N.J. Admin. Code § 13:1-20.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:1-20.1 - Initial issuance of licenses

(a) A person already holding an appointment as a probationary law enforcement officer on January 1, 2024, may continue to serve in that capacity if they have enrolled in or completed the basic training course.

(b) A person appointed as a probationary law enforcement officer on or after January 1, 2024, shall not be authorized or permitted to perform the functions of a permanently appointed law enforcement officer until they have been issued a certification of completion of the basic training course and a one-year probationary law enforcement officer license.

(c) An appointed probationary law enforcement officer, upon successful completion of that appointment may apply for licensure as a permanent law enforcement officer, in a manner prescribed by the Commission. The probationary law enforcement license shall remain in full force and effect until the Commission acts on the application.

(d) A person appointed as a permanent law enforcement officer prior to January 1, 2024, will be issued an initial license. Thereafter, the law enforcement officer shall apply, through their current employing law enforcement unit, to the Commission, with all the requisite supporting documentation as required at N.J.A.C. 13:1-14, for license renewal, no later than 90 days prior to the license expiration. A permanently appointed law enforcement officer, who has made application by that date, may continue to serve in that capacity until such time as the Commission makes a determination on the application.

(e) Licenses shall remain in effect for three years except that for the initial licensing period, licenses expiration dates shall be staggered in a manner as determined by the Commission, where such initial licensing periods shall not exceed three years.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:1-20.1

Adopted by 55 N.J.R. 1932(b), effective 9/5/2023