Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:9-119.2

  • director: means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
  • 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
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 included responsibilities for narcotic investigation or control activities; and b. has been certified by the Police Training Commission as having completed a police training course at an approved police training school, pursuant to P.L. 1961, c. 56 (C. 52:17B-66 et seq.), as director of the bureau of narcotics, to serve for a term of one year without having to take a civil service examination. The director of the bureau of narcotics shall have full police officer status, as is granted to other sheriff’s officers.

L.1984, c. 167, s. 1, eff. Oct. 18, 1984.