New Jersey § 4:22-45 Notice to county prosecutor, designee.

New Jersey Statutes

§ 4:22-45 — Notice to county prosecutor, designee.

New Jersey § 4:22-45

Title 4AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 4:22-45 (2026).

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4:22-45. Where an arrest is made for a violation of subsection c. of R.S.4:22-17 by a sheriff, undersheriff, police officer, municipal humane law enforcement officer, chief humane law enforcement officer, or humane law enforcement officer of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, the officer shall give notice to the county prosecutor, or designee of the county prosecutor, at once, whereupon the county prosecutor, or designee of the county prosecutor, shall determine whether the offense should be handled in the Superior Court or in municipal court. amended 1997, c.247, s.5; 2017, c.331, s.16; 2023, c.250, s.15.

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4:22-45. Where an arrest is made for a violation of subsection c. of R.S.4:22-17 by a sheriff, undersheriff, police officer, municipal humane law enforcement officer, chief humane law enforcement officer, or humane law enforcement officer of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, the officer shall give notice to the county prosecutor, or designee of the county prosecutor, at once, whereupon the county prosecutor, or designee of the county prosecutor, shall determine whether the offense should be handled in the Superior Court or in municipal court. amended 1997, c.247, s.5; 2017, c.331, s.16; 2023, c.250, s.15.