New Jersey Statutes 30:4-14. Police officers for Department of Human Services; powers; appointment
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-14
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. A Human Services police officer appointed pursuant to this section shall be empowered to act as an officer for the detection, apprehension, arrest and conviction of offenders against the law, except that police officers shall be permitted to carry firearms or other weapons only when authorized to do so by the Commissioner of Human Services.
c. No person may be appointed as a Human Services police officer unless the person:
(1) Is able to read, write and speak the English language well and intelligently and has a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(2) Is sound in body and of good health;
(3) Is of good moral character;
(4) Has not been convicted of any offense involving dishonesty or which would make the person unfit to perform the duties of this office; and
(5) Has successfully undergone a program of psychological testing.
d. Every applicant for the position of Human Services police officer appointed pursuant to this section shall have fingerprints taken, which fingerprints shall be filed with the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
e. The Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of the Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section.
Amended 1957,c.60; 1995,c.273,s.1.