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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 2A, ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

    Chapter 160: Persons taken out of state to answer criminal charge; warrant of governor or waiver of extradition

      Section: 2A:160-23: Commitment to jail of person arrested before requisition made, to await requisition; bail

           If from the examination before the judge or magistrate it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged, and, except in cases arising under section 2A:160-14 of this title, that he has fled from justice, the judge or magistrate must, by a warrant reciting the accusation, commit him to the county jail for such a time not exceeding 30 days and specified in the warrant, as will enable the arrest of the accused to be made under a warrant of the governor on a requisition of the executive authority of the state having jurisdiction of the offense, unless the accused give bail as provided in section 2A:160-24 of this title, or until he shall be legally discharged.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.



This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2013-06-10 16:36:30.






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