New Jersey Statutes 2A:157-2.1. Power of arrest for crime committed in presence of officer within territorial limits of state
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:157-2.1
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, any full-time, permanently appointed county detective, sheriff’s officer and investigator sheriff’s office shall have full power of arrest for any crime committed in his presence anywhere within the territorial limits of the State of New Jersey.
L.1977, c. 438, s. 2, eff. March 2, 1978.