The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that a volunteer member of a local rescue squad charged with stealing and misappropriating squad funds cannot be charged with official misconduct, even though the squad provides services for a municipality.
In a unanimous ruling Wednesday, the court said that the mere fact that a volunteer agency provides services for a local government does not transform its volunteers into public employees, which would make them subject to statutes involving official misconduct.
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