New Jersey A 1173: Establishes fourth degree crime of providing locksmithing services without license under certain circumstances.

Bill Text

A1173 

ASSEMBLY, No. 1173 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman JOE DANIELSEN

District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)

SYNOPSIS

���� Permits probationary or temporary appointment of law 
enforcement officer as State or county investigator under certain 
circumstances.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning law enforcement investigators and 
amending P.L.1961, c.56 and P.L.2022, c.65.� 

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

���� 1.��� Section 4 of P.L.1961, 
c.56 (C.52:17B-69) is amended to read as follows:� 

���� 4.��� a.� A probationary or 
temporary appointment as a law enforcement officer may be made for a total 
period not exceeding one year for the purpose of enabling a person seeking 
permanent appointment to take a police training course as prescribed in this 
act, provided, however, that the time period may exceed one year for those 
persons enrolled prior to the one-year limit in a police training course 
scheduled to end subsequent to the one-year limit, and for those persons who, 
prior to the one-year limit, have been scheduled to attend a police training 
course which commences subsequent to the one-year limit.� In no case shall any 
extension granted for the reasons herein listed exceed six months.� Every 
person holding such a probationary or temporary appointment shall enroll in a 
police training course, and such appointee shall be entitled to a leave of 
absence with pay during the period of the police training course.

���� b.��� A person holding a 
probationary or temporary appointment on the effective date of P.L.2022, c.65 
(C.52:17B-71a et al.) shall not be permitted to continue in the probationary or 
temporary appointment beyond one year after the effective date of P.L.2022, c.65 
(C.52:17B-71a et al.) unless the person enrolls in or completes a basic 
training course approved by the commission.

���� c.���� A person appointed on a 
probationary or temporary basis on or after the effective date of P.L.2022, 
c.65 (C.52:17B-71a et al.) shall not perform the functions or duties of a 
permanently appointed law enforcement officer unless the person completes a 
basic training course approved by the commission.� Upon successful completion 
of the basic training course, a person appointed on a probationary or temporary 
basis on or after the effective date of P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71a et al.) 
shall receive from the commission a one-year probationary law enforcement 
license, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-67), and the 
person shall be permitted to perform full police functions or duties during the 
person's probationary or temporary appointment.

���� d.��� Upon successful 
completion of a probationary or temporary appointment, a person may apply for 
licensure as a permanent law enforcement officer in a manner prescribed by the 
commission pursuant to P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71a et al.).� The probationary 
license shall remain in force and effect until the commission acts upon the 
application for licensure as a permanent law enforcement officer.

���� e.���� A 
permanent law enforcement officer licensed in a manner prescribed by the 
commission pursuant to P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71a et al.) who holds an active 
certification in the basic training course for police officers or State Police 
may receive a probationary or temporary appointment as a State or county 
investigator for a total period not exceeding 120 days from the date of 
appointment for the purpose of enabling the officer to be trained and certified 
as a basic investigator.� A law enforcement officer holding a probationary or 
temporary appointment shall be permitted to perform the functions or duties of 
a permanently appointed investigator during the officer�s probationary or 
temporary appointment.� Upon successful completion of a probationary or temporary 
appointment, the law enforcement officer may apply for licensure as a permanent 
investigator in a manner prescribed by the commission pursuant to P.L.2022, 
c.65 (C.52:17B-71a et al.).� The probationary or temporary appointment shall 
remain in force and effect until the commission acts upon the application for 
licensure as a permanent investigator.

(cf: P.L.2022, c.65, s.4)

���� 2.��� Section 10 of P.L.2022, 
c.65 (C.52:17B-67.1) is amended to read as follows:� 

���� 10.� A person shall not be 
employed as a law enforcement officer, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1961, 
c.56 (C.52:17B-67), in this State unless the person holds a valid, active 
license as a law enforcement officer issued in accordance with P.L.2022, c.65 
(C.52:17B-71a et al.).� A person shall not act as a law 
enforcement officer, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-67), 
in this State beyond the scope of the authorization provided pursuant to an