[Amended 12-4-2002 by Ord. No. DR-76; 8-17-2005 by Ord. No. DR-201; 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. DR-248; 9-7-2011 by Ord. No. Z-121; 1-20-2017 by Ord. No. Z-461; 7-11-2018 by Ord. No. B-54; 5-1-2019 by Ord. No. B-137; 12-18-2024 by Ord. No. B-730; 7-9-2025 by Ord. No. B-789]
A Division of Police in the Department of Public Safety is hereby established in and for the City of Hoboken, which shall not exceed the following sworn personnel:
Rank/Position
Number
Chief
1
Captains
7
Lieutenants
16
Sergeants
28
Police Officers
118
There is hereby created and established the position of Police Chief, who shall also serve as head of the Division. The Police Chief shall be appointed in accordance with Title 11A, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey by the Director of the Department of Administration. The duties and powers of the Police Chief are vested in state statutes, rules and regulations and City ordinances.
[Amended 12-4-2002 by Ord. No. DR-76]
The Division of Police shall include but not be limited to the following bureaus:
A. 
Bureau of Investigations.
B. 
Bureau of Inspection Services.
C. 
Bureau of Identification.
D. 
Bureau of Patrol.
E. 
Bureau of Public Housing.
F. 
Bureau of School Patrol.
G. 
Bureau of Traffic and Transportation.
H. 
Bureau of Training, Planning and Operations.
Said Division shall embrace and there is hereby allocated and assigned thereto the Division of Police.
There is hereby assigned and transferred to said Division all of the subordinate officers and employees in the City of Hoboken holding their offices and positions under tenure of office under any law of this state of Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey and now exercising and performing any of the functions, powers and duties as heretofore. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect or impair the tenure of office, civil service or pension rights of any of the officers and employees transferred to said Division.
[Amended 4-6-2022 by Ord. No. B-452; 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. B-545]
A. 
The City of Hoboken as the appointing authority for police candidates shall maintain a preference for Hoboken residents first, Hudson County residents second, State of New Jersey residents third, and all other applicants last.
B. 
A certified copy of this section shall be filed with the New Jersey Department of Personnel.
C. 
Initial appointments of entry level police officers may also, at the sole discretion of the appointing authority, be made in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 11A:4-1.3.
There is hereby transferred and assigned to said Division all of the property, books, papers and records relating to any of the offices and other governmental agencies hereinabove allocated and assigned to said Division, except such books, papers and records as are now required by law or ordinances of the City of Hoboken to be kept in the office of some other officer or department of the City government.
All appropriations available or to become available to any department, office or other governmental agency, the functions, powers and duties of which are hereby assigned and transferred to said Division are hereby transferred to the Division established hereby, and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which appropriated.
There is hereby established the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, to enforce state, county or municipal statutes, resolutions, ordinances or regulations related to the parking of vehicles within the municipality.
A. 
Under the direction of the Director or the Police Chief, the Parking Enforcement Officer(s) shall possess the power and authority, in the manner and to the extent granted by the municipality, to issue a parking ticket for a parking offense as defined by N.J.S.A. 39:4-139.2 et seq.; to serve and execute all process for any parking offense issuing out of the Hoboken Municipal Court; and to cause any vehicle parked, stored or abandoned in the municipality in violation of a statute, resolution, ordinance or regulation to be towed away from the scene of the violation and to collect from the vehicle owner or the owner's agent, on behalf of the municipality, the costs of the towing and subsequent storage of the vehicle before surrendering the vehicle to the owner or agent.
B. 
No Parking Enforcement Officer may carry or use a firearm while on duty.
A Parking Enforcement Officer shall possess the following minimum qualifications. He shall:
A. 
Be a resident of the City of Hoboken during the term of his appointment.
B. 
Have the ability to read, write and understand the English language well and intelligently.
C. 
Be of sound mind and in good health.
D. 
Be of good moral character.
E. 
Be free from conviction of any offense involving dishonesty or which would make the person unfit to perform the duties of his office.
A. 
An applicant for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Division of Police appointed pursuant to this article shall have fingerprints taken, which fingerprints shall be filed with the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
B. 
Before any Parking Enforcement Officer in the Division is appointed pursuant to this article, the Chief of Police of the City of Hoboken shall ascertain the eligibility and qualifications of the applicant and report these determinations, in writing, to the Director of the Department of Administration.
C. 
No person appointed as a Parking Enforcement Officer in the Division of Police shall commence duties without successfully completing a training course conducted or approved by the municipality. This requirement may be waived for any person otherwise eligible to be appointed as a Parking Enforcement Officer if that person possesses substantially equivalent training and background, as determined by the Chief of Police of the City of Hoboken.
Prior to the commencement of duties, every Parking Enforcement Officer shall be furnished with a uniform clearly identifying the officer's function and including, but not limited to, a hat and appropriate badges which shall bear an identification number or name tag and the name of the municipality which clearly indicates the officer's status as a Parking Enforcement Officer, and the uniform shall be distinct in color from the uniform of a regular police officer or special law enforcement officer. A permanent insignia shall be issued to a Parking Enforcement Officer no later than 90 days following appointment. The municipality may issue a temporary insignia for use prior to the issuance of a permanent insignia.
The following fees are hereby established for certain services provided by the Division of Police:
Copies of noncriminal reports (also requires record searching fee be levied)
$5
Record searching fee
$5
Letters of good conduct
$10
Viewing only of photographs of accident scenes (Also requires record searching fee be levied)
$10
Copies of photos for discovery (Also requires record searching fee be levied)
5" x 7" (each)
$5
8" x 10" (each)
$10
11" x 14" (each)
$15
16" x 20" (each)
$20
Processing citizenship applications
$10
Fingerprinting of applicants for permits other than firearms
$10
Fingerprinting of applicants for firearms
[Amended 9-3-2003 by Ord. No. DR-107]
$5
Photostats (per page) (Also requires record searching fee be levied)
$2
Alien registrations
$10
Automobile accident reports (by mail)
$7
Automobile accident reports (in person)
$5
No fees shall be charged for any requested search or information made by any federal, state, county or municipal law enforcement department or agency.