New Jersey Statutes
§ 2C:20-14 — Detention on probable cause
New Jersey § 2C:20-14
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 2CTHE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:20-14 (2026).
Text
a.A law enforcement officer, a special officer, or an employee of a library facility who has probable cause for believing that a person has willfully concealed library material and that he can recover the material by taking the person into custody, may, for the purpose of attempting to recover the material, take the person into custody and detain him in a reasonable manner for a reasonable time. Taking the person into custody shall not render the law enforcement officer, the special officer, or the employee of a library facility civilly or criminally liable.
b.Any law enforcement officer who has probable cause for believing that a person has committed the offense of theft of library material may arrest the person without warrant.
c.An employee of a library facility who causes the arrest
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Nearby Sections
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§ 2C:20-1
Definitions.§ 2C:20-10
Unlawful taking of means of conveyance.§ 2C:20-10.1
Theft of a motor vehicle.§ 2C:20-10.2
Receiving a stolen motor vehicle.§ 2C:20-11
Shoplifting.§ 2C:20-11.2
Leader of organized retail theft enterprise.§ 2C:20-11.3
Extended imprisonment if previously convicted on two or more separate offenses, retail theft.§ 2C:20-12
Definitions for sections 2-4§ 2C:20-13
Concealment of material§ 2C:20-14
Detention on probable cause§ 2C:20-15
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New Jersey § 2C:20-14, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/2C/2C%3A20-14.