13:1A-6.1 - Power to arrest without warrant; law enforcement training program - New Jersey Statutes

13:1A-6.1  Power to arrest without warrant; law enforcement training program.

1.The Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection shall have the power to vest in the conservation officers of the Division of Fish and Wildlife and the park police officers and law enforcement operation officers of the Division of Parks and Forestry at all times the power to arrest without warrant any person violating any law of this State committed in their presence and bring the offender before any court having jurisdiction to receive the complaint of such violation.  The Department of Environmental Protection, with the approval of the Attorney General, shall establish and maintain a suitable law enforcement training program for such personnel.

L.1977,c.167,s.1; amended 2003, c.147, s.1; 2005, c.216, s.3.