{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-104-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:104-1","heading":"Definitions","body":"Definitions.\na.   A material witness is a person who has information material to the prosecution or defense of a crime.\nb.   A material witness order is a court order fixing conditions necessary to secure the appearance of a person who is unlikely to respond to a subpoena and who has information material to the prosecution or defense of a pending indictment, accusation or complaint for a crime or a criminal investigation before a grand jury.\nSource:  New.\nL.1994,c.126,s.1.","path":["TITLE 2C THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF 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":"08bd63e041cbc05a2c5288a9ad76338deeb753ea6152357f0113e789a99f91b8","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-98-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-104-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}