Rules of Court · Part 3 · New Jersey
R. 3:5A-9 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 3:5A-9: Definition, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Definition
“Evidence of physical characteristics” shall include fingerprints, palm prints, footprints, physical measurements, handwriting and hand-printing samples, blood samples, urine samples, saliva samples, fingernail scrapings, hair samples, photographs, voice exemplars, display of designated portions of the body, the taking of photographs and appearance in a lineup.
Note: Adopted July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 3:5A-9 "Definition" {
“Evidence of physical characteristics” shall include fingerprints, palm prints, footprints, physical measurements, handwriting and hand-printing samples, blood samples, urine samples, saliva samples, fingernail scrapings, hair samples, photographs, voice exemplars, display of designated portions of the body, the taking of photographs and appearance in a lineup.
Note: Adopted July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 3:5A-8 · chapter 3:5A · all rules
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