New Jersey Statutes

Titles / MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES / Sections

• Chapter 1

• 1
  Definitions.
  
  
• 2
  Citation of revision
  
  
• 3
  Effective repealers
  
  
• 4
  Revision of common law
  
  
• 5
  Construction with prior law
  
  
• 6
  Classification and arrangement
  
  
• 7
  Construction of outline and analysis
  
  
• 8
  Invalidity of sections
  
  
• 9
  Applicability of R.S. 1:1 et seq.
  
  
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• Chapter 2

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Definitions
  
  
• 3
  Power to incur indebtedness, borrow money, issue bonds.
  
  
• 3.1
  Local governments, funding of animal shelter operated by nonprofit organization.
  
  
• 4
  Payment of obligations
  
  
• 5
  Authorization as appropriation
  
  
• 6
  Debt limitation
  
  
• 7
  Exceptions to debt limitation
  
  
• 8.1
  Issuance of bond anticipation note; rules, regulations.
  
  
• 9
  Interim obligations
  
  
• 10
  Filing of supplemental debt statement required.
  
  
• 11
  Down payment.
  
  
• 12
  Bond ordinance; contents
  
  
• 13
  Multipurpose bond ordinances
  
  
• 14
  Local improvement obligations
  
  
• 15
  Power to make special covenants in bond
  
  
• 16
  Matters not in bond ordinance
  
  
• 17
  Adoption of bond ordinance, procedures.
  
  
• 18
  Bond ordinance, effective date.
  
  
• 19
  Publications
  
  
• 20
  Expenses included in cost
  
  
• 21
  Minimum period of usefulness
  
  
• 22
  Maximum bond terms.
  
  
• 22.1
  Request for determination of period of usefulness.
  
  
• 24
  Form of obligations
  
  
• 25
  Execution and delivery of obligations
  
  
• 26
  Maturities of bonds.
  
  
• 27
  Sale of bonds, methods.
  
  
• 28
  Sale of bond anticipation notes or capital notes
  
  
• 29
  Minimum price for obligations.
  
  
• 30
  Advertisement of public sale of bonds.
  
  
• 31
  Contents of notice.
  
  
• 32
  Sale of bonds; bidding requirements.
  
  
• 33
  Sale of bonds at 1 time or in installments
  
  
• 34
  Power of financial officer to sell bonds
  
  
• 35
  Conversion, reconversion and reissuance of bonds
  
  
• 36
  Lost, destroyed or defaced obligations
  
  
• 37
  Contracts to be financed by obligations
  
  
• 38
  Prohibited agreements
  
  
• 38.1
  Attorneys; compensation; services on issuance of bonds
  
  
• 39
  Application of proceeds
  
  
• 40
  Annual debt statement
  
  
• 41
  Contents of annual debt statement
  
  
• 42
  Supplemental debt statement
  
  
• 43
  Gross debt
  
  
• 44
  Deductions from gross debts
  
  
• 45
  Self-liquidating purposes.
  
  
• 46
  Self-liquidating purposes during construction
  
  
• 47
  Self-liquidating improvements and extensions
  
  
• 48
  Self-liquidating utility deficits
  
  
• 49
  Conclusiveness of authorization of obligations
  
  
• 50
  Conclusiveness of validity of obligations
  
  
• 51
  Issuance of refunding bonds.
  
  
• 51.1
  Issuance of refunding bonds
  
  
• 51.2
  Local unit authorized to issue bonds
  
  
• 51.3
  Issuance of refunding bonds by local government entity for certain ERI liabilities.
  
  
• 52
  Authorization of refunding bonds.
  
  
• 53
  Contents of refunding bond ordinance
  
  
• 54
  Special refunding program
  
  
• 55
  Filing and effective date of refunding bond ordinance
  
  
• 56
  Powers of local government board
  
  
• 57
  Standards for action by local government board
  
  
• 58
  Details of refunding bonds
  
  
• 59
  Sale of refunding bonds
  
  
• 60
  Sinking or reserve fund; disposition; deposits; investment
  
  
• 61
  Validity of obligations
  
  
• 62
  Debt service reserve fund
  
  
• 63
  Application of chapter
  
  
• 64
  Effect of amendatory act upon bond ordinance and bonds or notes authorized thereunder
  
  
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• Chapter 3

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Findings, declarations
  
  
• 3
  Definitions
  
  
• 4
  Issuance of qualified bonds
  
  
• 5
  Recitals in bonds; method of authorization and issue; provisions for protection of bondholders
  
  
• 6
  Bond anticipation notes
  
  
• 7
  Certification of name and address of paying agent, maturity schedule, interest rate and dates of payment to State Treasurer; withholding certain amount of business personal property tax replacement revenues and State urban aid, etc.; guarantee to bondhold
  
  
• 8
  Payment of principal and interest due on qualified bonds; payment of operating expenses
  
  
• 9
  Application to projects commenced prior to effective date of act
  
  
• 10
  Severability
  
  
• 11
  Issuance of qualified bonds under ordinances not in compliance with act if in compliance prior to issuance or to refund outstanding bonds
  
  
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• Chapter 4

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Definitions
  
  
• 3
  Annual budget
  
  
• 3.1
  Municipalities, operation under State, calendar fiscal year.
  
  
• 3.2
  Adoption of State, calendar fiscal year by ordinance.
  
  
• 3.3
  Assistance provided to municipalities in which fiscal year has been changed
  
  
• 3.4
  Report to Legislature on which municipalities have adopted State fiscal year
  
  
• 3.5
  Actions by director.
  
  
• 4
  Procedures for adoption of budget
  
  
• 5
  Introduction and approval
  
  
• 5.1
  Local budget date extension
  
  
• 6
  Advertisement of budget
  
  
• 6.1
  Satisfaction of advertisement of budget requirements
  
  
• 7
  Time of public hearing
  
  
• 8
  Public hearing; time and place
  
  
• 9
  Amendments to budget
  
  
• 10
  Adoption of budget; copies; public inspection.
  
  
• 11
  Budget to be transmitted to county board
  
  
• 12
  Amount to be raised by taxation for local purposes
  
  
• 12.1
  Certification of preliminary municipal tax levy under State fiscal year
  
  
• 13
  Inclusion of amount required for school purposes
  
  
• 14
  School items; separate certification
  
  
• 15
  Late approval of budget
  
  
• 16
  County board to advise director of failure to receive budget
  
  
• 17
  Director's certificate to the county board
  
  
• 18
  Table of aggregates for late budgets
  
  
• 19
  Temporary appropriations
  
  
• 19.1
  Appropriation to provide for extended time period where budget dates have been extended
  
  
• 20
  Emergency temporary appropriations
  
  
• 21
  Separate sections required
  
  
• 22
  Form and content of current budget
  
  
• 22.1
  "State-funded social service programs"; county trust fund; disbursement; annual budget message
  
  
• 22.2
  "Attorney Identification Card Program."
  
  
• 23
  Arrangement of revenues; current fund
  
  
• 24
  Surplus
  
  
• 25
  Miscellaneous revenues
  
  
• 25.1
  Use of library monies transferred to municipality.
  
  
• 26
  Miscellaneous revenues limited to cash receipts; exemption
  
  
• 27
  Miscellaneous revenues; sale of property.
  
  
• 27.1
  Anticipation in budget
  
  
• 27.2
  Municipal "cap" exemption
  
  
• 27.3
  Distribution of certain municipal revenues to real property taxpayers; definitions
  
  
• 28
  Miscellaneous revenues; sinking fund surplus
  
  
• 29
  Receipts from delinquent taxes
  
  
• 30
  Amount to be raised by taxes to support municipal budget
  
  
• 31
  Arrangement of appropriations
  
  
• 32
  Separate items of appropriations
  
  
• 33
  Operation of utility or enterprise
  
  
• 34
  Appropriations for utility or enterprise
  
  
• 35
  Utility operations; surplus; deficit
  
  
• 35.1
  Transfer of surplus revenue
  
  
• 36
  Dedicated revenues; general definition
  
  
• 37
  Dedicated assessment budget
  
  
• 38
  Appropriation in dedicated assessment budget
  
  
• 39
  Anticipation of dedicated revenues.
  
  
• 40
  Reserve for uncollected taxes; appropriation
  
  
• 40.1
  Reduction of reserve for uncollected taxes by sale of total property tax levy
  
  
• 40.2
  Reduction of reserve for uncollected taxes by deduction of receipts for sale of unpaid taxes, liens
  
  
• 40.3
  Fiscal analysis prior to sale of total property tax levy
  
  
• 41
  Computation of reserve for uncollected taxes.
  
  
• 42
  Required appropriation for cash deficit
  
  
• 43
  Capital budgets; definition
  
  
• 44
  Form, arrangement and detail of capital budgets
  
  
• 45
  Separate capital budgets
  
  
• 45.1
  Legislative policy
  
  
• 45.1a
  "Cost-of-living adjustment" defined.
  
  
• 45.2
  Limitation on increase of appropriations.
  
  
• 45.2b
  Deduction from county appropriation for services assumed by State
  
  
• 45.3
  Municipalities; budget limitation exceptions.
  
  
• 45.3a
  Referendum; when held, applicability.
  
  
• 45.3a1
  Provision of polling places; election worker compensation.
  
  
• 45.3b
  Proceeds of sale of municipal assets for immediately preceding year as exceptions.
  
  
• 45.3d
  Local Finance Board authorized to grant additional exceptions
  
  
• 45.3e
  Additional exceptions to limits on increases to certain appropriations of local units.
  
  
• 45.4
  Limitation on increase in county tax levies over previous year; exceptions.
  
  
• 45.4a
  Transfer of funds authorized by s. 40A:4-58 from appropriation not subject to limitation to appropriation subject to limitation; prohibition
  
  
• 45.4b
  Budget cap exception for solid waste reclamation utility.
  
  
• 45.12
  Annual variable percentage limitation on increases in expenditures
  
  
• 45.13
  Assumed service or function by county or municipality; addition to final appropriation
  
  
• 45.14
  Permissible increase in appropriations.
  
  
• 45.15a
  Municipality permitted certain final appropriations.
  
  
• 45.15b
  County permitted certain final appropriations, county tax levy.
  
  
• 45.15c
  Amount of difference, certain; available for appropriation.
  
  
• 45.16
  Referendum; increase in final appropriations
  
  
• 45.19
  Increases in final appropriations or tax levies in years in which new service or program is funded; explanatory statement on ballot concerning amount of appropriation
  
  
• 45.38
  Transfer of funds from appropriation subject to limitation
  
  
• 45.39
  Reduction for unrealized municipal revenues
  
  
• 45.40
  Transfer of services, deduction from county appropriation
  
  
• 45.41
  Appropriation included in spending limitation
  
  
• 45.42
  Annual report to Governor, Legislature
  
  
• 45.43
  Exemption on limits on increases for certain appropriations for pension contributions.
  
  
• 45.43a
  Additional exceptions to limits on increases to appropriations.
  
  
• 45.44
  Definitions relative to property tax levy cap concerning local units.
  
  
• 45.45
  Cap on calculation of adjusted tax levy by local unit; exclusions.
  
  
• 45.45a
  Amounts raised to pay recycling tax treated as exclusion for calculation of adjusted tax levy.
  
  
• 45.46
  Public question submitted for approval to raise taxes above the limitation allowable.
  
  
• 45.47
  Actions taken by director.
  
  
• 46
  Emergency appropriations
  
  
• 47
  Emergency appropriations provided for in next budget
  
  
• 48
  Emergency appropriations not exceeding, with other appropriations, 3% of the operating appropriations
  
  
• 49
  Emergency appropriations exceeding, with other appropriations, 3% of the operating appropriations
  
  
• 50
  Emergencies financed from surplus
  
  
• 51
  Emergency notes authorized
  
  
• 52
  Conclusiveness of emergency appropriations upon affidavit of finance officer
  
  
• 53
  Special emergency appropriations.
  
  
• 54
  Authorization of special emergency appropriations.
  
  
• 54.1
  Emergency funding for certain employee group insurance programs.
  
  
• 54.2
  Certified copy of resolution, submission.
  
  
• 54.3
  Notice provided to members.
  
