New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 96 - JUVENILE PAROLE AND TRANSITIONAL SERVICES
Subchapter 7 - USE OF FIREARMS WHILE ON-DUTY AND USE OF PERSONAL FIREARMS WHILE OFF-DUTY
Section 13:96-7.5 - Authorized off-duty firearms, ammunition, holsters and security
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Eligible juvenile parole officers who are trained and meet qualification specifications shall be permitted to possess and carry one authorized firearm for off-duty use.
(b) A firearm intended for use as an off-duty weapon must have been obtained and registered pursuant to state and local laws of the state in which the juvenile parole officer lives. Juvenile parole officers may not loan or improperly transfer personal firearms.
(c) Trigger locking devices that are approved by the Commission shall be used, in accordance with this section and the operating instructions and standards provided by the manufacturers of the trigger locking devices.
(d) Only off-duty firearm makes and models approved and authorized by the Commission may be carried while off-duty.
(e) Ammunition for the off-duty firearm(s) shall be approved and authorized by the Commission.
(f) Only shoulder and waist holsters shall be used for off-duty use. A holster must hold the firearm firmly when inverted and have no internal clips. An off-duty firearm shall be carried in the approved holster on the body. No purse holsters or holstered firearms in purses are approved.
(g) The waist holster is the only holster approved for use while qualifying with the off-duty firearm.
(h) Personnel who elect to use a shoulder holster for off-duty use shall demonstrate proficiency in the use of that holster during firearms requalification but need not qualify while using the holster.
(i) The juvenile parole officer shall be responsible for assuming the cost of the off-duty firearm, ammunition, holsters and for maintaining his or her firearm in a safe, secure and serviceable condition.
(j) Pursuant to 2C:58-15, a juvenile parole officer who knows or reasonably should know that a minor or unauthorized adult is likely to gain access to a loaded firearm at a premises under the juvenile parole officer's control shall: