New Jersey Statutes 4:15-5. Powers and duties of special officers
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:15-5
- 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
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. 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
- sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Special officers so appointed and sworn shall possess, so long as the directors choose to retain them, the powers and authority, on the grounds and within the limits fixed in section 4:15-3 of this title, vested in constables in criminal cases in this state. They may, without process, arrest all persons there found who shall:
a. Violate any of the laws of this state;
b. Conduct themselves in a disorderly manner;
c. Disturb or wrongfully interfere with the fair and exhibition or the exhibitors or visitors; or
d. Violate any of the rules or regulations of the association.
Any person so arrested shall be taken, as soon as conveniently may be, before a magistrate of the county in which the fair and exhibition is held, there to be dealt with according to law.