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NJ S3769

NJ S3769
Permits county police department and force to provide police services to municipalities.


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Introduced
05/16/2019
In Committee
06/13/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020

Introduced Session

2018-2019 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill would authorize a county police department and force to enter into a shared service agreement pursuant to the "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act," sections 1 through 35 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 through C.40A:65-35), with any municipality located in the county to provide any, or all, police services to the municipality that a municipal police department and force is authorized to perform itself, as recommended by the New Jersey Economic & Fiscal Policy Workgroup in its report "Path to Progress." Authorizing counties to perform police services on behalf of municipalities would lower, or eliminate, municipal costs relating to policing and provide property tax relief to municipal residents. The bill also makes a technical correction to N.J.S.40A:14-107 by removing current language in the statute authorizing a county police department and force to enforce all provisions of chapter 171 of Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes. The statutes in that chapter, designated "Observance of Sabbath Days," were repealed at different times between 1970 and 1999.

AI Summary

This bill would authorize a county police department and force to enter into a shared service agreement with any municipality located in the county to provide all police services that a municipal police department and force is authorized to perform. This would allow counties to perform police services on behalf of municipalities, lowering or eliminating municipal costs related to policing and providing property tax relief to municipal residents. The bill also removes outdated language from the existing law authorizing county police to enforce provisions related to the observance of Sabbath days, which were previously repealed.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading (on 06/13/2019)

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