[Amended 12-4-2002 by Ord. No. DR-76; 8-17-2005 by Ord. No. DR-201; 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. DR-248; 9-7-2011 by Ord. No. Z-121; 1-20-2017 by Ord. No. Z-461; 7-11-2018 by Ord. No. B-54; 5-1-2019 by Ord. No. B-137]
A Division of Police in the Department of Public Safety is hereby
established in and for the City of Hoboken, which shall not exceed
the following sworn personnel:
Rank/Position
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Number
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Chief
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1
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Captains
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5
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Lieutenants
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14
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Sergeants
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26
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Police Officers
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100
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There is hereby created and established the position of Police
Chief, who shall also serve as head of the Division. The Police Chief
shall be appointed in accordance with Title 11A, Civil Service, of
the Revised Statutes of New Jersey by the Director of the Department
of Administration. The duties and powers of the Police Chief are vested
in state statutes, rules and regulations and City ordinances.
[Amended 12-4-2002 by Ord. No. DR-76]
The Division of Police shall include but not be limited to the
following bureaus:
Said Division shall embrace and there is hereby allocated and
assigned thereto the Division of Police.
There is hereby assigned and transferred to said Division all
of the subordinate officers and employees in the City of Hoboken holding
their offices and positions under tenure of office under any law of
this state of Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes of
New Jersey and now exercising and performing any of the functions,
powers and duties as heretofore. Nothing herein contained shall be
construed to affect or impair the tenure of office, civil service
or pension rights of any of the officers and employees transferred
to said Division.
[Amended 4-6-2022 by Ord. No. B-452; 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. B-545]
A.
The City of Hoboken as the appointing authority for police candidates
shall maintain a preference for Hoboken residents first, Hudson County
residents second, State of New Jersey residents third, and all other
applicants last.
B.
A certified copy of this section shall be filed with the New Jersey
Department of Personnel.
C.
Initial
appointments of entry level police officers may also, at the sole
discretion of the appointing authority, be made in accordance with
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 11A:4-1.3.
There is hereby transferred and assigned to said Division all
of the property, books, papers and records relating to any of the
offices and other governmental agencies hereinabove allocated and
assigned to said Division, except such books, papers and records as
are now required by law or ordinances of the City of Hoboken to be
kept in the office of some other officer or department of the City
government.
All appropriations available or to become available to any department,
office or other governmental agency, the functions, powers and duties
of which are hereby assigned and transferred to said Division are
hereby transferred to the Division established hereby, and shall be
available for the objects and purposes for which appropriated.
There is hereby established the position of Parking Enforcement
Officer in the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, to
enforce state, county or municipal statutes, resolutions, ordinances
or regulations related to the parking of vehicles within the municipality.
A.
Under the direction of the Director or the Police Chief, the Parking
Enforcement Officer(s) shall possess the power and authority, in the
manner and to the extent granted by the municipality, to issue a parking
ticket for a parking offense as defined by N.J.S.A. 39:4-139.2 et
seq.; to serve and execute all process for any parking offense issuing
out of the Hoboken Municipal Court; and to cause any vehicle parked,
stored or abandoned in the municipality in violation of a statute,
resolution, ordinance or regulation to be towed away from the scene
of the violation and to collect from the vehicle owner or the owner's
agent, on behalf of the municipality, the costs of the towing and
subsequent storage of the vehicle before surrendering the vehicle
to the owner or agent.
B.
No Parking Enforcement Officer may carry or use a firearm while on
duty.
A Parking Enforcement Officer shall possess the following minimum
qualifications. He shall:
A.
Be a resident of the City of Hoboken during the term of his appointment.
B.
Have the ability to read, write and understand the English language
well and intelligently.
C.
Be of sound mind and in good health.
D.
Be of good moral character.
E.
Be free from conviction of any offense involving dishonesty or which
would make the person unfit to perform the duties of his office.
A.
An applicant for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the
Division of Police appointed pursuant to this article shall have fingerprints
taken, which fingerprints shall be filed with the Division of State
Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
B.
Before any Parking Enforcement Officer in the Division is appointed
pursuant to this article, the Chief of Police of the City of Hoboken
shall ascertain the eligibility and qualifications of the applicant
and report these determinations, in writing, to the Director of the
Department of Administration.
C.
No person appointed as a Parking Enforcement Officer in the Division
of Police shall commence duties without successfully completing a
training course conducted or approved by the municipality. This requirement
may be waived for any person otherwise eligible to be appointed as
a Parking Enforcement Officer if that person possesses substantially
equivalent training and background, as determined by the Chief of
Police of the City of Hoboken.
Prior to the commencement of duties, every Parking Enforcement
Officer shall be furnished with a uniform clearly identifying the
officer's function and including, but not limited to, a hat and appropriate
badges which shall bear an identification number or name tag and the
name of the municipality which clearly indicates the officer's status
as a Parking Enforcement Officer, and the uniform shall be distinct
in color from the uniform of a regular police officer or special law
enforcement officer. A permanent insignia shall be issued to a Parking
Enforcement Officer no later than 90 days following appointment. The
municipality may issue a temporary insignia for use prior to the issuance
of a permanent insignia.
The following fees are hereby established for certain services
provided by the Division of Police:
Copies of noncriminal reports (also requires record searching
fee be levied)
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$5
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Record searching fee
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$5
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Letters of good conduct
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$10
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Viewing only of photographs of accident scenes (Also requires
record searching fee be levied)
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$10
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Copies of photos for discovery (Also requires record searching
fee be levied)
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5" x 7" (each)
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$5
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8" x 10" (each)
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$10
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11" x 14" (each)
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$15
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16" x 20" (each)
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$20
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Processing citizenship applications
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$10
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Fingerprinting of applicants for permits other than firearms
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$10
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Fingerprinting of applicants for firearms
[Amended 9-3-2003 by Ord. No. DR-107] |
$5
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Photostats (per page) (Also requires record searching fee be
levied)
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$2
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Alien registrations
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$10
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Automobile accident reports (by mail)
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$7
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Automobile accident reports (in person)
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$5
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No fees shall be charged for any requested search or information
made by any federal, state, county or municipal law enforcement department
or agency.
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