Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The
chief law enforcement executive shall submit documentation for every renewing law
enforcement officer employed by the law enforcement unit, in accordance with the
applicable schedule, six months before the expiration of each law enforcement
officer's license, which documentation shall include:
1. A certification from the chief law enforcement
executive that the renewing law enforcement officer:
i. Is of good moral character;
ii. Continues to meet the standards for
eligibility to be a law enforcement officer;
iii. Successfully meets and has completed all
Commission-required physical and educational training courses;
iv. Has not experienced a change to an inactive
status that would affect the officer's capacity to serve as a law enforcement
officer; and
v. Has not engaged in any
conduct or been the subject of any action that would provide grounds to refuse to
renew the license as set forth at
N.J.A.C.
13:1-12.1; and
2. A certification from the law enforcement
officer, attesting to the fact that the law enforcement officer:
i. Is of good moral character;
ii. Continues to meet the standards for
eligibility to be a law enforcement officer;
iii. Successfully meets and has completed all
Commission-required physical and educational training courses;
iv. Has not experienced a change to an inactive
status that would affect the officer's capacity to serve as a law enforcement
officer; and
v. Has not engaged in any
conduct or been the subject of any action that would provide grounds to refuse to
renew the license as set forth at
N.J.A.C.
13:1-12.1.
(b) As part of the chief law enforcement
executive's certification that the officer meets the requirements for the renewal of
a law enforcement officer license, the chief law enforcement executive, or their
designee, must ensure that contemporaneous background checks are performed. The
checks must include, at a minimum, but are not limited to:
1. The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) to
include New Jersey and Interstate Identification Index (III) systems;
2. New Jersey motor vehicle history and, if
necessary, surrounding states;
3.
E-courts, to include Automated Traffic Systems (ATS) and Automated Criminal System
(ACS);
4. Promis Gavel;
5. A check in accordance with the Prison Rape
Elimination Act (PREA), 28 CFR
115.317, if applicable;
6. The Domestic Violence Registry; and
7. Any other database that may be a successor
database to those listed in this paragraph or where information obtained during the
background check indicates that additional relevant information may be
found.