  
• 55
  Special emergency notes
  
  
• 55.1
  Special emergency appropriations; adoption of ordinance
  
  
• 55.2
  Financing appropriation
  
  
• 55.3
  Manner of financing appropriation from surplus funds
  
  
• 55.4
  Manner of financing appropriation by borrowing money
  
  
• 55.5
  Approval and filing of ordinance or resolution
  
  
• 55.6
  Rules and regulations; proof of emergency and need for appropriation
  
  
• 55.7
  Effect of revision of Title 40
  
  
• 55.8
  County colleges; special emergency appropriation; resolution; contents
  
  
• 55.9
  Financing; reduction of appropriation; resolution
  
  
• 55.10
  Exclusion from next succeeding budget; limitation on period of appropriation
  
  
• 55.11
  Filing certified copies of resolution; disposition by commissioner of education
  
  
• 55.12
  Applicability of provisions relating to tax anticipation notes
  
  
• 55.13
  Public exigency caused by civil disturbances; special emergency appropriation; resolution
  
  
• 55.14
  Financing; surplus funds; borrowing
  
  
• 55.15
  Surplus funds; inclusion in annual budget
  
  
• 55.16
  Borrowing money; resolution
  
  
• 55.17
  Applicability of tax anticipation notes provisions to special emergency notes; filing resolution
  
  
• 55.18
  Distressed municipality defined
  
  
• 55.19
  Judgments; payment; appropriation; resolution; notes; conditions
  
  
• 55.20
  Approval of resolution
  
  
• 55.21
  Powers and obligations of municipality; ad valorem taxes; levy
  
  
• 56
  Contracts of special or technical nature
  
  
• 57
  Expenditures void without appropriations
  
  
• 58
  Appropriation transfers during last 2 months of fiscal year
  
  
• 59
  Appropriation transfers during first 3 months of succeeding year
  
  
• 60
  Unexpended balances canceled by resolution
  
  
• 61
  Assessment revenue fund
  
  
• 62
  Public utility funds
  
  
• 62.1
  Snow removal reserves; permitted, rules, regulations.
  
  
• 63
  Money in separate funds treated as trust funds
  
  
• 64
  Tax anticipation notes
  
  
• 65
  Application of proceeds
  
  
• 66
  Limitation of amount
  
  
• 67
  Limitation of maturity and renewals
  
  
• 68
  Interest rate
  
  
• 69
  Form, registration and redemption
  
  
• 70
  Recital of borrowing power; authorization
  
  
• 71
  Execution of notes or coupons
  
  
• 72
  Sale and report of sale
  
  
• 73
  Conclusive presumption of validity of proceedings and notes
  
  
• 74
  Utility anticipation notes
  
  
• 75
  Liability on notes
  
  
• 76
  Examination of budget
  
  
• 77
  Scope of examination
  
  
• 78
  Approval of budget, exemptions
  
  
• 79
  Certification of director
  
  
• 80
  Action on disapproved budget
  
  
• 81
  Amendment of disapproved budget
  
  
• 82
  Judicial review of local government board's determination
  
  
• 83
  Regulations by the local government board and director
  
  
• 84
  Orders of director binding
  
  
• 85
  Power to change title or text of appropriation
  
  
• 86
  Correction of revenue item
  
  
• 87
  Special items of revenue and appropriations
  
  
• 88
  Filing of amendment, correction in local budget
  
  
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• Chapter 5

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Definitions
  
  
• 3
  Fiscal year
  
  
• 4
  Annual audit required; extensions
  
  
• 5
  Scope of audit
  
  
• 6
  Report of audit
  
  
• 7
  Publication of report and recommendations
  
  
• 8
  Audit by director
  
  
• 9
  Audit by registered municipal accountant
  
  
• 10
  Revocation or cancellation of license
  
  
• 11
  Advertising for bids unnecessary
  
  
• 12
  Annual financial statement and reports of local unit
  
  
• 13
  Annual financial statements by boards, committees and commissions of a local unit
  
  
• 14
  Adoption of cash management plan.
  
  
• 14.1
  Rules and regulations
  
  
• 14.2
  Findings, declarations relative to investment of certain municipal funds.
  
  
• 14.3
  Plan for conducting certain transactions involving real property in certain municipalities.
  
  
• 14.4
  Application for approval of plan relative to disposition of certain assets.
  
  
• 14.5
  Dedicated trust fund, investment oversight board.
  
  
• 14.6
  Duties of investment oversight board.
  
  
• 14.7
  Responsibilities of investment oversight board relative to reports.
  
  
• 14.8
  Annual audit of dedicated trust funds.
  
  
• 14.9
  Rules, regulations.
  
  
• 14.10
  Effective date.
  
  
• 15
  Deposit of funds paid to the local unit
  
  
• 15.1
  Securities which may be purchased by local units
  
  
• 15.2
  Record and report of securities received
  
  
• 15.3
  Securities of local unit purchased by it not to be canceled; sale thereafter
  
  
• 16
  Local unit, requirements for paying out moneys.
  
  
• 16.1
  Advances for expenses of authorized official travel; resolution; verification; repayment of excess
  
  
• 16.2
  Payment of advance to nonprofit organization or agency with which local unit has service contract; resolution; conditions
  
  
• 16.3
  Payment in advance
  
  
• 16.4
  Issuance, acceptance of purchase order for license or permit fee
  
  
• 17
  Approval and payment of claims and required general books of account
  
  
• 17.1
  Refund, delinquency of less than $10.00
  
  
• 18
  Public recording of approved claims
  
  
• 19
  Payment of salaries and wages
  
  
• 20
  Officers to deliver funds and records when term expires
  
  
• 21
  Petty cash fund of local unit
  
  
• 22
  Investigation of expenditures of local unit
  
  
• 23
  Costs, taxation and payment bond
  
  
• 24
  Filing and publication of report of investigation
  
  
• 25
  Attorney of local unit may appear on its behalf
  
  
• 26
  Subpoenas and testimony of witnesses
  
  
• 27
  Witness fees and mileage taxed as costs
  
  
• 28
  Duty of officers and employees of local unit
  
  
• 29
  Acceptance of bequests, legacies, gifts
  
  
• 30
  Acceptance of Federal grants
  
  
• 31
  Award programs for local units
  
  
• 32
  Reimbursement
  
  
• 33
  Oath taken before assuming office
  
  
• 34
  Bonds of officials and employees
  
  
• 34.1
  Blanket bond coverage provided for certain county, municipal officers, employees; evidence.
  
  
• 35
  Recording of bonds
  
  
• 36
  Protection to be afforded by bond.
  
  
• 37
  Condition of bond broken
  
  
• 38
  Rules and regulations.
  
  
• 39
  Fixing of bond in excess of minimum amount.
  
  
• 41
  Classification system for purpose of determining amount of bond; minimum amount
  
  
• 42
  Purchase and retirement of outstanding bonds; procedure; duties of Local Finance Board
  
  
• 43
  Short title
  
  
• 44
  Definitions relative to card or other electronic based payments
  
  
• 45
  Electronic payment systems established by resolution of governing body
  
  
• 46
  Service charges; collection, assessment
  
  
• 47
  Rules, regulations
  
  
• 48
  "User-friendly," plain language budget summary forms.
  
  
• 49
  Public meeting when resolution proposed to establish, modify employee compensation.
  
  
• 50
  Rules, regulations.
  
  
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• Chapter 5A

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Legislative findings and declarations
  
  
• 3
  Definitions
  
  
• 4
  Local authorities; creation; application for approval
  
  
• 5
  Approval or disapproval of application
  
  
• 6
  Review of financing
  
  
• 7
  Hearings; findings
  
  
• 8
  Recommendations
  
  
• 9
  Authorization for local units to incur indebtedness and issue obligations
  
  
• 10
  Submission of budget
  
  
• 11
  Approval of budget
  
  
• 12
  Funding of deficit
  
  
• 12.1
  Local authorities, certain, appropriation, transfer of surplus funds to local units.
  
  
• 13
  Authority temporary funding notes
  
  
• 14
  Deficit funding notes
  
  
• 15
  Annual audit
  
  
• 16
  Synopsis of audit; publication
  
  
• 17
  Certification of review of audit
  
  
• 18
  Financial difficulty of authority; hearing; audit or investigation
  
  
• 19
  Order implementing financial plan to alleviate financial difficulties
  
  
• 20
  Dissolution of authority by local unit
  
  
• 21
  Ordering of dissolution
  
  
• 22
  Papers connected with, used or filed with authority considered public records
  
  
• 23
  Examination of accounts and books by state auditor
  
  
• 24
  Temporary obligations
  
  
• 25
  Increases in charges of utility when faced with financial difficulties; hearing
  
  
• 26
  Rules and regulations; inapplicability of act to powers of local finance board under P.L.1947, c. 151
  
  
• 27
  Actions to be consistent with bond resolution, service contract
  
  
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• Chapter 6

• 1
  Classification of counties for legislative purposes
  
  
• 2
  When change in classification effective
  
  
• 3
  Governing bodies unaffected
  
  
• 4
  Classification of cities for legislative purposes
  
  
• 5
  Reference in laws to designated classes; notice to courts
  
  
• 6
  Time when census shall affect classification
  
  
• 7
  City becoming member of another class to be governed by laws applicable to such class
  
  
• 8
  Statutes repealed
  
  
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• Chapter 7

• 1
  Law applicable in annexed territory
  
  
• 2
  Rights of citizens
  
  
• 3
  Liability for indebtedness
  
  
• 4
  Joint committee of the governing body members to ascertain indebtedness
  
  
• 5
  Committee to ascertain and report amount of indebtedness paid by annexing county
  
  
• 6
  Making and filing report; effect
  
  
• 7
  Decision of majority final; members present to act; adjournments
  
  
• 8
  Failure to make report; application to Superior Court; commission appointed; report and compensation
  
  
• 9
  Continuation of officers
  
  
• 10
  Collection of unpaid taxes
  
  
• 11
  Suits and other legal proceedings unaffected
  
  
• 12
  Annexation; petition and contents
  
  
• 12.1
  Refusal to annex; judicial review; burden of proof
  
  
• 13
  Ordinance of annexing municipality; wards; limitation on municipal boundaries
  
  
• 14
  Law applicable; copy of ordinance filed
  
  
• 15
  Land plotted on municipal map
  
  
• 16
  Rights of residents after annexation
  
  
• 17
  Indebtedness of annexed municipality apportioned
  
  
• 18
  Joint committee to apportion property and indebtedness
  
  
• 19
  Payment of indebtedness
  
  
• 20
  Decision of majority final; members present to act; adjournments
  
  
• 21
  Joint committee report filed; compensation of committeemen
  
  
• 22
  Failure to make report; application to Superior Court; commission appointed; report and compensation
  
  
• 23
  Effect on constables
  
  
• 24
  Annexation of adjacent municipally-owned unoccupied land
  
  
• 25
  Actions pending unaffected; collection of unpaid taxes
  
  
• 26
  Procedure
  
  
• 27
  Recording copy of proceedings
  
  
• 28
  Statutes repealed
  
  
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• Chapter 9

• 1.1
  Director of safety; appointment of non-resident; ordinance
  
  
• 1.2
  Municipal treasurer; appointment of nonresident; ordinance
  
  
• 1.3
  Bona fide residents of local unit; officers and employees; resolution or ordinance
  
  
• 1.4
  Eligibility of applicants in local units subject to civil service
  
  
• 1.5
  Nonresident appointees to become bona fide residents; failure to maintain; grounds for removal or discharge
  
  
• 1.6
  Unavailability of qualified residents for available specific positions or employments; appointment of other qualified applicants; preference schedule; conditions of employment; notice to and classification by civil service commission
  
  
• 1.7
  Specific positions and employments requiring special talents or skills; filling without reference to residency
  
  
• 1.8
  Preference in promotion
  
  
• 1.9
  Application of act on and after effective date
  
  
• 1.10
  Preemption of order of court or of state or federal agency to eliminate discrimination
  
  
• 1.11
  Definitions
  
  
• 1.12
  Local elective office; residency requirement; vacancy upon cessation of residency
  
  
• 1.13
  Eligibility for candidacy or appointment to local elective office
  
  
• 1.14
  Inapplicability of s. 40A:9-1.13 to special municipal charters
  
  
• 1.15
  Residency requirement waiver
  
  
• 2
  Appointees to have the required qualifications in cases of scientific engineering skill
  
  
• 3
  Discrimination by reason of age; exceptions
  
  
• 4
  Dual office holding.
  
