New Jersey Statutes 40:37-203. Powers of park police
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:37-203
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- magistrate: includes any judge, municipal magistrate or officer or other person having the powers of a committing magistrate. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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
40:37-203. The members and officers of the park police may arrest on view and without warrant, and conduct before the nearest police magistrate of the municipality in which the arrest is made, or a police magistrate of a neighboring municipality, any persons found violating the rules and regulations enacted by the commission for the protection, preservation, regulation and control of the parks and parkways, and all property and other things therein, and in addition while on or off duty anywhere within the territorial limits of the State, shall have the same powers for the enforcement of the laws of this State and the apprehension of violators thereof as are conferred by law upon police officers or constables.
Amended 1969, c.167; 1997, c.308, s.3..