STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT
District 31 (Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
Requires law enforcement officers to have updated photograph.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning law enforcement officers and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this act:
"Digital photograph" means a certified color image of a particular law enforcement officer's face which can be verified and authenticated by electronic means.
"Law enforcement officer" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 2 of P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-67).
b. A digital photograph of a law enforcement officer shall be taken every ten years. The digital photograph shall be included in the personnel file of the law enforcement officer and on the officer’s identification card, if photographic identification is required by the officer’s agency, department, or division.
c. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Superintendent of State Police, shall establish guidelines to effectuate the purposes of this act.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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.