New Jersey Statutes 40A:9-117.14. Sheriff’s officers; eligibility for permanent appointment without civil service open competitive examination
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:9-117.14
- 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
- sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
In any county, except a county of the first class, any person who on the effective date of this act is employed in the position of sheriff’s officer as a provisional employee, who has at least five years as a sworn police officer or has at least two years’ experience as a provisional sheriff’s officer, and who, prior to July, 1982, is enrolled in or who has successfully completed a certified Police Academy Training Course in the State of New Jersey, shall be eligible for permanent appointment by the sheriff, at his discretion, to the position of sheriff’s officer without having to take the civil service open competitive examination, upon passage of a qualifying examination for the position administered by the Department of Civil Service.
L.1983, c. 131, s. 1, eff. April 11, 1983.