Title 2A, Title 2A: ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

2A:67-32. Penalty for reimprisoning; aiding or assisting; misdemeanor Any person, either solely or as a member of any court, or in the execution of any order, judgment or process, who shall knowingly recommit, imprison or restrain of his liberty, or cause to be recommitted, impri…

2A:67-33. Eluding writ by removing or transferring prisoner to other custody; misdemeanor Any person having in his custody or under his power any party for whose relief a writ of habeas corpus shall have been duly issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and who with int…

2A:67-34. Neglect or refusal to obey writ; forfeiture; misdemeanor If any officer or other person shall neglect or refuse to make the required returns or to produce the prisoner according to the command of the writ, every such officer and person so neglecting shall forfeit and pa…

2A:67-35. Misdemeanor; punishment Every person convicted of a misdemeanor under sections 2A:67-32, 2A:67-33 or 2A:67-34 of this title, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the court in which he shall be convicted but such fine shall not exceed …

2A:67-36. Appeal to Appellate Division of Superior Court 2A:67-36. In all proceedings involving the writ of habeas corpus before a judge of the Superior Court, the prisoner may, after final decision by such judge, appeal therefrom to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, …

2A:67-4. Prisoner not to be removed except in certain cases 2A:67-4. No person committed to a prison or in the custody of an officer or other person for a criminal or supposed criminal matter shall be removed from such prison or custody into the custody of any other officer or pe…

2A:67-5. Penalty for signing and executing warrant for removal contrary to chapter If, after such commitment mentioned in section 2A:67-4 of this title, a person shall make out, sign or countersign a warrant for the removal of any person, so committed, contrary to this chapter, h…

2A:67-6. Sending citizen as prisoner out of State for offense committed within State; action for damages; punishment; disqualification; exceptions 2A:67-6. For preventing illegal imprisonment of citizens of this State in prisons out of this State, no citizen of this State who is …

2A:67-7. Discharge on criminal charge not extended to discharge on civil process. Nothing in this chapter shall extend to discharge out of prison any person in custody by virtue of a judgment, order or process in any civil cause unless by virtue of the proceedings had for that pu…

2A:67-8. Warrant in lieu of writ; arrest of person having custody of person detained. 2A:67-8. A judge of the superior court may, when it shall appear by satisfactory proof that anyone is held in illegal confinement or custody and there is good reason to believe that he will be t…

2A:67-9. Service of warrant; return. Any officer or person to whom the warrant mentioned in section 2A:67-8 of this title shall be directed shall execute the same by bringing the prisoner named therein, and the person who detains him, if so commanded by the warrant, before the co…

2A:67A-1. Right to proceed under act; procedure hereunder additional Whenever a municipal or county governing body, any committee thereof, any board, commission, officer or body of any county, municipality, school district, or other special district or ad hoc local authority, is …

2A:67A-2. Administering oaths; examination of witnesses; false testimony Whenever the officer, board, commission, committee or body is authorized to take testimony, such officer and each of the members of the board, commission, committee or body shall have power to administer oat…

2A:67A-3. Subpoenas Any such officer, board, commission, committee or body authorized by law to exercise the power of subpoena may by its subpoena compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents or tangible things related to any mat…

2A:67A-4. Short title This act shall be known as the "County and Municipal Investigations Law." L.1953, c. 38, p. 751, s. 4.

2A:68-12.1. Tenure right, right of protection Persons employed on the effective date of this act pursuant to N.J.S.2A:68-12, which is being repealed in accordance with section 14 of this act, shall not be deprived of any tenure right or any right of protection provided by Title 1…

2A:81-11. Examination of adverse party as witness Except as otherwise provided by law, when any party is called as a witness by the adverse party he shall be subject to the same rules as to examination and cross-examination as other witnesses. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344

2A:81-15. Disobedience; penalties If any person on whom lawful process shall have been duly served to testify, depose or give evidence concerning any cause or matter pending in any court and to whom shall have been paid or tendered at the time of such service, 50 cents if he is t…

2A:81-17. Privilege of witness from arrest during attendance Except as provided in section 2A:81-21 of this Title, a witness shall be privileged from arrest in all civil actions, and no other, during necessary attendance at court or other place, required by subpoena previously du…

2A:81-17.2a. Public employee, definition For the purposes of this act the term "public employee" shall mean any person who occupies any office, position or employment in the government of the State of New Jersey, or the several counties and municipalities thereof, or any politica…

2A:81-17.2a1. Duty of employee to appear and testify; removal for failure or refusal It shall be the duty of every public employee to appear and testify upon matters directly related to the conduct of his office, position or employment before any court, grand jury or the State Co…

