CHAPTER 389

An Act concerning the granting of tenure to full-time municipal court administrators and amending P.L.1975, c.39.

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

    1.    Section 1 of P.L.1953, c.168 (C.2A:8-13.1) is amended to read as follows:

C.2A:8-13.1 Tenure for administrator of borough municipal court.

    1.    Any person holding office, position or employment as administrator of the municipal court in any borough who has held such office, position or employment continuously for five years or more and who has become certified during that period shall hold and continue to hold said office, position or employment during good behavior and shall not be removed therefrom for political or other reasons except for good cause, upon written charges and after a public, fair and impartial hearing.

    2.    Section 1 of P.L.1975, c.39 (C.2A:8-13.3) is amended to read as follows:

C.2A:8-13.3 Tenure for full-time administrator of municipal court.

    1.    Any person holding office, position or employment as full-time administrator of a municipal court who has held such office, position or employment continuously for five years or more and who has become certified during that period shall hold and continue to hold said office, position or employment during good behavior and shall not be removed therefrom for political or other reasons except for good cause, upon written charges and after a public, fair and impartial hearing.

    3.    This act shall take effect immediately.

    Approved January 19, 1998.