{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-154-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:154-5","heading":"Empowerment of federal law enforcement officers.","body":"1.\tThe following persons employed as full-time law enforcement officers by the Federal Government, who are empowered to effect an arrest with or without warrant for violations of the United States Code and who are authorized to carry firearms in the performance of their duties, shall be empowered to act as an officer for the arrest of offenders against the laws of this State where the person reasonably believes that a crime of the first, second or third degree is or is about to be committed or attempted in his presence:\nFederal Bureau of Investigation special agents;\nUnited States Secret Service special agents;\nImmigration and Naturalization Service special agents, investigators and patrol officers;\nUnited States Marshal Service deputies;\nDrug Enforcement Administration special agents;\nUnited States Postal inspectors;\nUnited States Postal police officers while in the performance of\ntheir official duties;\nUnited States Customs Service special agents, inspectors and patrol officers;\nUnited States General Services Administration special agents;\nUnited States Department of Agriculture special agents;\nBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms special agents;\nInternal Revenue Service special agents and inspectors;\nDepartment of the Interior special agents, investigators, and park rangers;\nFederal Reserve law enforcement officers while in the performance of their official duties; and\nUnited States Department of Defense police officers.\nL.1983, c.268, s.1; amended 1999, c.218; 2003, c.139; 2004, c.10; 2008, c.42, s.2.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"37cd4b464d4e7a2d942656faaacb8f5bbd8375ffe4a0b0198c704a4894b69749","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-154-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-154-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}