  
• 5
  Rights of certain employees transferred to other positions
  
  
• 6
  De facto officers and employees; right to compensation
  
  
• 7
  Leaves of absence with pay to certain officers and employees
  
  
• 7.1
  Leaves of absence; athletic competition on world, Pan American or Olympic level; reimbursement by state
  
  
• 7.2
  Leave of absence for members of legislature
  
  
• 7.3
  Unpaid leaves of absence for union officers, representatives of certain public employees.
  
  
• 8
  Salaries; power of Civil Service Commission
  
  
• 9
  Appointments; permanent and temporary
  
  
• 9.1
  Oath of office administered.
  
  
• 9.2
  Directory of local authorities, boards, commissions.
  
  
• 10
  Compensation; exceptions
  
  
• 10.1
  Contracts for lesser salaries, wages or compensation
  
  
• 10.2
  Payment for accumulated sick leave by political subdivision, noncivil service.
  
  
• 10.3
  Payment for accumulated vacation leave by political subdivision, noncivil service.
  
  
• 10.4
  Cap on compensation for unused sick leave not covered by Title 11A.
  
  
• 10.5
  Use of accrued vacation leave by employee not covered under Title 11A.
  
  
• 11
  Vacancy due to change to nonresident status or upon resignation; filling; municipal offices open to nonresidents
  
  
• 12
  Vacancy from any cause other than expiration of term or filing of petition for recall
  
  
• 12.1
  Vacancy deemed on resignation, incapacity, death, residence, absence, or removal; filling unexpired term.
  
  
• 17
  Deductions for payment to credit unions, or to insurance companies or banks, savings banks or savings and loan associations for individual retirement annuity or account
  
  
• 17.1
  Individual retirement accounts; establishment for employees and their spouses
  
  
• 17.2
  Transmittal, crediting of funds to purchase annuity for employees.
  
  
• 18
  Awards program; appropriations
  
  
• 19
  Section 40:11-17 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal
  
  
• 20
  Chapter 181 of the laws of 1940 saved from repeal
  
  
• 22
  Statutes repealed
  
  
• 22.1
  Short title
  
  
• 22.2
  Findings, declarations
  
  
• 22.3
  Definitions
  
  
• 22.4
  Local Finance Board to have jurisdiction
  
  
• 22.5
  Provisions requiring compliance by local government officers, employees
  
  
• 22.6
  Annual financial disclosure statement.
  
  
• 22.7
  Powers of Local Finance Board
  
  
• 22.8
  Request for advisory opinion from Local Finance Board
  
  
• 22.9
  Response by Local Finance Board to written complaint
  
  
• 22.10
  Violations, penalties.
  
  
• 22.11
  Disciplinary actions against officer, employee found guilty of violation
  
  
• 22.12
  Conducting of hearings
  
  
• 22.13
  Establishment of county ethics board
  
  
• 22.14
  Provision of offices to county ethics board
  
  
• 22.15
  County code of ethics established
  
  
• 22.16
  Powers of county ethics board
  
  
• 22.17
  Request for advisory opinion from county ethics board
  
  
• 22.18
  Response by county ethics board to written complaint
  
  
• 22.19
  Establishment of municipal ethics board
  
  
• 22.20
  Provision of offices to municipal ethics board
  
  
• 22.21
  Municipal code of ethics established
  
  
• 22.22
  Powers of municipal ethics board
  
  
• 22.23
  Request for advisory opinion from municipal ethics board
  
  
• 22.24
  Response by municipal ethics board to written complaint
  
  
• 22.25
  Written materials to be preserved for at least five years
  
  
• 23
  Eligibility of members of the board of chosen freeholders for other offices or positions; conditions; exceptions
  
  
• 23.1
  Term of appointment of member of county governing body to other public entity
  
  
• 24
  Resignation of officers
  
  
• 25
  Removal of officers and employees; procedure; review
  
  
• 26
  Clerk of board of chosen freeholders; term; duties; tenure; removal
  
  
• 27
  Treasurer; term; duties
  
  
• 28
  Comptroller; term; duties
  
  
• 28.1
  Definitions
  
  
• 28.2
  Annual examinations; certificates; fees
  
  
• 28.3
  Renewal of certificates; fee; continuing education
  
  
• 28.4
  Appointment of chief financial officer
  
  
• 28.5
  Interim officers appointed by director
  
  
• 28.6
  Revocation, suspension of certificate
  
  
• 28.7
  Regulations, forms, procedures
  
  
• 29
  Auditor; term; duties
  
  
• 30
  Purchasing agent; term, duties.
  
  
• 30.1
  Definitions
  
  
• 30.2
  Certified county purchasing official; application for certification
  
  
• 30.3
  Certificate; issuance; fee
  
  
• 30.4
  Revocation or suspension of certificate; request for review by board of chosen freeholders or executive
  
  
• 31
  General storekeeper; term; duties
  
  
• 32
  Superintendent of buildings and grounds; appointment; bond
  
  
• 34
  Superintendent of child welfare; tenure of office in certain cases
  
  
• 35
  Executive director of department of institutions of county of fifth class; tenure
  
  
• 42
  County administrator
  
  
• 43
  Counsel; engineer; appointment; term
  
  
• 44
  Road supervisor; appointment; term
  
  
• 46
  Medical examiners
  
  
• 47
  Assistant medical examiners, qualifications; toxicologists, scientific experts, clerical assistants and other personnel
  
  
• 48
  Appointment of licensed physician to act in certain cases
  
  
• 49
  Payment for burial of unclaimed bodies
  
  
• 49.1
  Burial expenses of indigents
  
  
• 50
  Court orders pertaining to disinterment of dead bodies and duties of officials therewith
  
  
• 51
  Morgues, morgue keepers; appointments
  
  
• 52
  Morgue keepers; duties; burial certificates; fees and expenses
  
  
• 53
  Delivery of unidentified, unclaimed dead bodies for placing in the morgue
  
  
• 54
  Unidentified, unclaimed dead bodies in morgues; disposition
  
  
• 55
  Delivery of identified dead bodies to proper persons; records
  
  
• 56
  Unidentified, unclaimed dead bodies; disposition where no morgue keepers
  
  
• 57
  Police to report finding of dead body
  
  
• 58
  Disposition of personal property of unknown decedent
  
  
• 60
  Finder's expenses
  
  
• 61
  Disposition of personal property found on shipwrecked bodies
  
  
• 62
  Medical examiner's records of shipwrecks
  
  
• 63
  County clerk; bond
  
  
• 63.1
  Commission; effective date; term of office
  
  
• 64
  County clerk's oath
  
  
• 65
  Performance of duties before giving bond; misdemeanor
  
  
• 66
  Seals of county clerks
  
  
• 67
  Supreme Court rules governing county clerks who are attorneys at law
  
  
• 68
  Duties of county clerk for the courts
  
  
• 69
  Temporary clerks of courts
  
  
• 70
  Vacancy in office of county clerk other than by expiration of term
  
  
• 71
  Moneys received by county clerk; depositories
  
  
• 72
  Transfer of records and moneys of county clerk to successor in office
  
  
• 73
  Powers of county clerk.
  
  
• 74
  Personnel in office of county clerk
  
  
• 75
  County clerk in certain counties may establish court division and registry division
  
  
• 76
  Salary of county clerk in certain counties.
  
  
• 77
  Compensation of deputy county clerks; chief clerks and other personnel
  
  
• 77.1
  Chapter 260 of the laws of 1969 saved from repeal
  
  
• 78
  Section 4 of chapter 96 of the laws of 1959 saved from repeal
  
  
• 80
  Existing offices of register of deeds and mortgages, confirmed, continued; exceptions
  
  
• 81
  Establishment of office of register of deeds and mortgages in certain counties; referendum
  
  
• 82
  Transfer of records and papers upon the establishment of office of register of deeds and mortgages
  
  
• 83
  Term of office of register of deeds and mortgages
  
  
• 84
  Register of deeds and mortgages; bond
  
  
• 85
  Register of deeds and mortgages; oath
  
  
• 86
  Performance of duties before giving bond; misdemeanor
  
  
• 87
  Certain statutory provisions applicable to county clerk where no register of deeds and mortgages
  
  
• 88
  Vacancy in office of register of deeds and mortgages other than by expiration of term
  
  
• 89
  Board of chosen freeholders to furnish accommodations and equipment for register of deeds and mortgages
  
  
• 90
  Register of deeds and mortgages is the county recording officer
  
  
• 91
  Personnel in the office of register of deeds and mortgages
  
  
• 92
  Salary of register of deeds and mortgages.
  
  
• 93
  Compensation of deputy register of deeds and mortgages, chief clerks and employees
  
  
• 94
  Eligibility for office of sheriff
  
  
• 95
  Sheriff's bond
  
  
• 96
  Sheriff's oath
  
  
• 97
  Certificate for commission
  
  
• 98
  Sheriff not to perform duties of office before giving bond and taking oath; misdemeanor
  
  
• 99
  Sheriff may act in certain cases where commission delayed
  
  
• 100
  Effective date of commission and expiration of term of office
  
  
• 101
  Failure of sheriff elect to qualify; effect
  
  
• 102
  Vacancy in office, other than by expiration of term
  
  
• 103
  Bond and oath of appointee to fill vacancy
  
  
• 104
  Salary of sheriff.
  
  
• 105
  Expenses payable to sheriffs
  
  
• 106
  Uncollected fees credited to account of former sheriff
  
  
• 107
  Sheriff to deliver to his successor moneys and papers
  
  
• 108
  Sheriff not to hold other civil office; exception
  
  
• 109
  Amercement of sheriff, acting sheriff
  
  
• 110
  Amercement; court to designate enforcement officer
  
  
• 111
  Bonds taken by sheriffs
  
  
• 113
  Acting sheriff or newly appointed or elected sheriff to execute uncompleted writs and processes
  
  
• 114
  Exercise of office pending new appointment or election
  
  
• 115
  Undersheriffs; appointments; oaths
  
  
• 116
  Limitations on number of undersheriffs
  
  
• 117
  Undersheriffs, chief clerks and other personnel; compensation
  
  
• 117a
  Sheriff's investigators
  
  
• 117.1
  Retirement upon pension; certain sheriff's secretaries
  
  
• 117.2
  Appointment of unpaid deputy sheriffs.
  
  
• 117.3
  Deputy sheriffs; rights, privileges and immunities
  
  
• 117.4
  Deputy sheriffs; identification and badges
  
  
• 117.5
  Chief warrant officer
  
  
• 117.5a
  Inapplicability of act to tenure attained prior to effective date
  
  
• 117.6
  Sheriff's officers; appointment; duties
  
  
• 117.6a
  Applicability of "45-day" rule for violation of internal rules to sheriff's officers.
  
