RADAR CERTIFICATION
Program
Description
The
radar training program, administered by the Police Services Section,
is based upon the voluntary compliance of participating police
agencies and training requirements established by the Division
of Criminal Justice in 1990. The goal of the program is to deliver
accurate and comprehensive speed enforcement training for operators
and instructors throughout New Jersey based upon case law and
the Doppler principle.
To
date there are approximately 8,800 certified operators and instructors
in the program. The Police Services Section collects training
records indexed by agency and issues certificates to officers.
Certification confirms that officers complied with and met the
training requirements established by the Division of Criminal
Justice. Police Services Section also delivers refresher training
annually to radar instructors who seek to maintain their instructor
certification.
The Division of Criminal Justice recommends periodic certification
of tuning forks utilized to operate Doppler Radar. A prudent policy
is to certify tuning forks annually. The Division of Weights and
Measures conducts certification testing.
