New Jersey Statutes

§ 30:8-1 — Sheriffs and jailers to receive prisoners; penalty

New Jersey § 30:8-1

JurisdictionNew Jersey

Title 30INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 30:8-1 (2026).

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Sheriffs and jailers shall receive from constables or other officers all persons apprehended by such constables or officers for offenses against this state. A sheriff or jailer refusing to receive any such offenders shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined at the discretion of the court.

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Sheriffs and jailers to receive prisoners; penalty

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Sexes separated; female night guards; appointment

§ 30:8-13

Compensation of female guards in counties of the first class

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Minimum and maximum salaries of guards, keepers, industrial officers and guard orderlies in jails, houses of detention and penitentiaries

§ 30:8-13.2

Counties of first class over 800,000; compensation of employees

§ 30:8-13.3

Repeal; effective date of act

§ 30:8-13.4

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Grant of tenure of office to corrections officer employed in county jail or penitentiary

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§ 30:8-15.1

Tenure for warden

§ 30:8-15.2

Wardens reappointed; tenure; removal

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Record of prisoners in jails or other penal or reformatory institutions

§ 30:8-16.1

Facilities for therapy for persons with substance use disorder during confinement or after discharge; contracts to provide facilities; appropriations and expenditures

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