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Introduced Session

This bill prohibits law enforcement agencies in this State from appointing applicants to police officer positions if the applicant had previously been terminated by another agency for police misconduct or violation of the agency's rules. Recently enacted P.L2020, c.52 (C.52:17B-247) requires law enforcement agencies, prior to appointing an applicant who was previously employed by another law enforcement agency in this State, to request the applicant's file from each law enforcement agency that employed the applicant. These files include internal affairs and personnel files. A law enforcement agency that receives a request for a former officer's files is required to forward them to the requesting agency. This bill expands P.L.2020, c.52 (C.52:17B-247) to specifically prohibit law enforcement agencies from appointing any applicant as a law enforcement officer if another law enforcement agency removed that applicant from office, employment, or position for misconduct or willful disobedience of rules and regulations established for the government of that law enforcement agency.

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Shama Haider (D)*,  Michael Venezia (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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