Major discipline · 2024[1]
Suspended 60 days- Rank as reported
- Officer (see this rank)
- Sustained charge(s)
- Unauthorized Absence /
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Subject cited for unauthorized use of FMLA Time
Officer record · As reported by the employing agency
Steven Paladines
Somerset County Corrections · 1 record · 2024
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Paladines was suspended for 60 days by the Somerset County Department of Corrections in 2024. The sustained charges were unauthorized absence and neglect of duty. The record states that Paladines was cited for unauthorized use of FMLA time.
Major discipline records
Compensation and pension
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Questions and answers
- What is a summary of Steven Paladines's major discipline record?
- Officer Paladines was suspended for 60 days by the Somerset County Department of Corrections in 2024. The sustained charges were unauthorized absence and neglect of duty. The record states that Paladines was cited for unauthorized use of FMLA time.
- What is Steven Paladines's major discipline record at Somerset County Corrections?
- Steven Paladines has one major discipline record at Somerset County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
- Does Steven Paladines's record show a termination?
- The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Steven Paladines at Somerset County Corrections.
- How does Somerset County Corrections score on this site's report card?
- This site's report card places Somerset County Corrections in the middle fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Steven Paladines individually.
Sources
- [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1275. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