N.J. Stat. § 30:4-116
Retaking persons leaving without discharge
New Jersey · New Jersey Statutes Title 30 — Institutions and Agencies · Status: effective
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- N.J. Stat. § 30:4-116, Retaking persons leaving without discharge, New Jersey, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1457230
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The chief executive officer of any state institution, or any subordinate officer or employee of the institution appointed by him in writing as a special officer, shall have power to arrest without warrant any inmate committed thereto by order of any court, who shall leave such institution, without first obtaining a parole or discharge, and return him or her to the institution. For purpose of retaking, the chief executive officer or special officer may go to any place either within or without this state, where the escaped inmate may be.