Police officers and the Medford Lakes Police Department are responsible for conforming with the obligations of the Police Training Act (N.J.S.A. 52:17B-66 et seq.).
A. 
Every individual appointed as a police officer by the appointing authority comes within the provisions of the Act. The term "police officer" includes all municipal police, county police, and county park police. The Act covers not only individuals entering law enforcement for the first time, but also individuals in the following categories:
(1) 
Former police officers who have terminated their service with a police agency and subsequently seek reemployment with that agency.
(2) 
Police officers from one agency who are subsequently employed by a different agency.
B. 
Not covered by the Act are civilian heads of law enforcement units and special police officers appointed under N.J.S.A. 40A: 14-146.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Art. XI, Disciplinary Actions (See V1C9.), which consisted of § A240-47, and former Art. XII, Disciplinary Code, which consisted of §§ A240-48 through A240-51, which immediately followed this section, were repealed 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 617.