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New Jersey · Through P.L.2026, c.30, and J.R.1

N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-236.15: Definitions.

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  1. TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

2. As used in this act:

“Judicial warrant” means a warrant based on probable cause and issued by a federal Article III judge or magistrate, or the State equivalent, that authorizes federal immigration authorities to search a location or apprehend a person who is the subject of the warrant.

“Law enforcement agency” means any instrumentality of the State or a county or municipal government employing a law enforcement official.

“Law enforcement official” means a person whose public duties include the power to act as an officer for the detection, apprehension, arrest, and conviction of offenders against the laws of this State. The term includes a prosecutor or assistant prosecutor employed by or appointed to a municipality, a county, or the State.

L.2026, c.5, s.2.

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