Rutgers Law

New Jersey Statutes, Title: 2A, ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

    Chapter 157:

      Section: 2A:157-4: County detectives in second-class counties; appointment; minimum compensation

           a. In counties of the second class having a population in excess of 580,000 there may be appointed not in excess of 40 county detectives, of whom one may be designated chief of county detectives, one deputy chief of county detectives, one captain of county detectives, six lieutenants of county detectives and four sergeants of county detectives.

b. In counties of the second class having a population between 500,000 and 580,000 there may be appointed not in excess of 28 county detectives, of whom one may be designated chief of county detectives, one deputy chief of county detectives, one captain of county detectives, six lieutenants of county detectives and four sergeants of county detectives.

c. In counties of the second class having a population between 440,000 and 500,000, there may be appointed not in excess of 28 county detectives, of whom one may be designated chief of county detectives, one deputy chief of county detectives, four captains of county detectives and six lieutenants of county detectives.

d. In the counties of the second class having a population between 400,000 and 440,000, there may be appointed not in excess of 24 county detectives of whom one may be designated chief of county detectives, one captain of county detectives, four lieutenants of county detectives and two sergeants of county detectives.

e. In the counties of the second class having a population of 400,000 or under, there may be appointed not in excess of 12 county detectives of whom one may be designated chief of county detectives, one captain of county detectives, and three lieutenants of county detectives.

f. Their annual salaries shall be fixed as follows: chief of county detectives, not less than $9,500.00; deputy chief of county detectives, not less than $9,000.00; captain of county detectives, not less than $8,000.00; lieutenant of county detectives, not less than $7,000.00; sergeant of county detectives, not less than $6,500.00; and other county detectives, not less than $6,000.00.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1959, c. 161, s. 2; L.1961, c. 97, p. 665, s. 1; L.1967, c. 210, s. 1, eff. Sept. 25, 1967; L.1970, c. 260, s. 1, eff. Nov. 2, 1970; L.1973, c. 203, s. 1, eff. July 31, 1973; L.1977, c. 79, s. 1, eff. May 2, 1977; L.1978, c. 164, s. 1, eff. Dec. 7, 1978; L.1980, c. 42, s. 1, eff. June 20, 1980; L.1981, c. 462, s. 8; L.1982, c. 142, s. 1, eff. Sept. 20, 1982; L.1983, c. 433, s. 1, eff. Jan. 5, 1984.



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