Rules of Court · Part 3 · New Jersey
R. 3:5A-6 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 3:5A-6: Emergent Application, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Emergent Application
If, without notice to the person, an application is made to a judge, and the judge is satisfied from it that its underlying purpose would be frustrated were notice to be given, the judge may sign an order for investigative detention with provisions appropriate to the investigative need and certify therein a finding that the matter is emergent. That order, directed to the person, may authorize the police officers executing it to use reasonable force in effectuating the detention of the person and in effectuation of identification procedures set forth therein.
Note: Adopted July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 3:5A-6 "Emergent Application" {
If, without notice to the person, an application is made to a judge, and the judge is satisfied from it that its underlying purpose would be frustrated were notice to be given, the judge may sign an order for investigative detention with provisions appropriate to the investigative need and certify therein a finding that the matter is emergent. That order, directed to the person, may authorize the police officers executing it to use reasonable force in effectuating the detention of the person and in effectuation of identification procedures set forth therein.
Note: Adopted July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-08; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 3:5A-5 · R. 3:5A-7 → · chapter 3:5A · all rules
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