New Jersey § 2A:161A-1 Strip searches restricted

New Jersey Statutes

§ 2A:161A-1 — Strip searches restricted

New Jersey § 2A:161A-1

Title 2AADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:161A-1 (2026).

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1.A person who has been detained or arrested for commission of an offense other than a crime shall not be subjected to a strip search unless: a. The search is authorized by a warrant or consent; b. The search is based on probable cause that a weapon, controlled dangerous substance, as defined by the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al., or evidence of a crime will be found and a recognized exception to the warrant requirement exists; or c. The person is lawfully confined in a municipal detention facility or an adult county correctional facility and the search is based on a reasonable suspicion that a weapon, controlled dangerous substance, as defined by the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al., or contraband, as defined by the Department o

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1. A person who has been detained or arrested for commission of an offense other than a crime shall not be subjected to a strip search unless: a. The search is authorized by a warrant or consent; b. The search is based on probable cause that a weapon, controlled dangerous substance, as defined by the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al., or evidence of a crime will be found and a recognized exception to the warrant requirement exists; or c. The person is lawfully confined in a municipal detention facility or an adult county correctional facility and the search is based on a reasonable suspicion that a weapon, controlled dangerous substance, as defined by the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al., or contraband, as defined by the Department of Corrections, will be found, and the search is authorized pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. L.1985,c.70,s.1; amended 1991,c.305,s.1.