Suspended 15 daysmost recent record, 2025 · as reported
Lopez has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism.
On 8/19/25 and 8/22/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Michael Lopez called out sick at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility without enough leave balance to cover the absence, the Dept Of Corrections reported. Lopez was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 10-day suspension on 11/20/25.
On 8/19/25 and 8/22/25, Edna Mahan Correctional Facility’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Michael Lopez called out sick and did not have sufficient leave time balance to support his absence. SCPO Lopez was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 10-day suspension on 11/20/25.
On 8/23/25, 8/26/25, 8/29/25, 9/2/25 and 9/5/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Michael Lopez called out sick at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility without enough leave balance to cover the absences, the Dept Of Corrections reported. Lopez was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension on 11/20/25.
On 8/23/25, 8/26/25, 8/29/25, 9/2/25 and 9/5/25, Senior Edna Mahan Correctional Facility’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Michael Lopez called out sick and did not have sufficient leave time balance to support his absence. SCPO Lopez was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension on 11/20/25.
Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7)…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
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Police Transparency NJ, "Michael Lopez, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/michael-lopez-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Michael Lopez's major discipline record?
Lopez has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism; N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism.
What is Michael Lopez's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Michael Lopez has 2 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Michael Lopez worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Michael Lopez individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 663. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 664. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