  
• 117.7
  Person appointed to perform duties listed in s. 40A:9-117.6 as sheriff's officer
  
  
• 117.8
  Court attendants; application for appointment as sheriff's officer
  
  
• 117.9
  Seniority; inclusion of permanent time in grade in former titles; reclassification of provisional civil service status
  
  
• 117.10
  Duties, benefits and powers; compensation
  
  
• 117.11
  Decrease of compensation on appointment; prohibition
  
  
• 117.12
  Person over 35 appointed as sheriff's officer; continuance as member of retirement system
  
  
• 117.13
  Person under 35; transfer of membership in public employees' retirement system or county pension fund to police and firemen's retirement system
  
  
• 117.14
  Sheriff's officers; eligibility for permanent appointment without civil service open competitive examination
  
  
• 117.15
  Sheriff's officer chief; creation of position permitted
  
  
• 117.16
  Candidates for sheriff's officer chief; requirements
  
  
• 117.17
  Appointment, term
  
  
• 117.18
  Sheriff to prescribe duties
  
  
• 117.19
  Continuation of position of sheriff's officer chief, reappointment
  
  
• 118
  Compensation of criminal identification bureau personnel
  
  
• 119
  Status of criminal identification bureau personnel
  
  
• 119.1
  Field representative of narcotic education; permanent appointment with competitive examination
  
  
• 119.2
  Director of bureau of narcotics; appointment
  
  
• 120
  Constables; appointment
  
  
• 121
  Constables; terms of office
  
  
• 122
  Annual charges payable by constables; badges
  
  
• 123
  Constables; vacancy
  
  
• 124
  Constable's oath
  
  
• 125
  Constable's bond
  
  
• 126
  Actions on constable's bond
  
  
• 126.1
  Constable's reports
  
  
• 127
  Actions for money payable to or by constables; jurisdiction
  
  
• 128
  Statutes repealed
  
  
• 129
  Officials; facsimile of signatures; seal; statement of terms of office to be filed with Secretary of State
  
  
• 130
  Mayor; term; town certain, mayor, council terms
  
  
• 131
  Acting mayor
  
  
• 132
  Mayor to vote in certain cases
  
  
• 133
  Municipal clerk, appointment, duties
  
  
• 133.1
  Municipal clerks, appointment, continuation, tenure
  
  
• 133.2
  Application for examination; qualifications
  
  
• 133.3
  Certification; fee
  
  
• 133.4
  Conditions for issuance of certificates
  
  
• 133.5
  Revocation, suspension
  
  
• 133.6
  Certificate necessary for reappointment
  
  
• 133.7
  Reappointment; removal for good cause
  
  
• 133.8
  Tenure starting in 1986
  
  
• 133.9
  Application for registered municipal clerk by tenured municipal clerk
  
  
• 133.10
  Renewal of certificates; conditions; fee
  
  
• 133.11
  Rules, regulations
  
  
• 133.12
  Costs of complying with requirements; "costs" defined
  
  
• 134
  Tenure for municipal clerks
  
  
• 134.1
  Municipality to provide clerk with means of defense in certain actions, legal proceedings
  
  
• 135
  Deputy municipal clerk
  
  
• 136
  Administrator; powers and duties
  
  
• 137
  Administrator; appointment; term of office
  
  
• 138
  Administrator; removal from office
  
  
• 139
  Attorney; appointment; term
  
  
• 140
  Engineer; appointment; compensation; term
  
  
• 140.1
  Definitions.
  
  
• 140.2
  Certification as municipal finance officer
  
  
• 140.3
  Issuance of certificate; fee
  
  
• 140.4
  Issuance of certificate to registered municipal accountant; fee
  
  
• 140.6
  Membership on governing body prohibited
  
  
• 140.8
  Tenure of office
  
  
• 140.9
  Complaint; filing; hearing; representation; jurisdiction of Superior Court
  
  
• 140.10
  Municipality required to have chief financial officer
  
  
• 140.11
  Issuance of municipal finance officer certificate, interim basis
  
  
• 140.12
  Revocation, suspension of municipal finance officer certificate
  
  
• 140.13
  Chief financial officer required to hold certificate, awarding of tenure, vacancies
  
  
• 140.14
  Prior holders of municipal finance officer certificate continue to hold certificate, issuance of certificate to newly-qualified applicants
  
  
• 140.15
  Renewal of municipal finance officer certificates
  
  
• 140.16
  Regulations
  
  
• 141
  Appointment of tax collector; compensation; work hours.
  
  
• 142
  Tax collector; term of office
  
  
• 143
  Collector of arrears of taxes
  
  
• 144
  Tenure of tax collector; grant prior to December 31, 1981
  
  
• 145
  Tenure for tax collectors completing certain courses of instruction; inapplicability after December 31, 1981
  
  
• 145.1
  Definitions
  
  
• 145.2
  Certification as tax collector.
  
  
• 145.3
  Tax collector certificate; issuance; additional fee
  
  
• 145.3a
  Uncertified tax collector, application for certificate; issuance
  
  
• 145.3b
  Expiration, renewal of outstanding, lapsed certificates; fee.
  
  
• 145.3c
  Regulations, forms, procedures
  
  
• 145.5
  Revocation, suspension of certificate
  
  
• 145.6
  Prohibitions
  
  
• 145.7
  Appointment or reappointment
  
  
• 145.8
  Tenure; removal from office; procedure
  
  
• 145.9
  Acquisition of tenure after Jan. 1, 1982
  
  
• 145.10
  Holding office after effective date of act; appointment
  
  
• 145.11
  Continuation in office of persons in office on effective date of act
  
  
• 145.12
  Right to tenure of tax collector in office prior to and appointment after effective date of act
  
  
• 146
  Appointment of tax assessor, deputies.
  
  
• 146.1
  Boards of assessors; abolishment; secretary and members to be municipal tax and deputy assessors; salary and tenure rights
  
  
• 146.2
  Reference to board of assessors or assessment to mean and refer to municipal tax assessor
  
  
• 146.3
  Municipal tax assessors; appointment; terms of office; powers and duties
  
  
• 146.4
  Appointment in more than one municipality
  
  
• 146.5
  Inapplicability of act to agreements on hours of work
  
  
• 147
  Chapter 205 of the laws of 1968 saved from repeal
  
  
• 148
  Tax and deputy assessors; term of office; vacancies
  
  
• 148.1
  Tax and deputy assessors; qualifications and duties
  
  
• 149
  Tax assessors; appointment by Governor in certain cases
  
  
• 150
  Chapter 211 of the laws of 1966 saved from repeal
  
  
• 152
  Tenure of municipal treasurer
  
  
• 152.1
  Removal of municipal treasurer; complaint; hearing; review
  
  
• 153
  Chapter 190 of the laws of 1943 saved from repeal
  
  
• 154
  Poundkeepers
  
  
• 154.1
  Adult school crossing guards; appointment; term; revocation; qualifications; supervision and direction
  
  
• 154.2
  Training of adult school crossing guards
  
  
• 154.3
  Uniform provided to adult school crossing guard; exemption
  
  
• 154.4
  Stations; time period
  
  
• 154.5
  Municipal superintendent of public works; defined
  
  
• 154.6
  Tenure of office; continuous holding of office for 5 years; ordinance
  
  
• 154.6a
  Definitions
  
  
• 154.6b
  Public Works Advisory Board, appointment, terms; certification requirements for managers
  
  
• 154.6c
  Issuance of public works manager certificate without examination; requirements
  
  
• 154.6d
  Application fee, examination
  
  
• 154.6e
  Application for certificate
  
  
• 154.6f
  Revocation, suspension of certificate
  
  
• 154.6g
  Certificate required after January 1, 1997; exemptions, penalties
  
  
• 154.6h
  Renewal of certificates
  
  
• 154.6i
  Fees established
  
  
• 154.7
  Parking enforcement officers
  
  
• 154.8
  Limitations
  
  
• 154.9
  Minimum qualifications
  
  
• 154.10
  Fingerprints; investigation
  
  
• 154.11
  Training course
  
  
• 154.12
  Uniform; insignia
  
  
• 154.13
  Fees
  
  
• 154.14
  Designation
  
  
• 154.15
  Exclusion
  
  
• 155
  Members of governing body eligible for certain offices; exceptions
  
  
• 156
  Elective and appointive officers; commencement of term of office; exceptions
  
  
• 157
  Temporary appointments
  
  
• 158
  Temporary leave of absence; substitute
  
  
• 159
  Leave of absence for certain officers and employees entering the armed forces of the United States
  
  
• 160.1
  Compensatory time off for employees who are members of certain volunteer organizations
  
  
• 161
  Removal of officers and employees; procedure; exceptions
  
  
• 163
  Change in government; effect on officers
  
  
• 164
  Delegates to certain conventions
  
  
• 165
  Salaries, wages or compensation of mayor or other chief executive; officers and employees; exceptions; referendum
  
  
• 165.1
  Compensation of members of governing body and chief executive; determination; effective date and procedure for protest
  
  
• 167
  Referendum on ordinance fixing salaries, wages or compensation
  
  
• 168
  Petition for referendum on salaries, wages or compensation
  
  
• 171
  Compensation for services notwithstanding statute declared unconstitutional
  
  
• 172
  Judicially determined illegal suspension or dismissal; officer or employee entitled to recover salary; proviso
  
  
• 173
  Hospital service or medical service group insurance; authorization for deductions from salaries
  
  
• 174
  Compensation for injury or death to member of governing body or other officer in performance of duty
  
  
• 175
  Statutes repealed
  
  
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• Chapter 10

• 1
  Power to insure
  
  
• 1.1
  "Local unit" for purposes of Article 1, chapter 10 of Title 40A
  
  
• 2
  Providing insurance for certain volunteer organizations
  
  
• 3
  Insurance for operators
  
  
• 4
  Liability for failure to insure
  
  
• 5
  Operator to give prompt notice of claim or demand
  
  
• 6
  Establishment of insurance fund; purposes; appropriations.
  
  
• 6.1
  "Local unit" for purposes of Article 3, chapter 10 of Title 40A
  
  
• 7
  Maximum and minimum amount of fund
  
  
• 8
  Insurance fund commissioners; secretary; appointment; term; compensation; vacancies
  
  
• 9
  Organization of commissioners
  
  
• 10
  Powers and authority of the commissioners
  
  
• 11
  Sinking fund commissioners may act as insurance fund commissioners
  
  
• 12
  Payment of workers' compensation
  
  
• 12.1
  "Local unit" for purposes of Article 4, chapter 10 of Title 40A
  
  
• 13
  Workers' compensation insurance fund
  
  
• 14
  Annual appropriation to fund
  
  
• 15
  Discontinuance of fund
  
  
• 16
  Definitions.
  
  
• 17
  Contracts for group insurance, individual retirement annuity programs or individual retirement accounts
  
  
• 17.1
  County, municipal, contracting unit employee permitted to waive healthcare coverage.
  
  
• 18
  Exclusions from coverage
  
  
• 19
  Limitations, exclusions, exceptions to be contained in contract
  
  
• 20
  Discontinuance of coverage; exception
  
  
• 21
  Payment of premiums; deduction of employee contributions.
  
  
• 22
  Continuance of coverage after retirement
  
  
• 23
  Payments of premiums after retirement.
  
  
• 23.1
  Payments by county of second class for benefits for certain retirees
  
  
• 23.2
  Liability of certain townships for health benefits for certain retirees
  
  
• 23.3
  Payment of health benefit premiums for certain local government retirees
  
  
• 23.4
  Paid health benefits for certain local government retirees.
  
  
• 23.5
  Establishment of cafeteria plan for health benefits by local unit.
  
  
• 24
  Summary of coverage cost to be furnished employer
  
  
• 25
  Filing copy of contract with State Employees Health Benefit Commission; report to Governor and Legislature
  
  
• 26
  Group life insurance plans
  
  
• 27
  Other group insurance plans
  
  
• 28
  Eligibility
  
  
• 29
  Group life insurance plans.
  
  
• 30
  Other group insurance plans
  
  
• 31
  Eligibility
  
  
• 32
  Coverage for members of Junior Firemen's Auxiliary
  
  
• 33
  Group life insurance
  
  
• 34
  Eligibility
  
  
• 34.1
  Contract; coverage.
  
  
• 34.2
  Premiums or charges; employee contribution; retired employees
  
  
• 34.3
  Retired employees with 25 years or more service; premiums
  
  
• 35
  Statutes repealed
  
  
• 36
  Joint insurance fund; definitions.
  
  
• 36.1
  "Local unit" for purposes of C.40A:10-36 et seq.
  
  
• 36.2
  Establishment of joint insurance revolving fund, use of appropriated moneys
  
  
• 36.3
  Definitions relative to non-profit housing entities and joint insurance funds.
  
