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NJ S2176

NJ S2176
Permits county police department and force to provide police services to municipalities.


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Introduced
03/07/2022
In Committee
03/07/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024

Introduced Session

2022-2023 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 The statutes in that chapter, designated "Observance of Sabbath Days," were repealed at different times between 1970 and 1999.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 any or 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, potentially lowering or eliminating municipal costs related to policing and providing property tax relief to residents. The bill also makes a technical correction to remove language from an existing statute authorizing a county police department and force to enforce provisions related to the observance of Sabbath days, as those statutes have been repealed.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee (on 03/07/2022)

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