-20.26 - Wrongful disclosure of information
Section 53:1-20.27 - Confidentiality
Section 53:1-20.28 - Funding of act in first year
Section 53:1-20.28a - "New Jersey Forensic DNA Laboratory Fund."
Section 53:1-20.29 - Liability for cost of certain blood or biological sample testing.
Section 53:1-20.30 - Lien against property, income of offender
Section 53:1-20.31 - Form of lien
Section 53:1-20.32 - Filing of lien
Section 53:1-20.33 - Forwarding of notice of lien, effect
Section 53:1-20.34 - Provision of books for entering lien, recordation
Section 53:1-20.35 - Discharge of lien by the State
Section 53:1-20.36 - Discharge of lien by a person
Section 53:1-20.37 - Retaining of all DNA profile information.
Section 53:1-21 - Creation; duties
Section 53:1-21.1 - Establishment of radiotelephone and intercommunicating system
Section 53:1-21.2 - Equipment
Section 53:1-21.3 - Other State law enforcement agencies; use by
Section 53:1-21.4 - Contract for furnishing of service
Section 53:1-21.5 - Transfer of title to State owned equipment and facilities
Section 53:1-23 - Physicians and other medical personnel
Section 53:1-24 - Cooks; civil service rights; titles
Section 53:1-25 - Expert services and civilian specialists; civil service rights; titles established
Section 53:1-26.1 - Possession of goods for six months; auction sale; notice; perishable goods; moneys paid into state treasury
Section 53:1-27 - Quarters, equipment and teaching staff for training school
Section 53:1-28 - Repeal
Section 53:1-29 - Service in armed forces included in computing years of service for retirement rights
Section 53:1-30 - Provision of means for defense, reimbursement, exceptions.
Section 53:1-31 - Reinstatement, recovery of pay under certain circumstances.
Section 53:1-32 - "National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact"
Section 53:1-33 - Complaints against State Police officers, process.
Section 53:2-1 - Powers, duties; cooperation with other authorities.
Section 53:2-2 - Duty to execute legal process issued by senate or assembly
Section 53:2-3 - Certified copies of reports, photographs or other information pertaining to automobile accident or other casualty in file; public access; fees
Section 53:2-4 - Contracts for radio or television programs; approval
Section 53:2-5 - Veto power over context of programs; technical assistance
Section 53:2-6 - Deposit of funds
Section 53:2-7 - Toll free arson hotline
Section 53:3-1 - State headquarters
Section 53:3-2 - Local patrol stations; right to acquire use of lands for
Section 53:3-3 - Equipment provided; sale of unusable property
Section 53:3-4 - Deductions for damage to property
Section 53:3-5 - Uniforms for state police
Section 53:3-6 - Penalty for wearing or imitating uniform
Section 53:3-7 - Markings on vehicles
Section 53:3-8 - Establishment; "sending and receiving" stations
Section 53:3-9 - Superintendent to install and operate basic system; personnel, civil service rights; title
Section 53:3-10 - Equipment for police stations; county and municipal agencies may use system
Section 53:3-11 - Interstate connection of system permitted
Section 53:3-12 - Commutation of rations and quarters
Section 53:3-13 - Petty cash fund; bond of disbursing officers
Section 53:3-14 - Payment of departmental expenses
Section 53:4-1 - Subpoenas by superintendent; service
Section 53:4-2 - Refusal to obey subpoena or produce evidence
Section 53:4-4 - Superintendent may administer oaths; perjury
Section 53:4-5 - Witness fees and mileage
Section 53:5A-1 - Repeals
Section 53:5A-2 - Provisos as to repeal
Section 53:5A-3 - Definitions relative to State Police Retirement System.
Section 53:5A-4 - Establishment of state police retirement system; purpose
Section 53:5A-5 - Membership
Section 53:5A-5.1 - Transfer to State Police Retirement System of New Jersey
Section 53:5A-5.2 - Accumulated deductions remitted to State Police Retirement System
Section 53:5A-5.3 - Calculation of liability of employer
Section 53:5A-5.4 - Inapplicability of C.53:5A-3.
Section 53:5A-6 - Creditable service; purchase of service credit.
Section 53:5A-7 - Cessation of membership
Section 53:5A-8 - Retirement for age and service; benefits
Section 53:5A-8.1 - Applicability to retirements
Section 53:5A-8.2 - Applicability of act
Section 53:5A-9 - Retirement on ordinary disability retirement allowance; payments upon death
Section 53:5A-10 - Retirement on accidental disability retirement allowance; payments upon death
Section 53:5A-11 - Retirement for disability; medical examination; report
Section 53:5A-12 - Death benefits
Section 53:5A-14 - Accidental death benefits; payment of health insurance premiums.