  
• 37
  Insurance fund commissioners; appointment, terms, compensation
  
  
• 38
  Powers, authority
  
  
• 38.1
  Commissioners; additional powers, environmental insurance
  
  
• 38.2
  Definitions
  
  
• 38.3
  Bylaws, plan of risk management; filing proof of approval
  
  
• 38.4
  Issuance of bonds; adoption of bond resolution
  
  
• 38.5
  Bonds
  
  
• 38.6
  Sale of bonds
  
  
• 38.7
  Bond resolution adoption; publication
  
  
• 38.8
  Negotiability of bonds
  
  
• 38.9
  Payment of bonds; powers of joint insurance fund
  
  
• 38.10
  Appointment of trustee, duties, powers, fees
  
  
• 38.11
  Appointment of receiver
  
  
• 38.12
  Immunity of commissioners; nonliability of State
  
  
• 38.13
  Insurance producers
  
  
• 39
  Bylaws for joint insurance fund
  
  
• 40
  Plan of risk management
  
  
• 41
  Approval of bylaws and plan of risk management
  
  
• 42
  Provision of insurance coverage after approval
  
  
• 43
  Commissioners may amend bylaws, approval by Commissioner of Insurance
  
  
• 44
  Suspension, termination, assumption of control or other action by Commissioner; grounds
  
  
• 45
  Filing of agreements or contracts
  
  
• 46
  Annual audit; submission of copies
  
  
• 47
  Examinations of funds by commissioner of insurance; payment of expenses
  
  
• 48
  Joint insurance fund not insurance company or insurer and activities not transaction of insurance nor doing insurance business; inapplicability of insurance laws
  
  
• 49
  Rules and regulations
  
  
• 50
  "Local unit" includes county vocational school
  
  
• 51
  "Local unit" includes county college
  
  
• 52
  Joint insurance for municipality, school district.
  
  
• 54
  Joint insurance for municipality, limited purpose regional school district.
  
  
• 55
  Additional joint insurance for municipality, limited purpose regional school district, other district.
  
  
• 56
  Joint insurance for municipality, county vocational school district.
  
  
• 57
  Additional joint insurance for municipality, county vocational school district, other district.
  
  
• 58
  Contracts for insurance
  
  
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• Chapter 11

• 1
  Short title; citation
  
  
• 2
  Definitions.
  
  
• 3
  Bid threshold; period of contracts.
  
  
• 4
  Contracts required to be advertised, disqualification of bidder.
  
  
• 4.1
  Purposes for which competitive contracting may be used by local units.
  
  
• 4.2
  Term of contract; exceptions.
  
  
• 4.3
  Competitive contracting process; resolution, administration.
  
  
• 4.4
  Request for proposals; documentation; provisions.
  
  
• 4.5
  Competitive contracting proposal solicitation.
  
  
• 4.6
  Implementation of energy savings improvement program by contracting unit; definitions.
  
  
• 5
  Exceptions.
  
  
• 5.1
  Authority of city of first class to contract for water supply, wastewater treatment services
  
  
• 5.2
  Applicability of C.40A:11-1 et seq. to certain contracts by city of first degree
  
  
• 6
  Emergency contracts.
  
  
• 6.1
  Award of contracts.
  
  
• 7
  Contracts not to be divided.
  
  
• 7.1
  Rules concerning determinations of aggregation.
  
  
• 8
  Bids for provision or performance of goods or services.
  
  
• 9
  Designation of contracting unit's purchasing agent, authority, responsibility, accountability; qualifications.
  
  
• 9a
  Current purchasing agent, lower bid threshold.
  
  
• 9.1
  List of sources for green product purchasing.
  
  
• 10
  Joint agreements for provision and performance of goods and services; cooperative marketing; authorization.
  
  
• 11
  Additional matters regarding contracts for the provision and performance of goods and services.
  
  
• 12
  Contracting unit purchases through State agency; procedure.
  
  
• 13
  Specifications.
  
  
• 13.1
  Payment from bequest, legacy or gift; conditions.
  
  
• 13.2
  Rejection of bids; reasons.
  
  
• 14
  Form of contracts.
  
  
• 15
  Duration of certain contracts.
  
  
• 15.1
  Insurance contract to fund actuarial liability
  
  
• 15.2
  Contracts for purchase of electricity for new county correction facility
  
  
• 15.3
  Contract for marketing of recyclable materials.
  
  
• 16
  Separate plans, specifications for work on public building; contracts.
  
  
• 16.1
  $100,000 contracts for improvements to real property; retainage, security
  
  
• 16.2
  Partial payments; deposit bonds.
  
  
• 16.3
  Withholding of payments.
  
  
• 16.4
  Partial payments for materials.
  
  
• 16.5
  Renegotiation of contract to reflect increase in solid waste disposal costs
  
  
• 16.6
  Definitions relative to value engineering change orders; requirement for certain contracts.
  
  
• 17
  Number of working days specified
  
  
• 18
  American goods and products to be used where possible
  
  
• 19
  Liquidated damages; void provisions as to contractor's remedies
  
  
• 20
  Certificate of bidder showing ability to perform contract
  
  
• 21
  Guarantee to be furnished with bid.
  
  
• 22
  Surety company certificate.
  
  
• 23
  Advertisements for bids; bids; general requirements.
  
  
• 23.1
  Plans, specifications, bid proposal documents; required contents.
  
  
• 23.2
  Mandatory items for bid plans, specifications.
  
  
• 23.3
  Withdrawal of public works bid.
  
  
• 24
  Time for making awards; deposits returned
  
  
• 25
  General power to provide qualification for bidders.
  
  
• 26
  Standard questionnaire; effect of unsatisfactory answers.
  
  
• 27
  Standard statements and questionnaires; prospective bidders; responses.
  
  
• 28
  Classification of prospective bidders; notice.
  
  
• 29
  Reclassification of prospective bidders; request for; time limit.
  
  
• 30
  Board of review upon classification; membership, et cetera
  
  
• 31
  Reconsideration by board of review; request for; time limit.
  
  
• 32
  Rejection of bids after qualification of bidder; hearing.
  
  
• 33
  Forfeiture of deposit in certain cases
  
  
• 34
  Penalties for false statements
  
  
• 35
  Indemnity agreements; Federal projects for benefit of municipality
  
  
• 36
  Sale or other disposition of personal property.
  
  
• 37
  Division of Local Government Services to assist contracting units.
  
  
• 37.1
  Rules.
  
  
• 38
  Statutes repealed
  
  
• 39
  Effective date
  
  
• 40
  Authorization to purchase specific materials at auction; procedure
  
  
• 41
  Definitions
  
  
• 42
  Set-aside programs authorized
  
  
• 43
  Attainment of goals
  
  
• 44
  "Local Public Contracts Law" applicable
  
  
• 45
  Designation as set-aside
  
  
• 46
  Set-aside cancellation
  
  
• 47
  False information; penalties
  
  
• 48
  Annual agency report
  
  
• 49
  Rules, regulations
  
  
• 50
  Process of resolution for construction contract disputes.
  
  
• 51
  Limitations on awarding public contracts to entities that made political contributions; authority of local units, nonpreemption by State law.
  
  
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• Chapter 12

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Definitions
  
  
• 3
  Acquisition of lands and buildings
  
  
• 4
  Further acquisitions authorized.
  
  
• 5
  Additional powers
  
  
• 6
  Authorization to incur indebtedness and make appropriations
  
  
• 7
  Subsequent acquisition of outstanding interests
  
  
• 8
  Acquisition of interests in lieu of enforcement of claims
  
  
• 9
  Joint departmental acquisitions and joint use of buildings
  
  
• 10
  Joint purchase of lands and construction of buildings or other capital improvements for joint use
  
  
• 10.1
  Contracts for joint acquisition of land for recreation, conservation purposes.
  
  
• 11
  Early land acquisition
  
  
• 12
  Acquisition of property in other States; necessity for and manner of acquisition
  
  
• 13
  Sales of real property, capital improvements or personal property; exceptions; procedure.
  
  
• 13.1
  Sales of real property, capital improvements or personal property; authorization by resolution
  
  
• 13.2
  Sales of real property; right of first refusal of contiguous owners
  
  
• 13.3
  Sale of county property to municipality for public purposes
  
  
• 13.4
  Conveyance to county
  
  
• 13.5
  Sale, lease or exchange of real property of capital improvement by counties; conditions; fees
  
  
• 13.6
  Notice of public hearing
  
  
• 13.7
  Contents of notice of public hearing
  
  
• 13.8
  Bid acceptance by county; conditions
  
  
• 13.9
  Public acquisition, sale of real property, municipality, certain; authority of mayor.
  
  
• 14
  Leasing of county or municipal real property, capital improvements or personal property.
  
  
• 14.1
  Lease of certain farmland to prior lessee.
  
  
• 15
  Purposes for which leases for a public purpose may be made.
  
  
• 15.1
  Findings, declarations relative to lease, sale of certain property to nonprofits for certain purposes.
  
  
• 16
  Exchanges of certain lands; exceptions
  
  
• 17
  Application of proceeds of disposition of lands
  
  
• 17.1
  Lease of land for provision of water supply, wastewater treatment services in city of
  
  
• 18
  Federal aid
  
  
• 19
  Conveyance of lands for educational purposes
  
  
• 20
  Acquisition on behalf of another public body
  
  
• 21
  Private sales to certain organizations upon nominal consideration.
  
  
• 21.1
  Private sale of personal property authorized
  
  
• 22
  Establishment, maintenance of central registry.
  
  
• 23
  Display of flags on county and municipal buildings
  
  
• 24
  Rental of lands and buildings or portions thereof not needed for public use; portions of buildings; rental
  
  
• 25
  Use of public building by counties and municipalities
  
  
• 27
  Construction
  
  
• 28
  Saving clause
  
  
• 29
  Statutes repealed
  
  
• 30
  Effective date
  
  
• 31
  Short title
  
  
• 32
  Findings, declarations
  
  
• 33
  Definitions
  
  
• 34
  Urban homesteading program
  
  
• 35
  Certified list
  
  
• 36
  Notice; procedures
  
  
• 37
  Contract provisions
  
  
• 38
  Filing of ordinance
  
  
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• Chapter 12A

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Findings, determinations, declarations
  
  
• 3
  Definitions.
  
  
• 4
  Powers of municipal governing body, planning board.
  
  
• 4.1
  Affordable housing units required for tax abatement, certain.
  
  
• 4.2
  Guidelines for tax abatement relative to affordable housing.
  
  
• 5
  Determination of need for redevelopment.
  
  
• 6
  Investigation for determination as redevelopment area, public hearing.
  
  
• 7
  Adoption of redevelopment plan.
  
  
• 8
  Effectuation of development plan.
  
  
• 9
  Agreements with redevelopers
  
  
• 10
  Relocation of public utility facilities
  
  
• 11
  Creation of municipal redevelopment agency
  
  
• 11.1
  Findings, declarations relative to municipal redevelopment agencies; additional commissioners, certain.
  
  
• 12
  Executive director of redevelopment agency.
  
  
• 13
  Submission of applications
  
  
• 14
  Conditions for determination of need for rehabilitation.
  
  
• 15
  Implementation of redevelopment plan
  
  
• 16
  Powers of municipality, county, housing authority
  
  
• 17
  Creation of housing authority
  
  
• 18
  Executive director of housing authority.
  
  
• 18.1
  Certain qualification for employment as executive director
  
  
• 19
  Management, operation of housing projects
  
  
• 20
  Rules, regulations concerning admissions to housing project
  
  
• 21
  Municipal housing authority may act as redevelopment entity
  
  
• 22
  Powers of municipality, county, redevelopment agency, housing authority.
  
  
• 22.1
  Definitions relative to criminal history background checks for local housing authority employees.
  
  
• 22.2
  Criminal history background checks on applicants for employment with local housing authorities.
  
  
• 22.3
  Information submitted by applicant; consent; cost.
  
  
• 22.4
  Notification to applicant; appeal; maintenance of information.
  
  
• 23
  Agencies, authorities subject to existing laws
  
  
• 24
  Dissolution of redevelopment agency, housing authority
  
  
• 25
  Expenditures of agency, authority
  
  
• 26
  Financial reports by redevelopment entity
  
  
• 27
  Oversight of governing body over redevelopment agency
  
  
• 28
  No ordinance, resolution adopted by initiative, referendum
  
  
• 29
  Issuance of bonds, notes
  
  
• 30
  Power of redevelopment entity to issue bonds, notes.
  
