Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 53:1-20.4

  • 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
It shall be the duty of the County Bureau of Identification in the several counties of the State immediately upon receipt of such information concerning the release of a prisoner to notify the head of the police department or other law enforcement department which made the original arrest of said prisoner that the said prisoner has been released and the date of his release.

L.1940, c. 65, s. 2.