40A:14-180.1 Appointment of certain municipal police officers.

4. a. The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the appointing authority of a municipality which, pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-118, has established and maintains a police force may reappoint as a member or officer of its municipal police department or force any person who:

(1) did not hold a permanent appointment, but was serving as a probationary officer or as an officer in a field working test period, as prescribed by the Police Training Commission, in the police department or force of that municipality;

(2) was, for reasons of economy, terminated as a law enforcement officer within 60 months prior to the reappointment; and

(3) was, at the time of termination, in good standing.

b. A municipality may reemploy such a person notwithstanding that:

(1) Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes is operative in the municipality;

(2) the municipality has available to it an eligible or regular reemployment list of persons eligible for such appointments; and

(3) the appointed person is not on any eligible list. A municipality which has adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, may not reemploy such a person if a special reemployment list is in existence for the law enforcement title to be filled.

c. A law enforcement officer reemployed pursuant to this section shall complete the remainder of any probationary or working test period not completed at the time of his termination for reasons of economy.

L.2010, c.103, s.4.