In accordance with the provisions of P.L. 1986, c.2, of the
New Jersey Statutes, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.8 et seq., there is hereby
created the position of Special Law Enforcement Officer Class III
for the Borough of Fair Lawn, Bergen County, New Jersey.
In order to be eligible for appointment to the position of a
Special Law Enforcement Officer Class III, each applicant must:
A. Be a resident of this state during the term of appointment;
B. Be able to read, write and speak the English language well and intelligently
and have a high school diploma or its equivalent;
C. Be sound in body and of good health;
D. Be of good moral character;
E. Have not been convicted of any offense involving dishonesty or which
would make him/her unfit to perform the duties of this position;
F. Have successfully undergone the same psychological testing that is
required of all full-time police officers in this municipality;
G. Be a retired law enforcement officer who is less than 65 years of
age; for the purposes of this subsection, a law enforcement officer
shall not be considered retired if the officer's return to employment
violates any federal or state law or regulation which would deem the
officer's retirement as not being bona fide;
H. Have served as a duly qualified, fully trained, full-time officer
in any municipality or county of this state or as a member of the
State Police and was separated from that prior service in good standing;
I. Be physically capable of performing the functions of the position,
determined in accordance with Police Training Commission guidelines;
J. Possess a New Jersey Police Training Commission basic police officer
certification or New Jersey State Police Academy certification;
K. Have completed the training course for safe schools resource officers
developed pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2005, c.276
(N.J.S.A. 52:17B-71.8).
The classification of the Special Law Enforcement Officers shall
be based upon the duties to be performed by said officers and are
established as follows:
A. Special Law Enforcement Class III Officers shall be authorized to
exercise full powers and duties similar to those of a permanent, regularly
appointed full-time police officer while providing security at a public
school on the school premises during hours when the public school
is normally in session or when it is occupied by public school students
or their teachers. While on duty in the jurisdiction of employment,
an officer may respond to offenses or emergencies off school grounds
if they occur in the officer's presence while traveling to a school
facility, but an officer shall not otherwise be dispatched or dedicated
to any assignment off school property. The use of a firearm by an
officer of this class shall be authorized pursuant to the provisions
of subsection b. of section 7 of P.L. 1985, c.439 (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.14).
An officer of this class shall not be authorized to carry a firearm
while off duty unless the officer complies with the requirements set
forth in subsection 1. of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6 authorizing a retired law
enforcement officer to carry a firearm.
B. A Special Law Enforcement Class III Officer shall be employed only
to assist the Police Department with security duties at public schools
and shall not supplant a law enforcement officer employed pursuant
to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 18A:17-43 or a safe schools resource
officer employed pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2005,
c.276 (N.J.S.A. 18A:17-43.1).
C. A Special Law Enforcement Class III Officer appointed pursuant to
the provisions of P.L. 1985, c.439 (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.8 et seq.)
shall not, based on this appointment, be eligible for health care
benefits or enrollment in any state-administered retirement system.
All duly appointed Special Law Enforcement Officers shall be
subject to the rules and regulations governing the Police Department
of the Borough of Fair Lawn as adopted by previous ordinances, including,
by description but not limitation, the Standard Operating Procedures
Police Manual of the Borough of Fair Lawn.
No Special Law Enforcement Officer Class III shall commence
his/her duties until he/she has completed the training as required
under N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.11, as amended from time to time.
The uniform of Special Law Enforcement Officer Class III shall
be determined by the Chief of Police and shall be in compliance with
N.J.S.A. 40A:14-146.12.