New Jersey Statutes 40A:14-146.21. Training requirements for housing authority police officer
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:14-146.21
- 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 housing authority police officer, who shall have successfully completed the basic police training course for police officers at a school approved by the Police Training Commission, shall have all the powers conferred by law on police officers in the enforcement of the laws of this State or municipal ordinances, including the power to apprehend offenders.
c. Any person appointed as a housing authority police officer, who at any time prior to his appointment had served as a duly qualified, fully-trained, full-time law enforcement officer in any municipality of this State and who was separated from that prior service in good standing, shall be eligible to serve as a housing authority police officer consistent with guidelines promulgated by the Police Training Commission. The training requirements set forth in subsection a. of this section may be waived by the commission with regard to any person described in this subsection who is appointed as a housing authority police officer.
L.1997,c.210,s.3.