N.J. Admin. Code § 13:96-7.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:96-7.2 - On-duty firearms training, qualification and requalification

(a) As required by 2C:39-1 et seq., all juvenile parole officers shall be initially trained and shall qualify in the use and handling of approved on-duty firearms.

(b) Juvenile parole officers shall requalify in accordance with the New Jersey Attorney General's Semi-Annual Qualification and Requalification Standards for New Jersey Law Enforcement.

(c) Only those juvenile parole officers who achieve and maintain the required level of proficiency during range qualification and requalification shall be authorized to possess firearms while on-duty.

(d) Once a juvenile parole officer has qualified on his or her Commission approved firearm, the juvenile parole officer shall receive the official State of New Jersey, Firearms Unit Weapons Card. Juvenile parole officers shall be required to carry the weapons card, the official badge and photo identification card of the Commission while on-duty.

(e) The Director of Juvenile Parole and Transitional Services or designee shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining a current list of each juvenile parole officer authorized to carry a firearm, from a Commission-wide master list provided for that purpose by the Office of Training.

1. The master list shall be maintained by the Director of Juvenile Parole and Transitional Services or designee to indicate the juvenile parole officer's firearm qualification date (new or expired), and the juvenile parole officer's issued firearm, model name and number, and serial number of the firearm.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:96-7.2

Recodified from 13:96-4.2 53 N.J.R. 2231(a), effective 12/20/2021