N.J. Admin. Code § 13:55B-1.3
The following words and terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Bounty hunter" means and includes any bail runner, bail recovery agent, bail enforcement agent, fugitive recovery agent, or any other person who, for fee, hire or reward: makes any investigation or investigations as to the location or whereabouts of any person who has violated the provisions of 2C:29-7 or has failed to appear in any court of law in this State or any other state, when so required by law, or has failed to answer any charge, subpoena or court ordered inquiry, when so required by law; or engages in or assists in the apprehension, arrest, detention, confinement, surrender or securing of any such person; or keeps any such person under surveillance.
The term shall mean and include any person who owns or operates any agency, firm, association, corporation or other entity which is organized primarily for the purpose of engaging in any of the above enumerated activities, and to any employee, agent, associate or subcontractor of any such agency, firm, association, corporation or other entity who performs any of the functions, activities or services of a bounty hunter as described in this subsection.
The term shall not mean and include, and nothing in this chapter shall apply to, law enforcement officers of this State, or of any political subdivision of this State, while in the actual performance of their duties, nor to officers or employees of any law enforcement agency of the United States or of any state, territory or possession of the United States, while in the actual performance of their duties.
The term shall not mean and include, an employee of a licensed bounty hunter, whose functions are limited to clerical and administrative functions, or otherwise performed exclusively at the licensee's principal place of business or other places of business, that is, offices, sub-agencies, branches, home offices, utilized by the licensee.
"Law enforcement officer" means any person who is employed as a permanent full-time member of any Federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency, department, or division of those governments who is statutorily empowered to act for the detection, investigation, arrest, conviction, detention, or rehabilitation of persons violating criminal laws and statutorily required to successfully complete a training course approved by, or certified as being substantially equivalent to such an approved course, by the Police Training Commission pursuant to P.L. 1961, c. 56 (52:17B-66 et seq.).
"Superintendent" means the Superintendent of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
N.J. Admin. Code § 13:55B-1.3