{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-14-149","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-149","heading":"Suspension pending hearing;  commencement of hearing","body":"If any member or officer of the police department or force shall be suspended pending a hearing as a result of charges made against him, such hearing, except as otherwise provided by law, shall be commenced within 30 days  from the date of the service of the copy of the complaint upon him, in default  of which the charges shall be dismissed and said member or officer may be  returned to duty.\nL.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.","path":["TITLE 40A MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES"],"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":"b284768b707632339a52371c547790f3edf6f6588de48170f0be45d0e3b463cf","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-14-148","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-14-149.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}