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§ 59:5-5 — Failure to make arrest or retain person arrested in custody

New Jersey § 59:5-5
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 59CLAIMS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 59:5-5 (2026).

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Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for injury caused by the failure to make an arrest or by the failure to retain an arrested person in custody. L.1972, c. 45, s. 59:5-5.

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