{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-161a-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:161A-1","heading":"Strip searches restricted","body":"1.   A person who has been detained or arrested for commission of an offense other than a crime shall not be subjected to a strip search unless:\na.   The search is authorized by a warrant or consent;\nb.   The search is  based on probable cause that a weapon, controlled dangerous substance, as defined by the \"Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987,\" N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al., or evidence of a crime will be found and a recognized exception to the warrant requirement exists; or\nc.   The person is lawfully confined in a municipal detention facility or an adult county correctional facility and the search is based on a reasonable suspicion that a weapon, controlled dangerous substance, as defined by the \"Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987,\" N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al., or contraband, as defined by the Department of Corrections, will be found, and the search is authorized pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections.\nL.1985,c.70,s.1; amended 1991,c.305,s.1.","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":"51d1912eaa4dd057f36637ba1c5da4b25cdf54ce3ed4b377d0f33f7936ccc351","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-161-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-161a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}