SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 1773
with committee amendments
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports favorably
and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 1773.
As amended and reported by the committee, this bill requires all
law enforcement officers to have a digital photograph taken and
updated regularly.
Under the bill, law enforcement officers are required to have
their photograph taken every ten years for their personnel file and
any photographic identification card issued by the agency
employing the law enforcement officer.
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Superintendent of
State Police, is required to establish guidelines for the purposes of
effectuating this bill.
This bill was prefiled for introduction in the 2024-2025 session
pending technical review. As reported, the bill includes the changes
required by technical review, which has been performed.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:
The committee amended the bill to:
1) require law enforcement officers to have their photograph taken
every ten years; as introduced law enforcement officers were required
to have their photograph taken every eight years; and
2) provide that the term “law enforcement officer” is to have the
same meaning as set forth under current law, section 2 of P.L.1961,
c.56 (C.52:17B-67).