{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-14-184","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-184","heading":"Definitions relative to retirement benefits for certain municipal emergency services volunteers.","body":"2.\tFor the purposes of this act:\n\"Active volunteer member\" means a person who has been so designated by the governing board of a duly created emergency service organization and who is faithfully and actually performing volunteer service in that organization.\n\"Certification list\" means a list prepared annually by an emergency service organization certifying to a governing body the names of members who have qualified to receive a length of service award.\n\"Director\" means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs.\n\"Emergency service organization\" means a fire or first aid organization, whether organized as a volunteer fire company, volunteer fire department, fire district or duly incorporated volunteer first aid, emergency or volunteer ambulance or rescue squad association.\n\"Elected or appointed position\" means a line officer, department or company officer, trustee of an emergency services organization, or a duly established position in a municipality as determined by the governing body of the municipality.\n\"Length of service award program\" means a system established to provide tax-deferred income benefits to active volunteer members of an emergency service organization by means of investment in those products permitted pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1977, c.381 (C.43:15B-3).\n\"Local government unit\" means any municipality, county, or fire district having control of, or which is serviced by, a volunteer fire department, duly incorporated fire or first aid company, or volunteer emergency, ambulance or rescue squad association or organization.\n\"Participant\" means an active volunteer member who is eligible for a benefit under a service award program.\n\"Sponsoring agency\" means any local government unit which duly adopts a length of service award program pursuant to the provisions of this act.\n\"Year of active emergency service\" means a 12-month period during which an active volunteer member participates in the fire or first aid service and satisfies the minimum requirements of participation established by the sponsoring agency on a consistent and uniform basis.\nL.1997,c.388,s.2.","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":"7e078f5475c3251951afd2b3aced6a534631adcfd4eece32c2cc305013e0d04f","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-14-183","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-14-185"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}