N.J. Stat. § 53:1-6
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Salaries of officers and troopers; increase for detective work
Official statutory text
The personnel enumerated in section 53:1-5 of this Title shall receive salaries which shall be fixed by the superintendent according to salary ranges for the various positions designated in said section, from time to time established, by the Civil Service Commission. Any person assigned to detective work in the department shall receive, while on such duty, an increase in salary in an amount to be fixed by the superintendent, subject to the approval of the head of the Department of Law and Public Safety, sufficient to defray the expenses for civilian clothing necessarily required in said assignment. All of said salaries shall be payable semimonthly. Amended by L.1945, c. 85, p. 426, s. 3; L.1950, c. 154, p. 336, s. 1.
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