{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4-3.11","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 30:4-3.11","heading":"Requirements for corrections officer","body":"1.\tA person shall not be appointed as a correctional police officer of any correctional institution assigned, maintained, or operated by the Department of Corrections unless that person:\na.\tis a citizen of the United States;\nb.\tis able to read, write and speak the English language well and intelligently and has a high school diploma or its equivalent;\nc.\tis sound in body and of good health;\nd.\tis of good moral character; and\ne.\thas not been convicted of any offense which would make the person unfit to perform the duties of the office as evidenced by a criminal history record background check.\nL.1991,c.110,s.1; amended 2021, c.305, s.3.","path":["TITLE 30 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES"],"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":"98f937f4350659e16cc3af05cef02c3bed04e63daa7346b9559b971aea655479","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4-3.10","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4-3.11a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}