New Jersey Statutes 30:4-91.3c. Definitions relative to wanted person checks
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-91.3c
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
1. For the purposes of this act:
“County correctional facility” means a county jail, penitentiary, prison or workhouse.
“Municipal jail” means a municipal jail, lockup, police station or other place maintained by a municipality for the detention of suspects or offenders.
“State correctional facility” means a State prison or other penal institution or a State-contracted half-way house.
“Wanted person check” means a determination of whether a person has an outstanding arrest warrant or pending charges by accessing the New Jersey Wanted Person System (NJWPS) and New Jersey Criminal Justice Information System (NJCJIS) in the files of the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
L.2003,c.282,s.1.