New Jersey § 53:5a-5
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 53:5a-5, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53:5a-5.
a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5 of P.L.1965, c. 89 ( C.53:5A-5 ) or any other law or regulation to the contrary, members of the 160th Class of the
New Jersey State Police Academy, which commenced training on February 24, 2020, shall
become eligible for membership in the State Police Retirement System, P.L.1965, c.
89 ( C.53:5A-1 et seq. ), on August 7, 2020, the originally scheduled date of their academy graduation which
was extended as a result of the Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency declared
by the Governor in Executive Order No. 103 of 2020. b. Upon completion of pre-service training and graduation from the New Jersey State
Police Academy, members of the 160th Class of the New Jersey State Police Academy
shall be eligible for appointment as sworn members of the New Jersey State Police
at that time regardless of age, notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.53:1-9 relating to the maximum age requirement for appointment as a member of the State
Police.
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