New Jersey Statutes
§ 2A:157-8 — County detectives
New Jersey § 2A:157-8
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 2AADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:157-8 (2026).
Text
2A:157-8. In counties of the fifth class with a population of 400,000 or less there may be appointed not in excess of 12 county detectives, and in counties of the fifth class with a population in excess of 400,000 there may be appointed not in excess of 15 county detectives, of whom one may be designated chief of county detectives, two captains of county detectives, and four lieutenants of county detectives. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1974, c.5; 1975, c.234; 1982,c.187; 1988, c. 65.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 2A:157-1
Short title§ 2A:157-10.1
Causes for removal of county investigator.§ 2A:157-10.2
Subpoena power of those hearing charges.§ 2A:157-10.3
Suspension pending hearing.§ 2A:157-10.4
Charges, suspension, with or without pay.§ 2A:157-10.5
Reinstatement, recovery of pay.§ 2A:157-10.6
Recovery of salary for unlawful suspension.§ 2A:157-10.7
Review by Superior Court.§ 2A:157-10.8
Provision of means for defense, reimbursement.§ 2A:157-11
County investigators in first-class counties§ 2A:157-13
County investigators in third-class counties§ 2A:157-16
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Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 2A:157-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/2A/2A%3A157-8.