ASSEMBLY, No. 323

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

 

 

By Assemblyman PASCRELL

 

 

An Act increasing the number of constables which a municipality may appoint, revising the term of office of the constable and amending N.J.S.40A:9-120 and N.J.S.40A:9-121.

 

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

 

    1. N.J.S.40A:9-120 is amended to read as follows:

    40A9-120. The governing body of any municipality, by resolution, may appoint not less than 2 nor more than [50] 75 constables. To be eligible the persons to be appointed constables shall be residents and qualified voters of the municipality for at least 3 years prior to their appointment. Constables may exercise their functions and perform their duties anywhere in the county wherein the appointing municipality is located.

(cf: N.J.S.40A:9-120)

 

    2. N.J.S.40A:9-121 is amended to read as follows:

    40A:9-121. Every constable shall qualify within 30 days of the appointment and shall hold office for a term of not less than one year or more than 3 years [unless] as determined by the governing body [by] at the time of appointment, which term shall be set forth in its resolution of appointment [shall fix a one-year term].

(cf: N.J.S.40A:9-121)

 

    3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any constable appointed after the effective date of this act.

 

STATEMENT

 

    This bill permits a municipal governing body to appoint not less than 2 or more than 75 constables. Current law permits a municipal governing body to appoint not less than 2 or more than 50 constables.

    This bill also provides that the term of appointment for a constable appointed after the effective date of the bill is to be not less than one year or more than three years, as determined by the governing body at the time of appointment and set forth in the resolution of appointment. Current law provides for a term of three years unless the governing body fixes a one-year term by its resolution of appointment.

 

 

Increases to 75 the number of constables permitted to be appointed by a municipality and revises term of office.