STATE STATUTES & CODES

NEW JERSEY STATUTES AND CODES

Section 40A:14

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• 40A:14-9.7 - Continuance in service;  persons appointed under repealed acts;   non-observance of residency requirements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

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