Haddon Heights and off-duty police work

Why this is published at all

New Jersey is the only state where you can look up what a patrol car costs on a detail, town by town, and the reason is statutory. The Attorney General and the Division of Local Government Services determined that municipal officers may work off duty for private parties — and state law then requires that the assignment be arranged by contract with the municipality, not with the officer. So the town has to set the price, and it sets it in an ordinance that anyone can read.

So what follows is not a policy manual. It is Haddon Heights's own ordinance, and it says what the town charges.

What the ordinance charges

What the officer's time costs: annual Council schedule; Board of Education officer rate $62/hour through 2026-08-15, then $75/hour; other police services use current DOT traffic/county rate Hours: officers may not provide more hours than specified in the approved request

The car, and what it costs

The vehicle is priced separately: $15 per hour per vehicle

Whether the car may go at all: with approval.

In the ordinance's own words: “Police vehicles: $15 per hour per vehicle.”

66 of the 141 New Jersey towns here price the car by the hour, from $5 to $60. Haddon Heights sits below the middle of them at $15, with 21 charging less.

How the work is arranged

Who approves it: Chief of Police or Police Captain How a job is arranged: applicant submits request through Chief of Police or Police Captain; assignments are distributed by a volunteer rotation list How the officer is paid: funds are deposited to the Borough escrow/trust account and disbursed through that account What is barred: police-related off-duty services outside the procedures of the ordinance are prohibited

Vehicles

Set by Haddon Heights's own ordinance, which is how New Jersey prices off-duty police work — the town contracts with the employer, so the town sets the fee.

• $15 per hour per vehicle

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Common questions

What does an off-duty Haddon Heights police officer cost?

annual Council schedule; Board of Education officer rate $62/hour through 2026-08-15, then $75/hour; other police services use current DOT traffic/county rate

Does Haddon Heights charge for the police vehicle?

$15 per hour per vehicle

Who arranges an off-duty job in New Jersey?

The municipality. State law requires the assignment to be arranged by contract with the town rather than privately with the officer, which is why the town publishes a rate at all.