{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-67-13","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:67-13","heading":"Who may prosecute writ.","body":"Except as provided in N.J.S.2A:67-14, a person may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus, in accordance with this chapter, to inquire into the cause of the person's imprisonment or restraint, if the person is:\na.\tcommitted, detained, confined, or restrained of liberty, within this State, for a criminal or supposed criminal matter;\nb.\tin custody by virtue of civil process issued out of a court in this State;\nc.\tcommitted, detained, confined, or restrained of liberty, within this State, under any pretense;\nd.\tin confinement on a charge of a criminal offense, which is of a bailable nature, for the purpose of posting bail; or\ne.\tconfined in a psychiatric facility, for the purpose of determining whether the person is in need of commitment to treatment.\nf.\t(Deleted by amendment, P.L.2013, c.103)\ng.\t(Deleted by amendment, P.L.2013, c.103)\nh.\t(Deleted by amendment, P.L.2013, c.103)\nIf sufficient cause appears, the complaint may be filed and the writ may be prosecuted by another on behalf of the person entitled to prosecute the writ.\namended 2013, c.103, s.11.","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":"be89fe0c1ac4855aec65b263a6c3a6a2b189e5209a246fdec14f077c9fdf8771","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-67-12","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-67-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}