{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-155-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:155-2","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter:\n\"State\"  shall include the District of Columbia.\n\"Fresh pursuit\"  shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law,  and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony.  It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing  that a felony has been committed.  Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not  necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.\n\"Felony\"  shall include high misdemeanor.\nL.1951 (1st SS), c.344.","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":"d1c5597cb0c24b55d109c8311cbe6afaf68ce7885623d4eb5399e52f3b934560","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-155-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-155-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}