Rules of Court · Part 3 · New Jersey

R. 3:5A-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 3:5A-1: Authority to Issue, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

Authority to Issue

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Prior to the filing of a formal criminal charge against a person, an order authorizing the temporary detention of that person and compelling that person to submit to non-testimonial identification procedures for the purpose of obtaining evidence of that person's physical characteristics may be issued by a judge of the Superior Court pursuant to this Rule, on an application authorized in writing by the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee or by the County Prosecutor or designated Assistant Prosecutor.

Note: Adopted July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; amended July 14, 1992, to be effective September 1, 1992; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.

Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.

rule 3:5A-1 "Authority to Issue" {
Prior to the filing of a formal criminal charge against a person, an order authorizing the temporary detention of that person and compelling that person to submit to non-testimonial identification procedures for the purpose of obtaining evidence of that person's physical characteristics may be issued by a judge of the Superior Court pursuant to this Rule, on an application authorized in writing by the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee or by the County Prosecutor or designated Assistant Prosecutor.
Note: Adopted July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; amended July 14, 1992, to be effective September 1, 1992; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02

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