{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-236.11","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-236.11","heading":"Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act, use of mask, disguise.","body":"3. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, a law enforcement officer shall not wear a mask or disguise when interacting with the public while in the performance of the officer’s official duties.\nb.\tSubsection a. of this section shall not apply to a law enforcement officer who is:\n(1) engaged in an undercover assignment or other tactical operation, including violent crime or organized crime suppression;\n(2) the subject of a threat of retaliation resulting from the performance of the officer’s official duties;\n(3) wearing a shield that does not conceal the officer’s face to protect the officer’s face from harm;\n(4) wearing a medical-grade mask or N95 respirator designed to prevent the transmission of disease;\n(5) wearing a mask for protection against exposure to smoke during a State of Emergency;\n(6) wearing a mask designed to protect against exposure to cold during a weather emergency; or\n(7) wearing a mask to protect against exposure to biological or chemical agents during an incident where these agents may be present.\nL.2026, c.3, s.3.","path":["TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2026, c.30, and J.R.1","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-20T17:08:36Z","sha256":"86b063615cf36ba42f8a2c29e8faa24d7f3a894c2c87ccadcddd71a073d772fc","source_id":"us-nj","stale":false,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-236.10","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-236.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}