[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Haddon 5-22-2012 by Ord. No. 1292.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 54.
For parks and recreation employees and volunteers — See Ch. 172.
For peddlers and solicitors — See Ch. 177.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Ch. 18,
Criminal History Record Check, adopted 3-11-1980 by Ord. No. 687,
as amended.
It is the declared public policy of the Township of Haddon that
all municipal employees, as well as all employees of the Board of
Education, shall undergo a criminal history record check, including,
if necessary to complete the record check, the fingerprinting thereof.
All information secured as a result of the criminal history
record check shall be confidential and shall be released only to appropriate
officials and members of the Township or Board of Education, as the
case may be, involved in reviewing and acting on applications for
employment.
A.
All job applicants for any office of employment with the Township
or Board of Education shall complete an appropriate "Request for Criminal
History Record Information," including a security check authorization
as an applicant for noncriminal justice employment.
B.
The security check authorization shall indicate that any criminal
history record information shall be released to the Township, or Board
of Education of the Township of Haddon, as the case may be.
C.
The completed request form shall be forwarded to the Haddon Township
Police Department and thence to the New Jersey State Police, State
Bureau of Identification, and/or Federal Bureau of Investigation for
report, along with any fingerprint data.
D.
In the event that the Police Department requests it, a job applicant
shall be fingerprinted by the Police Department in accordance with
applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
E.
The Police Department shall, upon receipt of the completed background
check, notify the applicant and appropriate Township, or Board of
Education, official of the result of the criminal history record check.
A.
In the event the criminal background check reveals any prior convictions
for crimes or offenses which negatively impact the health, safety
and welfare of the residents of the Township of Haddon, said person
shall not be eligible for employment with the Township, or the Board
of Education, as the case may be. Such offenses shall include but
not to be limited to:
(1)
In New Jersey, any crime or disorderly persons' offense:
(a)
Involving danger to the person, meaning those crimes and disorderly
persons' offenses set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1 et seq., such
as criminal homicide; N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1 et seq., such as assault, reckless
endangerment, threats, stalking; N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1 et seq., such as
kidnapping; N.J.S.A. 2C:14-1 et seq., such as sexual assault; or N.J.S.A.
2C:15-1 et seq., such as robbery;
(b)
Involving theft as set forth in Chapter 20 of Title 2C of the
New Jersey statutes;
(c)
Involving any controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog as set forth in Chapter 35 of Title 2C of the New Jersey statutes, except Paragraph (4) of Subsection a of N.J.S.A. 2C: 35-10;
(d)
Any fourth-degree offense or higher.
(2)
In any state or jurisdiction, conduct which, if, committed in New
Jersey, would constitute any of the crimes or disorderly persons'
offenses described in this section.
B.
The list of crimes and violations contained in this section is for
illustrative purposes only and shall not be construed as a limitation
on those criminal activities or violations that would be grounds for
ineligibility for employment.
C.
Refusal to submit to background checks will result in ineligibility
for employment with the Township, or Board of Education, as the case
may be.