  
• 31
  Provisions of bond resolution
  
  
• 32
  Appointment of trustee for bondholders
  
  
• 33
  Appointment of receiver
  
  
• 34
  Property exempt from levy, sale
  
  
• 35
  Investment in bonds
  
  
• 36
  Projects, properties declared public property
  
  
• 37
  Municipality, county may incur indebtedness to aid housing authority, redevelopment entity
  
  
• 38
  Cooperation with other public body
  
  
• 39
  Powers of public body in aiding, cooperating with projects
  
  
• 40
  Payment in lieu of taxes
  
  
• 41
  Donations, capital grants
  
  
• 42
  Creation of advisory council
  
  
• 43
  Submission of annual report
  
  
• 44
  Duties, authority of commissioner
  
  
• 45
  Standards for course of study for executive directors.
  
  
• 46
  Completion of course of study by incumbent members, executive directors
  
  
• 47
  Completion by executive directors of course of study
  
  
• 48
  Waiving of course requirements
  
  
• 49
  Rules, regulations
  
  
• 50
  Findings, declarations relative to landfill reclamation improvement districts
  
  
• 50a
  "Large Site Landfill Reclamation and Improvement Law"
  
  
• 51
  Definitions used in C.40A:12A-50 et seq.
  
  
• 52
  Creation of landfill reclamation improvement districts permitted
  
  
• 53
  Adoption of ordinance to levy, collect franchise assessment; purposes
  
  
• 53.1
  Powers of municipality adopting franchise assessment ordinance
  
  
• 54
  Appropriation of franchise assessments; apportionment of retained amount
  
  
• 56
  Provision for tax abatement, payments in lieu of taxes; special assessments.
  
  
• 57
  Application for issuance of negotiable bonds, obligations secured by payments in lieu of taxes, special assessments
  
  
• 58
  Payments in lieu of taxes continuous lien; recording of ordinance; termination of lien
  
  
• 59
  Payment in lieu of taxes may be secured by mortgage
  
  
• 60
  Bonds exempt from taxation; exceptions
  
  
• 61
  Pledge, covenant, agreement with bond holders
  
  
• 62
  Severability
  
  
• 63
  Bonds, notes, obligations presumed fully authorized, issued
  
  
• 64
  Short title
  
  
• 65
  Definitions relative to "Redevelopment Area Bond Financing Law."
  
  
• 66
  Tax abatement within redevelopment area; special assessments.
  
  
• 67
  Issuance of bonds by municipality.
  
  
• 68
  Payments in lieu of taxes constitute municipal lien.
  
  
• 69
  Payment secured by mortgage
  
  
• 70
  Bonds exempt from taxation
  
  
• 71
  Covenant, agreement with bondholders
  
  
• 72
  Severability
  
  
• 73
  Bonds presumed authorized
  
  
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• Chapter 13

• 1
  Boundaries
  
  
• 2
  Extension of county boundaries into the ocean; jurisdiction
  
  
• 3
  Application for appointment of commissioners to determine boundary
  
  
• 4
  Commissioners; oaths
  
  
• 5
  Vacancy
  
  
• 6
  Notice of meeting of commissioners
  
  
• 7
  Powers and authority of commissioners
  
  
• 8
  Report of commissioners; filing; effect
  
  
• 9
  Expenses
  
  
• 10
  Application for appointment of commissioners to determine boundary
  
  
• 11
  Commissioners; oaths
  
  
• 12
  Vacancy
  
  
• 13
  Notice of meeting of commissioners
  
  
• 14
  Powers and authority of commissioners
  
  
• 15
  Report of commissioners; effect
  
  
• 16
  Expenses
  
  
• 17
  Boundaries of new counties or municipalities
  
  
• 18
  Boundaries of private lands unaffected
  
  
• 19
  Agreement between municipalities as to control
  
  
• 20
  Facilities and licenses furnished by municipality having control
  
  
• 21
  Ascertainment of county or municipal dividing lines
  
  
• 22
  Resolution defining permanent boundary; agreement fixing line; filing and recording agreement
  
  
• 23
  Time of establishment of line; effect
  
  
• 24
  R.S. 40:18-4 saved from repeal
  
  
• 25
  Chapter 176 of the Laws of 1938 saved from repeal
  
  
• 26
  Chapter 244 of the Laws of 1939 saved from repeal
  
  
• 27
  Chapter 253 of the Laws of 1950 saved from repeal
  
  
• 28
  Chapter 132 of the Laws of 1958 saved from repeal
  
  
• 29
  Chapter 203 of the Laws of 1965 saved from repeal
  
  
• 30
  Statutes repealed
  
  
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• Chapter 14

• 1
  County fire marshal; appointment; salary.
  
  
• 1.1
  Creation of arson investigation unit.
  
  
• 2
  County fire marshal; powers and duties.
  
  
• 3
  Acting county fire marshal
  
  
• 6
  County fire marshal's powers not to conflict
  
  
• 7
  Creation and establishment of fire departments and forces
  
  
• 7.1
  Arson investigation unit
  
  
• 9
  General qualifications of members; temporary appointments; absences from duty.
  
  
• 9.1
  Requirement of residency in municipality; prohibition
  
  
• 9.2
  Municipalities wherein civil service operative; residency requirements
  
  
• 9.4
  Promotions; preference to resident
  
  
• 9.6
  Municipalities without civil service; promotions; preference to resident
  
  
• 9.7
  Continuance in service; persons appointed under repealed acts; non-observance of residency requirements
  
  
• 9.8
  Residency in state; requirement for employment
  
  
• 9.9
  Appointments to municipal fire department, force of certain firefighters.
  
  
• 10.1
  Residence requirements for persons discharged or released from the military service
  
  
• 10.1a
  Fire departments; priority of eligibility for initial appointment; preference, certain.
  
  
• 12
  Age requirements for members
  
  
• 12.1
  Fire signal system repairman or lineman; appointment to uniformed firefighting position
  
  
• 12.2
  Rights and benefits of appointees
  
  
• 12.3
  Membership in retirement system
  
  
• 12.4
  Appointment of firefighters under certain circumstances.
  
  
• 13
  Appointment of temporary members and officers; termination of temporary employment
  
  
• 14
  Delay in qualifying because of military service
  
  
• 15
  Temporary vacancy due to military service
  
  
• 16
  Leaves of absence with pay to certain members and officers
  
  
• 17
  Indeterminate terms of office
  
  
• 18
  Minimum salary for firemen in municipalities located in counties other than of the first or second class
  
  
• 19
  Suspension and removal of members and officers
  
  
• 20
  Hearings
  
  
• 21
  Suspension pending hearing; commencement of hearing
  
  
• 22
  Review of disciplinary conviction, arbitration in non-civil service municipality by member, officer of fire department.
  
  
• 23
  Judicially determined illegal suspension or dismissal; member or officer entitled to recover salary; proviso
  
  
• 24
  Chaplains
  
  
• 25
  Decrease of force for reasons of economy
  
  
• 26
  Emergency assistance for fire and police protection from other municipality; payment; rights in event of casualty or death
  
  
• 27
  Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers
  
  
• 28
  Defense for members or officers in any action or legal proceeding arising out of or incidental to performance of duties
  
  
• 28.1
  Applicability of "45-day" rule for violation of internal rules to paid members of fire departments.
  
  
• 29
  Promotion of members and officers in certain municipalities
  
  
• 30
  Removal from fire hazards of tangible personal property; custody; arrest of offenders
  
  
• 31
  Transfer of a fire patrol to a municipality
  
  
• 32
  Use of fire fighting equipment by training organizations
  
  
• 33
  Municipality may contribute money for general purposes of incorporated volunteer fire department
  
  
• 34
  Municipal appropriations to fire companies
  
  
• 35
  Fire protection from adjoining municipality
  
  
• 36
  Compensation for losses sustained by volunteer firemen
  
  
• 37
  Volunteer firefighters' life insurance.
  
  
• 38
  Board of commissioners may continue insurance for volunteer firemen
  
  
• 39
  Other compensation not to affect eligibility to receive insurance benefits
  
  
• 41
  Conversion of volunteer to paid fire department; referendum
  
  
• 42
  Appointment of volunteer firemen or other persons to paid positions
  
  
• 43
  Appointment of volunteer firemen or other persons to newly established paid fire department
  
  
• 44
  Appointment of volunteer firemen or other persons to a part-paid fire department
  
  
• 45
  Service credits and conditions upon appointments to paid or part-paid fire departments
  
  
• 46
  Two-platoon system in certain municipalities having a paid fire department and force
  
  
• 47
  Two-platoon system for fire department in certain municipalities; establishment; referendum
  
  
• 48
  Two-platoon system for fire department in cities of the first class; emergency service; compensatory time off
  
  
• 49
  Fifty-six hour week for members and officers; referendum
  
  
• 50
  Certain emergency service and compensation
  
  
• 51
  Emergency service; compensatory time off
  
  
• 52
  Schedule of hours of actual duty
  
  
• 53
  Traffic regulations in fire areas
  
  
• 54
  Firemen in the performance of their duties to have powers of police officers
  
  
• 54.1
  Authority at scene of fire of fire official in charge of supervision or direction of operations
  
  
• 55
  Definitions relating to fire departments and exempt firemen
  
  
• 56
  Exempt fireman certificate; eligibility.
  
  
• 57
  Verified list of nonexempt members to be filed with municipal clerk
  
  
• 58
  Members of volunteer fire company on disbandment entitled to exempt fireman certificates
  
  
• 59
  Issuance of exempt fireman certificates.
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 61
  Exempt firemen entitled to certain rights, privileges or benefits
  
  
• 62
  Tenure of exempt fireman in office, position or employment of intermunicipal commissions
  
  
• 63
  Office or position held by an exempt fireman not to be abolished or changed or emoluments reduced to terminate services
  
  
• 64
  Tenure in office held by an exempt fireman
  
  
• 65
  Office not to be abolished for economy reasons or otherwise to terminate services of an exempt fireman having tenure; exceptions
  
  
• 67
  Intermunicipal fire departments and forces
  
  
• 68
  Contracts with volunteer fire companies; member holding public office.
  
  
• 70
  Fire district designation; procedure; election of commissioners
  
  
• 70.1
  Establishment of a volunteer fire company within a fire district; contract with volunteer fire company outside fire district
  
  
• 71
  Nominating petitions.
  
  
• 72
  Annual fire district elections
  
  
• 73
  Form of ballot
  
  
• 74
  Elections; notice; publication; eligibility of voters
  
  
• 75
  Use of voting machines
  
  
• 76
  Polls; hours
  
  
• 77
  Manner of conducting elections
  
  
• 78
  Appropriation to be voted upon, form of question
  
  
• 78.1
  Fire district budget; time of introduction; public hearing; notice
  
  
• 78.2
  Adoption of fire district budget; public hearing
  
  
• 78.3
  Amendments; hearing; notice
  
  
• 78.4
  Adoption of budget; time; advertisement
  
  
• 78.5
  Affirmative vote by majority of legal voters for final adoption; certification of amount to assessor; fixing budget after negative vote
  
  
• 78.6
  Fire district budget to provide separate sections.
  
  
• 78.7
  Separate items in operating appropriations section
  
  
• 78.8
  Separate items in fire district budget
  
  
• 78.9
  Transfer of appropriations between items.
  
  
• 78.10
  Reserve item transfers
  
  
• 78.11
  Emergency appropriations
  
  
• 78.12
  3% limit
  
  
• 78.13
  Emergency appropriation resolution
  
  
• 78.14
  Deferred charge
  
  
• 78.15
  Financing of emergency appropriation
  
  
• 78.16
  Fiscal year
  
  
• 78.17
  Temporary budget
  
  
• 79
  Tax assessment
  
  
• 80
  Borrowing money in anticipation of revenue
  
  
• 81
  Board of fire commissioners; general powers
  
  
• 81.1
  Fire districts; paid positions; establishment; resolution; procedure for passage; publication
  
  
• 81.2
  Qualifications for appointment to paid position.
  