Section 53:5A-14.1 - Pension benefits under former section 53:5-5 discontinued by remarriage of mother; right to receive benefits
Section 53:5A-14.2 - Applicability of adjustment in survivors' benefits.
Section 53:5A-15 - Death benefit coverage; former officers, noncommissioned officers or troopers covered under pre-existing group life program
Section 53:5A-15.1 - Determination of active membership; eligibility for death benefit after retirement
Section 53:5A-15.2 - Designation and change of beneficiary; payments upon death of member
Section 53:5A-15.3 - Eligibility of beneficiary of retirant to death benefit; minimum amount of monthly allowance or benefit
Section 53:5A-15.4 - Evidence of insurability; necessity prior to eligibility for death benefits; effective date of coverage
Section 53:5A-16 - Group life insurance; purchase to provide for death benefits
Section 53:5A-17 - Qualifications of life insurance companies
Section 53:5A-18 - Purchase of group insurance coverage for death benefit provisions
Section 53:5A-19 - Payment of premiums from group insurance premium fund
Section 53:5A-20 - Payment of unpaid pension benefits
Section 53:5A-21 - Conversion privileges
Section 53:5A-22 - Payment of benefits under group policies; nomination of payee
Section 53:5A-23 - Manner of payment; arrangements for settlement
Section 53:5A-24 - Credit to policyholder in absence of brokerage commissions
Section 53:5A-25 - Death after retirement
Section 53:5A-26 - Withdrawal from service or cessation of membership; return of contributions
Section 53:5A-27 - "Special" retirement
Section 53:5A-28 - Separation of certain personnel from service; election to receive deferred retirement allowance; reenrollment upon reemployment
Section 53:5A-29 - Loan terms; repayment after retirement of member of SPRS.
Section 53:5A-30 - State police retirement system trustees, committee.
Section 53:5A-31 - Administration of funds.
Section 53:5A-32 - Duties of actuary
Section 53:5A-33 - Establishment of funds
Section 53:5A-34 - Contingent reserve fund.
Section 53:5A-34.1 - Liability determined by actuary
Section 53:5A-34.2 - Payment of pension adjustment benefits; funding
Section 53:5A-35 - Annuity savings fund
Section 53:5A-36 - Retirement reserve fund
Section 53:5A-37 - Retired members' group insurance premium fund
Section 53:5A-38 - Payroll deductions; amount.
Section 53:5A-38.1 - Periodic benefits payable under Workers' Compensation Law; salary deductions paid by employer; retirement benefits application
Section 53:5A-39 - Obligations of state; estimate of moneys needed; budget request; appropriation
Section 53:5A-40 - Payment of proceeds of tax on foreign insurance companies to state treasurer for deposit in general funds
Section 53:5A-41 - Inapplicability of other provisions; necessity for creation of reserves
Section 53:5A-42 - Fraud; punishment; correction of errors
Section 53:5A-43 - Waiver of portion of pension, benefit or retirement allowance
Section 53:5A-44 - Deductions from pension or allowance to pay premiums for group health insurance plan or state health benefits program
Section 53:5A-44.1 - Medicare premium reimbursement
Section 53:5A-45 - Tax exemption; exemptions from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment or other process; assignability of rights; assignment of group insurance policy rights and benefits
Section 53:5A-46 - Partial invalidity
Section 53:5A-47 - Short title
Section 53:6-1 - Purpose
Section 53:6-2 - Force and effect
Section 53:6-3 - Withdrawal
Section 53:6-4 - Mid-Atlantic State Police Administrator's Conference
Section 53:6-5 - Alternates
Section 53:6-6 - Selection of alternates
Section 53:6-7 - Vote
Section 53:6-8 - Seal
Section 53:6-9 - Officers
Section 53:6-10 - Personnel
Section 53:6-11 - Employee benefits
Section 53:6-12 - Utilization of services
Section 53:6-13 - Acceptance of aid
Section 53:6-14 - Facilities
Section 53:6-15 - By-laws
Section 53:6-16 - Annual report
Section 53:6-17 - Powers
Section 53:6-18 - Central criminal intelligence service
Section 53:6-19 - Meetings
Section 53:6-20 - Budget
Section 53:6-21 - Appropriations
Section 53:6-22 - Pledge of credit
Section 53:6-23 - Receipts and disbursements
Section 53:6-24 - Inspection of accounts
Section 53:6-25 - Audit
Section 53:6-26 - Liberal construction; severability
Section 53:6-27 - Compact entered into by State
Section 53:6-28 - Designation of alternate
Section 53:6-29 - Retirement coverage
Section 53:6-30 - Short title

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2013 New Jersey Revised StatutesTitle 53 - STATE POLICE

2013 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 53 - STATE POLICE