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N.J. Stat. § 59:5-5

Failure to make arrest or retain person arrested in custody

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N.J. Stat. § 59:5-5, Failure to make arrest or retain person arrested in custody, New Jersey, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1486511
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Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for injury caused by the failure to make an arrest or by the failure to retain an arrested person in custody.