N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.3 — Injury or death benefits

40A:14-156.3. Injury or death benefits If any member of a police force or fire department and force or volunteer fire company summoned pursuant to an agreement to render assistance suffers injury or death in the performance of his duties, he or his designee or legal representative shall be entitled to such salary, pension rights, workmen's compensation or other benefits as would have accrued if such injury or death had occurred in the performance of duties in the territorial jurisdiction in which the duties were normally performed. L.1976, c. 45, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1976. 40A:14-156.4. Suspension of acts to provide emergency assistance; declaration of civilian defense and disaster control emergency The county emergency management coordinator for the county in which emergency assistance is rendered pursuant to this act or N.J.S.40A:14-26 or N.J.S.40A:14-156, may by express order suspend operation of the provisions of any of said acts as to any municipality or municipalities in said county, upon declaration of an emergency pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 (C.App.A:9-33 et seq.), as amended and supplemented by P.L.1953, c.438, or any regulation promulgated thereunder. L.1976, c.45, s.4; amended 1977,c.400,s.3; 1989,c.222,s.17.

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