New Jersey Statutes 32:11E-1.6. Police officer’s power of arrest; immunities; benefits
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 32:11E-1.6
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a full-time, permanently appointed police officer of the Delaware River and Bay Authority shall have full power of arrest for any crime committed in the officer’s presence and committed anywhere within the territorial limits of the State of New Jersey.
b. Whenever a police officer of the Delaware River and Bay Authority has been conferred with Statewide police powers and is acting under lawful authority beyond the jurisdictional limits of the Delaware River and Bay Authority, the police officer shall have all of the immunities from tort liability and shall have all of the pension, relief, disability, workmen’s compensation, insurance and other benefits enjoyed as a Delaware River and Bay Authority officer while performing duties within the jurisdiction of the Delaware River and Bay Authority.
L.1996,c.141.