Borough of Palisades Park, NJ Identification Cards

This section shall provide an application fee and licensing requirements for the issuance of identification cards for licensees and covered employees.

Definition. A "covered employee" is an employee or agent who either:

(1)

Serves alcoholic beverages as part of his/her job duties;

(2)

Is a waiter or waitress;

(3)

Is any employee that has supervisory authority; or

(4)

Is any employee whose duties include the performance of security functions.

After approval of an application and before the license is issued, every plenary consumption licensee or covered employee shall provide full and complete answers, in writing, on a form identified as an alcohol beverage control employee application furnished by the Police Department of the Borough of Palisades Park, to all questions presented thereon as to identity, character, antecedents and general experience of any such licensee or covered employee.

The licensee or covered employee shall, along with filing the application, attach thereto two color passport photograph, two by two inches. Said photograph is not to have been taken more than 30 days prior to the execution of the application.

The licensee or covered employee shall submit to having his/her fingerprints taken as a requirement of the application process.

Two separate and distinct forms of identification shall be submitted by the licensee or covered employee while executing the alcoholic beverage employee application for review by an appropriate official of the borough.

The applicant shall provide a money order or check payable to the Borough of Palisades Park, for the sum of $50 to defray the expense of processing the application. Also, the applicant shall provide a money order or check to be payable to the New Jersey State Police, Identification Division, in an amount which shall be the current charge posted by the New Jersey State Police, Identification Division, for the fingerprint processing fee for each applicant. The fingerprint processing fee may be subject to change as the New Jersey State Police, Identification Division, changes or regulates their fee schedule.

If a plenary retail consumption license is granted or transferred, the Palisades Park Police Department shall, upon application of the licensee or covered employee, issue an identification card showing compliance with the provisions of this section. The identification card, issued pursuant thereto, shall be physically located on the licensed premises so that it can be submitted upon demand at any time during business hours. The identification card shall remain valid for the remainder of the calendar year in which it was issued, as well as the next complete calendar year. The individual holder shall undergo a renewal procedure resulting in the issuance of a new identification card by the Palisades Park Police Department.

The licensee or covered employee, whose primary function is the serving of alcoholic beverages or the performance of security duties, while in the exercise of his/her duties on the licensed premises, shall at all times conspicuously wear the presentation side of the identification card bearing the individual's first name and identification number. For purpose of this subsection, a waiter, waitress or other type of employee whose primary function is the serving of food or performing of services that does not require the delivery of service of alcoholic beverages or only incidentally involves the service of alcoholic beverages while serving a meal shall not be covered by this subsection.

Renewal requirements shall compel the licensee or covered employee in making a formal application to renew his/her permit prior to its expiration on June 30. Renewal, as defined under this section, shall occur prior to the expiration of the applicant's identification card as outlined in Subsection G. The fee of $50 shall be submitted each time a renewal application is introduced.

No licensee shall engage any covered employee connected with the business of the licensee unless the covered employee has conformed to the rules and regulations set forth in this section. If new covered employees are hired by the licensee, such new covered employees shall comply with the regulations set forth in this section before being permitted to work in the licensed premises.

If the applicant for a plenary retail consumption license is a corporation, all the officers thereof shall comply with the regulations of this section pertaining to the license involved; and should there be a replacement or election of new officers during the licensed term, such replaced or newly elected officers must comply with the requirements of this section.

At all times during periods of employment, the identification card provided herein shall remain in the possession and control of the employee.

Any employer may immediately hire any individual who is in the possession of and displays a valid identification card issued in accordance with the provisions of this article, without the necessity of applying for a new identification card.

In the event that any person or persons affected by this article who have been issued an identification card in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall transfer the same or otherwise allow another person to use said card shall be subject to immediate revocation of the card and this shall be deemed a violation of this article and punishable as set forth in § 84-22.