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.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:157-2.1
Power of arrest for crime committed in presence of officer within territorial limits of state
Known as the County Detectives and County Investigators Act
The act spans §§ 2–2 (30 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 401 Pa. Super. 490 - Commonwealth v. Leet (1991)
Most recently applied in 401 Pa. Super. 490 - Commonwealth v. Leet (January 1991)
L.1977, c. 438, s. 2, eff
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