{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-15-8-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 15:8-1.1","heading":"Arsonists ineligible to be fire fighters","body":"a.   A person who is convicted of a violation of subsections a., b., c. or d. of N.J.S. 2C:17-1, concerning arson and arson related offenses, is ineligible for membership in a volunteer fire company.\nb.   A person who is convicted of a violation of N.J.S. 2C:33-3, concerning false public alarms, is ineligible for membership in a volunteer fire company for a period of 10 years from the date of the conviction.\nc.   For the purposes of this act, \"membership in a volunteer fire company\" means membership in a volunteer fire company organized pursuant to Title 15 of the Revised Statutes or Title 15A of the New Jersey Statutes, membership in a volunteer fire company or similar organization constituted in a fire district pursuant to N.J.S. 40A:14-70.1, membership in a junior firemen's auxiliary established pursuant to N.J.S. 40A:14-95, or nonpaid membership in a part-paid fire department or force established pursuant to chapter 14 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes.\nL. 1985, c. 323, s. 1, eff. Sept. 17, 1985.","path":["TITLE 15 CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS NOT FOR  PROFIT"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"ee4057f81af21ce46128f20d545023a41f104c59fcbb7c0ed8c4b548b17efbc0","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-15-5-11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-15-8-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}