53:1-9 - Qualifications for members of state police; examinations; enlistment - New Jersey Statutes

53:1-9.  Qualifications for members of state police;  examinations; enlistment
    No person shall be appointed a member of the State Police unless he shall be  a citizen of the United States between the ages of 21 and 35 years, preferably  a resident of this State, of good health and good moral character. No one  shall be appointed who has not applied for and taken an examination conducted  by the Division of State Police, and established to the satisfaction of the  superintendent, evidence of his mental and physical fitness and ability to  perform the duties of a member of the State Police.

    The superintendent shall, with the approval of the Governor, arrange for the  examination and enlistment of applicants.

     Amended by L.1945, c. 247, p. 771, s. 1;  L.1958, c. 74, p. 511, s. 1, eff. June 23, 1958.