{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-8-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 30:8-1","heading":"Sheriffs and jailers to receive prisoners;  penalty","body":"Sheriffs and jailers shall receive from constables or other officers all persons apprehended by such constables or officers for offenses against this state.  A sheriff or jailer refusing to receive any such offenders shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined at the discretion of the court.","path":["TITLE 30 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES"],"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":"700db781069344a46b62abd850b37a2a2218539b0df147714e486d7c943d53b9","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-7e-7","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-8-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}