  
• 81.3
  Supervisory authority
  
  
• 81.4
  Employees and volunteer firemen; reimbursement for expenses and losses
  
  
• 81.5
  Travel expenses; advances
  
  
• 82
  Limitation of average hours of duty for uniformed members of fire district fire departments
  
  
• 83
  Leasing space in building of fire district
  
  
• 84
  Revenue for fire district purposes; limitations; meetings
  
  
• 85
  Acquisition of property and equipment for fire districts; limitations; referendum for issuance of bonds
  
  
• 85.1
  Appropriations by fire districts
  
  
• 86
  Voting on bond issue of fire district; issuance and sale
  
  
• 86.1
  Fire district bonds; bond anticipation notes
  
  
• 87
  Payments of interest and principal; inclusion in budget; borrowing to pay
  
  
• 88
  Compensation for members of boards of fire commissioners
  
  
• 89
  Fire district treasurer, custodian of money; bond; annual audit
  
  
• 90
  Enlargement of fire district
  
  
• 91
  Dissolution of fire district
  
  
• 92
  Cancellation of taxes or refunds on dissolution of fire district
  
  
• 93
  Illegally created fire district; abatements or refunds
  
  
• 94
  Formation of new municipalities; abolition of fire district; apportionment of assets and liabilities
  
  
• 95
  Establishment of Junior Firemen's Auxiliary
  
  
• 96
  Membership in Junior Firemen's Auxiliary, minimum age.
  
  
• 97
  Insurance coverage for members
  
  
• 98
  Rules, regulations governing Junior Firemen's Auxiliary.
  
  
• 100
  Section 40:47-51 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal
  
  
• 105.1
  Volunteer firemen's song
  
  
• 106
  County police; establishment
  
  
• 106a
  45-day filing deadline
  
  
• 106.1
  First or second class counties; grant of general authority by ordinance or resolution
  
  
• 106.2
  Training for officers; necessity
  
  
• 106.3
  Inapplicability to county park police department or system
  
  
• 107
  General powers of county police
  
  
• 107.1
  Employee benefits of county law enforcement officer in lawful exercise of statewide police powers
  
  
• 108
  Hours of service for uniformed members and officers; referendum
  
  
• 109
  Doorman and mechanic have rank of patrolman
  
  
• 110
  Minimum salary for county and county park policemen in counties other than of the first and second class
  
  
• 111
  Promotion of members and officers in certain cases
  
  
• 112
  Appearance as witness; no loss in compensation
  
  
• 113
  Leaves of absence with pay to certain members and officers
  
  
• 114
  Delay in qualifying because of military service
  
  
• 115
  Decrease of force for reasons of economy
  
  
• 116
  Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers; conditions
  
  
• 117
  Defense for members or officers in any action or legal proceeding arising out of or incidental to performance of duties
  
  
• 118
  Police force; creation and establishment; regulation; members; chief of police; powers and duties
  
  
• 122
  General qualifications of members of police department and force; temporary appointments; absences from duty
  
  
• 122.1
  Requirement of residency in municipality; prohibition
  
  
• 122.2
  Municipalities wherein civil service laws operative; residency requirements
  
  
• 122.4
  Promotions; preference to resident
  
  
• 122.6
  Promotions; preference to residents
  
  
• 122.7
  Continuance in service; persons appointed under repealed acts; non-observance of residency requirements
  
  
• 122.8
  Residency in state; requirement for employment
  
  
• 123.1
  Residence requirements for persons discharged or released from the military service
  
  
• 123.1a
  Police departments; priority of eligibility for initial appointment; preference, certain.
  
  
• 127
  Age requirements
  
  
• 127.1
  Reappointment of certain law enforcement officers.
  
  
• 127.2
  Other qualifications
  
  
• 127.3
  Rate of pension contributions
  
  
• 128
  Indeterminate term of office
  
  
• 129
  Promotion of members and officers in certain municipalities
  
  
• 130
  Promotion of members and officers in certain cases
  
  
• 131
  Minimum salary for policemen in municipalities located in counties other than of the first or second class
  
  
• 132
  Hours of service for uniformed members and officers; referendum
  
  
• 133
  Days of employment and days off; emergency
  
  
• 134
  Certain emergencies; compensation
  
  
• 135
  Appearance as witness; no loss in compensation
  
  
• 136
  Leave of absence without pay; retention of pension and retirement benefits
  
  
• 137
  Leaves of absence with pay to certain members and officers
  
  
• 137.1
  Policemen or firemen; accrued vacation pay; payment upon death or retirement
  
  
• 138
  Delay in qualifying because of military service
  
  
• 139
  Clerks
  
  
• 140
  Drivers and attendants of police vehicles; other personnel
  
  
• 141
  Chaplains
  
  
• 142
  Municipal prison keepers
  
  
• 143
  Decrease of force for reasons of economy
  
  
• 144
  Temporary appointments
  
  
• 145
  Appointment of temporary members and officers; general qualifications; termination of employment
  
  
• 146.1
  Security officers
  
  
• 146.2
  Current housing guards, patrolmen
  
  
• 146.2a
  New appointees
  
  
• 146.3
  Police powers
  
  
• 146.4
  Retirement system membership
  
  
• 146.6
  Identification card, badge or other identifying insignia; special law enforcement officers; differentiation from regular police
  
  
• 146.7
  Violations; penalty
  
  
• 146.8
  Short title
  
  
• 146.9
  Definitions
  
  
• 146.10
  Special law enforcement officers
  
  
• 146.11
  Training; classifications
  
  
• 146.12
  Uniforms
  
  
• 146.13
  Fees
  
  
• 146.14
  Special law enforcement officers, appointment, term, regulations
  
  
• 146.15
  Powers
  
  
• 146.16
  Limitations on hours
  
  
• 146.17
  Limitations on number, categories
  
  
• 146.18
  Residency requirement
  
  
• 146.19
  Establishment of housing authority police force by certain municipalities.
  
  
• 146.20
  Requirements for appointment as housing authority police officer.
  
  
• 146.21
  Training requirements for housing authority police officer.
  
  
• 146.22
  Wearing of nameplate, metallic shield; exception.
  
  
• 146.23
  Immunity from tort liability; benefits.
  
  
• 147
  Removal, suspension of police officer
  
  
• 148
  Hearings
  
  
• 149
  Suspension pending hearing; commencement of hearing
  
  
• 149.1
  Suspension of officer charged with offense
  
  
• 149.2
  Reinstatement and recovery of withheld pay
  
  
• 149.3
  Reimbursement of municipality of salary received during suspension by police officer if found guilty
  
  
• 150
  Review of disciplinary conviction, arbitration in non-civil service municipality by member, officer of police department.
  
  
• 151
  Judicially determined illegal suspension or dismissal; member or officer entitled to recover salary; proviso
  
  
• 152
  Members and officers shall have powers of peace officers and constables
  
  
• 152.1
  Municipal police officer; power of arrest for crime committed in his presence anywhere within state
  
  
• 152.2
  Immunity from tort liability; provision of benefits for police, law enforcement officer exercising Statewide police powers; exemptions; terms defined
  
  
• 153
  Records and badges of awards to members and officers
  
  
• 154
  Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers; conditions
  
  
• 155
  Legal expenses of police officers
  
  
• 156
  Police assistance in other municipality; payment; rights in event of casualty or death
  
  
• 156.1
  Mutual police, fire aid in emergency, agreements between municipalities; interstate authority
  
  
• 156.2
  Members of police, fire department, volunteer fire company; powers, authority, immunity
  
  
• 156.3
  Injury or death benefits
  
  
• 156.4
  Suspension of acts to provide emergency assistance; declaration of civilian defense and disaster control emergency
  
  
• 157
  Public auction of property
  
  
• 158
  Special joint municipal police force
  
  
• 159
  Chapter 151 of the laws of 1958 saved from repeal
  
  
• 159.1
  Chapter 303 of the laws of 1969 saved from repeal
  
  
• 160
  Section 40:47-12 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal
  
  
• 161
  Chapter 188 of the laws of 1959 saved from repeal
  
  
• 162
  Chapter 56 of the laws of 1962 saved from repeal
  
  
• 163
  Chapter 187 of the laws of 1964 saved from repeal
  
  
• 164
  Chapter 288 of the laws of 1966 saved from repeal
  
  
• 172
  Section 40:174-148 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal
  
  
• 176
  Statutes repealed
  
  
• 177
  Attendance at State, national convention of certain organizations.
  
  
• 178
  Liability for training costs; terms defined.
  
  
• 178.1
  Liability for certain costs for training certain law enforcement personnel; definitions.
  
  
• 179
  Base salaries of police chief, deputy chief
  
  
• 180
  Appointment of certain county, municipal, sheriff's law enforcement officers.
  
  
• 180.1
  Appointment of certain municipal police officers.
  
  
• 180.2
  Appointment of certain county correctional officers.
  
  
• 181
  Adoption of guidelines for internal affairs by law enforcement agency
  
  
• 181.1
  Definitions regarding motor vehicle, traffic violations.
  
  
• 181.2
  Police ticket quota for motor vehicle violations prohibited; permitted use of statistics.
  
  
• 182
  Federal firefighters, certain; appointment.
  
  
• 183
  Short title.
  
  
• 184
  Definitions relative to retirement benefits for certain municipal emergency services volunteers.
  
  
• 185
  Establishment, termination of length of service award program, referendum.
  
  
• 186
  Length of service award programs, defined contribution programs.
  
  
• 187
  Abolishment, amendment of length of service award program, special vote.
  
  
• 188
  Provision of length of service award program not required; program requirements
  
  
• 189
  Award subject to contribution requirements.
  
  
• 190
  Maintenance of records.
  
  
• 191
  Annual certification list.
  
  
• 192
  Review of annual certification list.
  
  
• 193
  Existing programs deemed valid; conditions for continuation.
  
  
• 194
  Regulations.
  
  
• 194.1
  Additional penalties, fines
  
  
• 195
  County law enforcement crisis intervention services program.
  
  
• 196
  Availability of program.
  
  
• 197
  Provision of debriefing, counseling services.
  
  
• 198
  County crisis intervention services advisory council.
  
  
• 199
  Immunities, benefits of search, rescue teams.
  
  
• 200
  Definitions relative to suspension, termination of certain law enforcement officers, firefighters.
  
  
• 201
  Law enforcement officer, firefighter, suspension, termination, final determination, payment status.
  
  
• 202
  Hearing on complaint, charges, final disposition, appeal.
  
  
• 203
  Recommendation of administrative law judge, payment status.
  
  
• 204
  Submission of decision to Civil Service Commission.
  
  
• 205
  Final determination of appeal.
  
  
• 206
  Payment status during appeal of termination.
  
  
• 207
  Establishment of Law Enforcement and Firefighter Unit.
  
  
• 208
  Rules, regulations.
  
  
• 209
  Suspension, termination not subject to Title 11A, payment status.
  
  
• 210
  Appeal to arbitration, final determination, payment status.
  
  
• 211
  Rules, regulations promulgated by Public Employment Relations Commission.
  
  
• 212
  Reimbursement to employing agency.
  
  
• 213
  Short title.
  
  
• 214
  Employment protection for volunteer emergency responder.
  
  
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• Chapter 16

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Definitions
  
  
• 3
  When office deemed vacant
  
  
• 4
  Filling vacancies in municipalities holding regular municipal elections
  
  
• 5
  Filling vacancies in municipalities holding general elections
  
  
• 6
  Vote required to fill vacancy in office of mayor
  
  
• 7
  Vote required to fill a vacancy in the membership of a governing body
  
  
• 8
  Authority of mayor to vote in filling a vacancy
  
  
• 9
  Authority of Governor to fill vacancies in governing bodies
  
  
• 10
  Qualifications of appointee to fill vacancy
  
  
• 11
  Appointment to fill vacancy where incumbent was nominee of a political party; time to fill vacancy
  
  
• 12
  Appointment to fill vacancy where incumbent was not nominee of a political party; time to fill vacancy
  
  
• 13
  Failure of governing body to fill vacancy in membership of governing body
  
  
• 14
  Special election to fill vacancy in the office of mayor; limitation on authority to appoint
  
  
• 15
  Appointment pending election when person elected to office dies before commencement of term
  
  
• 16
  Special election when vacancy occurs pursuant to R.S. 19:3-25
  
  
• 17
  Special election when person elected to office becomes disqualified before commencement of term
  
  
• 18
  Notice of holding special election; contents
  
  
• 19
  Nomination of successor to be elected at special election
  
  
• 20
  Nomination of successor to be elected at regular municipal or general election
  
  
• 21
  Time for taking office
  
  
• 22
  Provisions in special municipal charters superseded
  
  
• 23
  Statutes repealed
  
  
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• Chapter 20

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Findings, declarations.
  
