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NJ S562
NJ S562Permits municipal police officers to make arrests for any disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense outside the territorial limits of their municipality.
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Introduced
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill would permit municipal police officers to make arrests for any disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense outside the territorial limits of their municipality. Currently, such officers are only expressly authorized to make arrests for these types of offenses within the territorial limits of their municipality. See N.J.S.40A:14-152.
AI Summary
This bill expands the arrest powers of full-time, permanently appointed municipal police officers, allowing them to make arrests for any disorderly persons offense, petty disorderly persons offense, or breach of the peace committed in their presence anywhere within the state, not just within their own municipality's borders. Disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses are minor criminal offenses, and a breach of the peace is a disturbance of public order. Currently, their authority to arrest for these specific offenses is generally limited to their own municipality, as outlined in N.J.S.40A:14-152.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 01/09/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S562 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S1000/562_I1.HTM |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1000/562_I1.HTM |
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