All definitions of words and terms used herein,
except as specifically otherwise noted, shall be defined in accordance
with the provisions of the Special Law Enforcement Officers Act (P.L.
1985, c. 439).
Except as specifically provided herein to the
contrary, all of the provisions of the Special Law Enforcement Officers
Act (P.L. 1985, c. 439) are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
All special law enforcement officers appointed
and in service on the effective date of this article may continue
in service so long as they complete all training and certification
requirements as required by the Act, within 24 months from January
13, 1986, provided further that such officers may not carry firearms
until they have completed the basic firearms training course that
has been approved by the Police Training Commission for regular police
officers, subject to such waivers as may be promulgated by the Commission.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
There shall be one class of special officers
within the Borough of Montvale, to be known as "Class I."
A. Class I. Officers
of this class are hereby authorized to perform routine traffic detail,
spectator control and related duties and are hereby authorized to
issue summonses for disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons
offenses, violations of municipal ordinances and violations of N.J.S.A.
39:1-1 et seq. The number of Class I officers shall be varied from
time to time at the discretion of the governing body.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The possession and use of firearms by Class
I special police officers is prohibited.
Special officers may be appointed both from
within and outside the territorial limits of the Borough of Montvale,
but must nevertheless be residents of the State of New Jersey.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
with this article are hereby repealed.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this article is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and
such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
hereof.
This article shall take effect immediately upon
publication and final passage pursuant to law.