N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:3-4.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 10A:3-4.5 - Authorized off-duty firearms, ammunition, holsters and security

(a) Eligible employees who are trained and meet qualification specifications shall be permitted to have a maximum of two authorized firearms for off-duty use. An eligible employee shall be authorized to carry only one such firearm at a time on his or her person while off-duty.

(b) A firearm intended for use as an off-duty weapon must have been obtained and registered pursuant to State and local laws of the State in which the employee lives. Employees may not loan or improperly transfer personal firearms.

(c) Only off-duty firearm makes and models approved and authorized by the New Jersey Department of Corrections may be carried while off-duty.

(d) Trigger locking devices that are approved by the Department of Corrections shall be used, in accordance with this section and the operating instructions and standards provided by the manufacturer of the trigger locking device(s).

(e) Ammunition for the off-duty firearm(s) shall be approved and authorized by the New Jersey Department of Corrections.

(f) Only shoulder, waist and ankle holsters shall be used for off-duty use. A holster must hold the firearm firmly when inverted and have no internal clips. An off-duty firearm shall be carried in the approved holster on the body. No purse holsters or holstered firearms in purses are approved.

(g) The waist holster is the only holster approved for use while qualifying with the off-duty firearm(s).

(h) Personnel who elect to use a shoulder or ankle holster for off-duty use shall demonstrate proficiency in the use of that holster during firearms requalification but need not qualify while using the holster.

(i) The employee shall be responsible for assuming the cost of the firearm(s), ammunition, holsters, and trigger locking device(s) and for maintaining his or her firearm(s) in a safe, secure and serviceable condition.

(j) An employee who possesses an authorized off-duty firearm or a Departmentally issued firearm at a premises under the control of an employee shall:

1. Store the off-duty firearm in a securely locked box or container; and

2. Secure the off-duty firearm with a trigger locking device(s) that is approved by the Department of Corrections.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:3-4.5

Amended by R.1997 d.41, effective 1/21/1997.
See: 28 New Jersey Register 4840(a), 29 New Jersey Register 356(a).
Substantially amended section.
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10A:3-4.2 and amended by R.2002 d. 171, effective 6/3/2002.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 962(a), 34 New Jersey Register 1908(a).
Rewrote section. Former N.J.A.C. 10A:3-4.5, Firearms training, qualification and requalification, recodified to N.J.A.C. 10A:3-4.8.
Amended by R.2004 d.90, effective 3/1/2004.
See: 35 New Jersey Register 496(a), 36 New Jersey Register 1192(b).
Added new (d); recodified existing (d) through (i) as (e) through (j); in (i), inserted "trigger locking devices" following "holsters" and rewrote (j).
Amended by R.2005 d.31, effective 1/18/2005.
See: 36 New Jersey Register 3978(a), 37 New Jersey Register 285(a).
In (j), inserted "or unauthorized adult" following "a minor".
Amended by R.2006 d.261, effective 7/17/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 911(b), 38 N.J.R. 3031(a).
Rewrote (j).