Rules of Court · Part 3 · New Jersey
R. 3:5A-8 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 3:5A-8: Filling, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Filling
The judge shall impound the original application and order. Upon receipt of the certification of test results, the judge shall cause the application, order, and certification to be impounded under seal with the criminal division manager as designee of the deputy clerk of the Superior Court.
Upon obtaining test results of the physical characteristic specified, the applicant shall, within two days, file with the judge, and deliver to the person, a certification of the date, time and place of detention, the length of the detention, and the testing or procedures used to obtain the physical characteristic evidence. The results of those tests, as they bear on the identification of the person detained as the perpetrator of the crime under investigation, shall be included in the certification, unless the court rules for good cause that they shall not be.
Note: Adopted July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective January 1, 1995.
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rule 3:5A-8 "Filling" {
The judge shall impound the original application and order. Upon receipt of the certification of test results, the judge shall cause the application, order, and certification to be impounded under seal with the criminal division manager as designee of the deputy clerk of the Superior Court.
Upon obtaining test results of the physical characteristic specified, the applicant shall, within two days, file with the judge, and deliver to the person, a certification of the date, time and place of detention, the length of the detention, and the testing or procedures used to obtain the physical characteristic evidence. The results of those tests, as they bear on the identification of the person detained as the perpetrator of the crime under investigation, shall be included in the certification, unless the court rules for good cause that they shall not be.
Note: Adopted July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective January 1, 1995.
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referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-08; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 3:5A-7 · R. 3:5A-9 → · chapter 3:5A · all rules
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