2A:81-17.2a2. Immunity from use of evidence after claim of privilege against self-incrimination; perjury or false swearing If any public employee, having claimed the privilege against self-incrimination, testifies before any court, grand jury or the State Commission of Investigat…

2A:81-17.2a3. Removal for commission of misdemeanor Any public employee who admits the commission of a misdemeanor or high misdemeanor relating to his employment or touching the administration of his office or position before any court, grand jury or the State Commission of Inves…

2A:81-17.2a4. Removal proceedings If any public employee has subjected himself to removal as provided in section 2 or section 4 of this act, a proceeding may be instituted to effect such removal in the Superior Court by the Attorney General or a county prosecutor of this State by…

2A:81-17.2a5. Other laws relating to removal of public employees Nothing in this act shall be construed to annul or modify any other law of this State or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to any other law of this State relating to the removal of public employees from of…

2A:81-17.3. Order compelling person to testify or produce evidence; immunity from use of such evidence; contempt In any criminal proceeding before a court or grand jury, if a person refuses to answer a question or produce evidence of any other kind on the ground that he may be in…

2A:81-17.4. Attorney general's annual report on compelling evidence and granting immunity in criminal proceedings The Attorney General shall include in his annual report to the Governor and Legislature, made pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1970, c. 74 (C. 52:17B-111) a report on th…

2A:81-18. Definitions "Witness," as used in this article shall include a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding. The word "summons" shall include a subpoena, order or other notice req…

2A:81-19. Summoning witness in this state to testify in another state If a judge of a court of record in any state which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within that state to attend and testify in this state certifies under the seal of such court that there i…

2A:81-2 Transactions with mentally incapacitated person; decedent; proof required. 2A:81-2. In a civil action that is commenced or defended by a guardian on behalf of a person who is mentally incapacitated or by a personal representative on behalf of a decedent, any other party w…

2A:81-20. Witness from another state summoned to testify in this state If a person in any state, which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within its borders to attend and testify in criminal prosecutions, or grand jury investigations commenced or about to comme…

2A:81-21. Exemption from arrest and service of process If a person comes into this state in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this state he shall not, while in this state pursuant to such summons, be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil o…

2A:81-22. Uniformity of interpretation This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the law of the states which enact it. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:81-23. Short title This article may be cited as "uniform act to secure the attendance of witnesses from within or without a state in criminal proceedings." L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:81-4. General rule Except as otherwise provided by statute, a witness shall not be excused from answering any questions relevant and material to the issue. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:81-6. Personal privilege of party called by adverse party in civil action In all civil actions in any court of record a party shall be sworn and shall give evidence therein when called by the adverse party, but no party thereto shall be compelled to be sworn or give evidence i…

2A:82-1. Comparison of signature or writing In all cases where the genuineness of any signature or writing is in dispute, comparison of the disputed signature or writing with any writing proved to the satisfaction of the court to be genuine shall be permitted to be made by the wi…

2A:82-13. Presumption of publication of ordinance according to law Whenever any ordinance of any municipality may come in question or is produced in evidence, the publication thereof according to law shall be presumed to have been had until the contrary is shown. L.1951 (1st SS),…

2A:82-17. Certificates of acknowledgment or proof of instruments as evidence of execution thereof If any instrument heretofore made and executed or hereafter to be made and executed shall have been acknowledged, by any party who shall have executed it, or the execution thereof by…

2A:82-18. Certification or authentication of instruments not acknowledged or proved; effect as evidence If any instrument heretofore made and executed or hereafter to be made and executed, although not acknowledged or proved, shall have been certified or authenticated, as to the …

2A:82-19. Exemplifications and records of certain foreign deeds or writings as evidence The exemplification of any deeds or writings relating to estates, real or personal, within the state of New Jersey, proved and certified under the city seal of London or Edinburgh, in the king…

2A:82-23. Original instruments produced; notice to adverse party Any party to any cause pending in any court of this state, or to any proceeding in this state, may give, to any opposite party or his attorney at least 10 days before the time appointed for the trial or hearing of s…

2A:82-24. Certifications, notations or records of time of record, etc., of instruments as prima facie proof of date of record, etc., thereof The certification or notation made, pursuant to law, by any public officer upon any instrument or document which shall have been recorded, …

2A:82-3. Defenses to sealed instruments In any claim upon a sealed instrument, a party may plead and set up, in defense thereto, fraud in the consideration of the contract upon which recovery is sought, or want or failure of consideration, as if the instrument were not sealed. In…

2A:82-38. Photographic, photostatic, etc., copies as competent evidence If any business, institution, member of a profession or calling, or any department or agency of government, in the regular course of business or activity has kept or recorded any memorandum, writing, entry, p…

2A:82-39. Interpretation and construction This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose of making uniform the law of those states which enact it. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344