New Jersey § 52:28-33 Jurisdiction of offenses committed on the river Delaware

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§ 52:28-33 — Jurisdiction of offenses committed on the river Delaware

New Jersey § 52:28-33

Title 52STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 52:28-33 (2026).

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The judicial investigation and determination of any capital or other offense, trespass or damage committed within and upon the water of the river Delaware, which this State is entitled to enjoy and exercise, by virtue of sections 52:28-23 to 52:28-28 of this Title, shall belong to and be exercised by the Superior Court or the courts and officers in the county lying and being nearest to the place where such offense, trespass or act was committed, as fully as if said place was within the body of such county, and it shall be lawful to describe said offense, trespass or act as having been committed in or upon the water of the river Delaware in the said county. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 888, s. 55.

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The judicial investigation and determination of any capital or other offense, trespass or damage committed within and upon the water of the river Delaware, which this State is entitled to enjoy and exercise, by virtue of sections 52:28-23 to 52:28-28 of this Title, shall belong to and be exercised by the Superior Court or the courts and officers in the county lying and being nearest to the place where such offense, trespass or act was committed, as fully as if said place was within the body of such county, and it shall be lawful to describe said offense, trespass or act as having been committed in or upon the water of the river Delaware in the said county. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 888, s. 55.