{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-77.16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-77.16","heading":"Report of incident of completed suicide by a law enforcement officer.","body":"2. a. The chief law enforcement officer or the chief law enforcement officer's designee of each State, county, and municipal law enforcement agency and campus police department at an institution of higher education that appoints law enforcement officers pursuant to P.L.1970, c.211 (C.18A:6-4.2 et seq.) shall report within a reasonable time to the Office of the Attorney General, in a manner prescribed by the Attorney General, any incident of a completed suicide by a law enforcement officer employed by their respective agency or department.  The report shall include:\n(1)\tthe month and year during which the law enforcement officer's death occurred;\n(2)\tthe law enforcement officer's age, salary, and length of service with the law enforcement agency at the time of the officer's death;\n(3)\tthe race and gender of the law enforcement officer;\n(4)\tany known facts pertaining to the cause or method of suicide; and\n(5)\tthe veteran status and level of education of the law enforcement officer;\nb.\tThe report required pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall not identify the law enforcement officer by name or date of birth.\nc.\tThe Attorney General shall aggregate the data provided pursuant to subsection a. of this section, which aggregated data shall be made publicly available for use in suicide prevention and intervention studies.\nd.\tThe reporting of a suicide pursuant to this section shall not replace or alter any other requirement of law, professional standard, or obligation that requires the law enforcemnt agency to evaluate a death or report a suicide.\nL.2019, c.368, s.2.","path":["TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS"],"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":"dcc7f92eb0f72048cbf26d632524486261e6551d4524cd557b68a2ebc0972265","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-77.15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-77.16a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}