New Jersey statute

N.J.S.A. 2C:65-1 — Procedure to be followed by law enforcement agencies when stolen property is taken into custody

Current through P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

Part of Chapter 65, New Jersey Statutes.

Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:65-1

Statutory text current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22. This publication reproduces the official text of the New Jersey Statutes from the statute files published by the New Jersey Legislature; it is not the official statutes of the State of New Jersey.

N.J.S.A. 2C:65-1Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

When any article of property alleged to be stolen comes into the custody of a law enforcement agency, that agency shall enter in a suitable book a description of that article and shall attach a number to each article, and make a corresponding entry thereof. The agency shall also make and retain a complete photographic record of the property. The photographic record, upon proper authentication, may be introduced as evidence in any court in lieu of the property. L.1979, c. 178, s. 140, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.

Official sources

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