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Bill Text

A5037 

ASSEMBLY, No. 5037 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MAY 11, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman� DAVID BAILEY, JR.

District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)

SYNOPSIS

���� Permits county sheriffs to appoint special law 
enforcement officers. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

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An Act concerning special law enforcement officers and 
supplementing Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� For the purposes of 
P.L.1985, c.439 (C.40A:14-146.8 et seq.), a county sheriff shall be entitled to 
act as a local unit and appoint any classification of special law enforcement 
officers for the purposes set forth in P.L.1985, c.439 (C.40A:14-146.8 et seq.).

���� b.��� For purposes of this 
section, a �local unit� means the same as that term is defined by section 2 of 
P.L.1985, c.439 (C.40A:14-146.9).

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill permits the 
appointment of Class One, Two, and Three special law enforcement officers (SLEOs) 
by county sheriffs. 

���� Under current law, a local 
unit, which is defined as any municipality or county having established a 
regular police force, may appoint SLEOs to perform certain duties. 

���� Additionally, under current 
law, a Class One SLEO handles routine traffic duties and may issue summonses 
for disorderly persons offenses, municipal ordinances, and traffic violations 
if authorized by local ordinance, but is prohibited from carrying firearms. �A Class 
Two SLEO is authorized to exercise full police powers, including arrest 
authority, and is authorized to carry firearms on duty provided they have 
completed the required training and annual qualifications. �Class Three SLEOs 
are retired law enforcement officers dedicated specifically to school security, 
maintaining full police powers and firearm authorization while on school 
premises during active hours.

���� This bill permits the 
appointment of Class One, Two, and Three SLEOs by county sheriffs to perform 
the duties that are authorized for each classification and in accordance with 
certain requirements under current law.