This bill establishes a grant program aimed at enhancing the safety of law enforcement officers by providing financial assistance to county and municipal law enforcement agencies for the purchase and installation of bullet-resistant components in their motor vehicles. Specifically, the Attorney General is tasked with creating guidelines for the program, which will include application procedures, eligibility criteria, grant amounts, and monitoring compliance. Additionally, a nonlapsing revolving fund, named the Bullet-Resistant Law Enforcement Motor Vehicles fund, will be created within the Department of Law and Public Safety to manage the funds allocated for these grants.

To support the funding of this program, the bill mandates that $1 be added to each fine and penalty collected for violations of the motor vehicle code or other traffic violations. This additional dollar will be forwarded to the State Treasurer, who will then deposit the collected funds into the Bullet-Resistant Law Enforcement Motor Vehicles fund. This mechanism ensures a dedicated source of funding for the grant program, thereby enhancing the safety measures available to law enforcement agencies in New Jersey.