  
• 3
  Definitions.
  
  
• 4
  Municipal agreements for projects under a redevelopment plan
  
  
• 5
  Urban renewal entities, qualification; provisions.
  
  
• 5.1
  Urban renewal entity; qualification
  
  
• 6
  Necessary powers of urban renewal entities
  
  
• 7
  Additional powers of urban renewal entities
  
  
• 8
  Application required, form, contents
  
  
• 9
  Financial agreement for approved projects, form and contents of contract.
  
  
• 10
  Provisions for transfer or sale.
  
  
• 11
  Municipal determinations as to tax exemptions and service charges
  
  
• 12
  Tax exemption, duration; annual service charges.
  
  
• 12.1
  Nonapplicability of certain annual service charges
  
  
• 13
  Termination of tax exemption.
  
  
• 13.1
  Tax exemption
  
  
• 14
  Conveyed condominium units, tax exemption, conditions
  
  
• 15
  Excess profits of a limited dividend entity.
  
  
• 16
  Net profits of a nonprofit entity
  
  
• 16.1
  Payment of net profits to municipality; condition
  
  
• 17
  Sale of land to an urban renewal entity
  
  
• 18
  Housing project in financial difficulty, financial plan
  
  
• 19
  Construction of act in place of repealed statutory entities
  
  
• 20
  Rules
  
  
• 21
  Severability.
  
  
• 22
  Tax exemptions approved pursuant to C.40A:20-1 et seq. ratified and validated.
  
  
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• Chapter 21

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Findings, purpose
  
  
• 3
  Definitions.
  
  
• 4
  Municipal ordinance granting exemptions or abatements.
  
  
• 5
  Limits on exemptions on abatements for dwellings
  
  
• 6
  Limits on exemptions or abatements for multiple dwellings
  
  
• 6.1
  Adoption of ordinance granting abatement, exemption from taxation for certain improvements to residential properties.
  
  
• 6.2
  Tax exemption, abatement for certain housing improvements to accommodate certain disabled persons.
  
  
• 7
  Limits on exemptions for commercial, industrial structures
  
  
• 8
  Tax agreements for construction of commercial, industrial structures or multiple dwellings
  
  
• 9
  Applications for tax agreements, requirements
  
  
• 10
  Formula for payments under tax agreements.
  
  
• 11
  Tax agreements, duration, other law, valuation of ratables, copy to DCA.
  
  
• 12
  Failure of conditions, full taxes due, termination
  
  
• 13
  Assessed value of property under abatement or exemption.
  
  
• 14
  Subsequent abatements or exemptions, conditions
  
  
• 15
  Ineligible properties for unpaid or delinquent taxes
  
  
• 16
  Applications, forms, records.
  
  
• 17
  Exemption, abatement for taxes for named purposes
  
  
• 18
  Act not available to casinos
  
  
• 19
  Rules, regulations
  
  
• 20
  Notice to taxpayers
  
  
• 21
  Municipal reports to DCA, Treasury
  
  
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• Chapter 26A

• 1
  Short Title
  
  
• 2
  Legislative Purpose
  
  
• 3
  Definitions
  
  
• 4
  Acquisition, construction or operation of sewerage facilities by one or more local units
  
  
• 5
  Powers.
  
  
• 6
  Surveys, maps and other costs; reimbursement from bond funds
  
  
• 7
  Property damaged, repair, restoration or compensation
  
  
• 8
  Relocation of public utility property
  
  
• 9
  Bonds and security therefor
  
  
• 10
  Rates, rentals, and other charges of sewerage services
  
  
• 10.1
  Establishment of rates or schedules for senior citizens, disabled
  
  
• 11
  Connection fees
  
  
• 12
  Rates, rentals, connection fees, or other charges as lien on real property; discontinuance of service
  
  
• 13
  Improvements financed by means of local improvement assessments
  
  
• 14
  Local improvement assessments; procedure for and manner of assessment and collection
  
  
• 15
  Bonds issued by one or more units; debt service payments
  
  
• 16
  Sewerage facilities deemed a self-liquidating purpose under certain circumstances
  
  
• 17
  Payments by local unit to another local unit
  
  
• 18
  Contracts entered into prior to appropriations therefor
  
  
• 19
  Right of entry onto private property to make surveys and investigations; interference therewith
  
  
• 20
  Bonds as legal investments
  
  
• 21
  Competitive sewerage system; consent of existing authority
  
  
• 22
  Statutes repealed
  
  
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• Chapter 27

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Purposes
  
  
• 3
  Definitions
  
  
• 4
  Finding of need for acquisition, construction, financing, improvement, maintenance and operation of flood control facility by local unit; notice to affected parties and to State; contents of notice, etc.
  
  
• 5
  Adoption of resolution or ordinance
  
  
• 6
  Powers of local unit
  
  
• 7
  Surveys, investigations, studies, plans, etc.; payment of costs
  
  
• 8
  Restoration or compensation to owners of damaged or destroyed property
  
  
• 9
  Authorization to issue bonds; purpose
  
  
• 10
  Finding of need for financing cost of construction of flood control facilities by local improvement assessments; procedures; notice of intention; public hearing
  
  
• 11
  Adoption of resolution or ordinance
  
  
• 12
  Assessments on lands specially benefited; procedures; notice
  
  
• 13
  Payment of assessment in installments by owner of assessed real estate
  
  
• 14
  Sale of property by local unit for arrearages in assessments, interest or other charges
  
  
• 15
  Contracts with other local units for provision of flood control facilities, etc.
  
  
• 16
  Issuance of bonds to pay costs of provision of flood control facilities; payment of costs in annual installments, etc.
  
  
• 17
  Powers of local unit re contract with another local unit
  
  
• 18
  Investments; exemption from taxation
  
  
• 19
  Payments by contracting local unit; default; interest
  
  
• 20
  Construction of chapter
  
  
• 21
  Continuation of county and municipal obligations
  
  
• 22
  Statutes repealed
  
  
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• Chapter 31

• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 2
  Legislative purpose
  
  
• 3
  Definitions
  
  
• 4
  Acquisition, construction or operation of water supply facilities by one or more local units
  
  
• 5
  Powers.
  
  
• 6
  Surveys, maps and other costs; reimbursement from bond funds
  
  
• 7
  Property damaged; repair, restoration or compensation
  
  
• 8
  Relocation of public utility property
  
  
• 9
  Bonds and security therefor
  
  
• 10
  Rates, rentals, and other charges for water supply services.
  
  
• 10.1
  Establishment of rates or schedules of water supply services for senior citizens, disabled
  
  
• 11
  Connection fees
  
  
• 12
  Rates, rentals, connection fees or other charges as lien on real property; discontinuance of service
  
  
• 13
  Improvements financed by means of local improvement assessments
  
  
• 14
  Local improvement assessments; procedures for and manner of assessment and collection
  
  
• 15
  Bonds issued by one or more units; debt service payments
  
  
• 16
  Water facilities deemed a self-liquidating purpose under certain circumstances
  
  
• 17
  Payments by local unit to another local unit
  
  
• 18
  Contracts entered into prior to appropriations therefor
  
  
• 19
  Right of entry onto private property to make surveys and investigations; interference therewith
  
  
• 20
  Payments owing by private water companies
  
  
• 21
  Municipal extension to water supply facilities of a public utility; financing of the extension; and its sale or lease
  
  
• 22
  Bonds as legal investments
  
  
• 23
  Nonimpairment of obligations for provision of water supply services, facilities; BPU jurisdiction.
  
  
• 24
  Statutes repealed
  
  
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• Chapter 60

• 1
  Incorporation; Corporate Seal; Change of Name
  
  
• 2
  Elected officers
  
  
• 3
  Organization, Officers; Meetings
  
  
• 4
  General Powers
  
  
• 5
  Powers of the Mayor
  
  
• 6
  Powers of the council
  
  
• 7
  Miscellaneous
  
  
• 8
  Statutes Repealed
  
  
• 8.1
  Continuation of certain borough boards
  
  
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• Chapter 61

• 1
  Incorporation; Corporate Seal; Change of Name
  
  
• 2
  Elected Officers
  
  
• 3
  General Powers
  
  
• 4
  Powers of the Mayor
  
  
• 5
  Powers of the Council
  
  
• 6
  Organization of Council
  
  
• 7
  Miscellaneous
  
  
• 8
  Statutes Repealed.
  
  
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• Chapter 62

• 1
  Incorporation; Corporate Seal
  
  
• 2
  Elected officers, terms.
  
  
• 2.1
  Voters may increase terms of certain mayors, council members.
  
  
• 2.2
  Phasing-in, staggering, of four-year terms
  
  
• 3
  Organization; Officers
  
  
• 4
  General Powers.
  
  
• 5
  Powers of the mayor
  
  
• 6
  Powers of the Council.
  
  
• 7
  Miscellaneous
  
  
• 8
  Statutes Repealed.
  
  
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• Chapter 63

• 1
  Incorporation
  
  
• 2
  Elected Officers
  
  
• 3
  Organization of the Township Committee
  
  
• 4
  General Powers
  
  
• 5
  Powers of the Mayor
  
  
• 6
  Powers of the Committee
  
  
• 7
  Miscellaneous
  
  
• 7.1
  Assistant municipal administrator, office created by township
  
  
• 8
  Villages
  
  
• 8.1
  Assistant municipal administrator, office created by village
  
  
• 9
  Statutes Repealed
  
  
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• Chapter 64

• 1
  Certain Sunday sales prohibited
  
  
• 2
  Referendum prohibiting Sunday sales in county
  
  
• 3
  Referendum prohibiting Sunday sales in city
  
  
• 4
  Municipality may prohibit Sunday sales by referendum
  
  
• 5
  Definitions relative to Sunday sales
  
  
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• Chapter 65

• 1
  Short title.
  
  
• 2
  Findings, declarations relative to shared services and consolidation.
  
  
• 3
  Definitions relative to shared services and consolidation.
  
  
• 4
  Agreements for shared services.
  
  
• 5
  Adoption of resolution to enter into agreement.
  
  
• 6
  Local units sharing services, designation of primary employer; rules, regulations.
  
  
• 7
  Specific services delineated in agreement; conditions.
  
  
• 8
  Preservation of seniority, tenure, pension rights for law enforcement officers.
  
  
• 9
  Awarding of public contracts.
  
  
• 10
  Approval of award of contract.
  
  
• 11
  Employment reconciliation plan included in agreement; conditions.
  
  
• 12
  Provision of technical advice by Public Employment Relations Commission.
  
  
• 13
  Construction of power to share services.
  
  
• 14
  Joint contract for joint meeting for public services.
  
  
• 15
  Joint meeting deemed public body corporate and politic; powers.
  
  
• 16
  Provisions of joint contract.
  
  
• 17
  Preservation of seniority, tenure, pension rights of law enforcement officers.
  
  
• 18
  Applicability of terms of existing labor contracts.
  
  
• 19
  Employment reconciliation plan; provisions.
  
  
• 20
  Constitution, appointment of management committee.
  
  
• 21
  Apportionment of operating costs by management committee.
  
  
• 22
  Certification of costs and expenses by management committee.
  
  
• 23
  Termination of joint contract.
  
  
• 24
  Existing joint meeting, public school jointure unaffected.
  
  
• 25
  Findings, declarations relative to municipal consolidation.
  
  
• 26
  Required information included in Municipal Consolidation Study Commission reports.
  
  
• 27
  Creation of task force to facilitate consolidation.
  
  
• 28
  Equalization of property assessments for apportionment of taxes.
  
  
• 29
  Construction of law on consolidation appeals.
  
  
• 30
  "Sharing Available Resources Efficiently" (SHARE) program established.
  
  
• 31
  "Sharing Available Resources Efficiently" account.
  
  
• 32
  Adoption of resolution authorizing certain referenda for citizen's commission.
  
  
• 34
  PERC rules, regulations, fee schedule, grievances, appeals.
  
  
• 35
  Repealer.