Section 40A:9-128.1 - County not to issue badge to elected official which may be mistaken for law enforcement badge.

NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-128.1 (2019) (N/A)
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40A:9-128.1 County not to issue badge to elected official which may be mistaken for law enforcement badge.

3. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a county shall not issue a law enforcement badge or a badge that may be mistaken as a law enforcement badge to any county elected official who is not elected as a law enforcement officer.

b. As used in this section, "law enforcement officer" means a person who is empowered to act for the detection, apprehension, arrest, conviction, detention, or rehabilitation of persons in violation of the law.

L.2019, c.221, s.3.