2A:161A-1 - Strip searches restricted - New Jersey Statutes

2A:161A-1.   Strip searches restricted       1.   A person who has been detained or arrested for commission of an offense other than a crime shall not be subjected to a strip search unless: 

    a.   The search is authorized by a warrant or consent;

    b.   The search is  based on probable cause that a weapon, controlled dangerous substance, as defined by the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al., or evidence of a crime will be found and a recognized exception to the warrant requirement exists; or 

    c.   The person is lawfully confined in a municipal detention facility or an adult county correctional facility and the search is based on a reasonable suspicion that a weapon, controlled dangerous substance, as defined by the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al., or contraband, as defined by the Department of Corrections, will be found, and the search is authorized pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. 

    L.1985,c.70,s.1; amended 1991,c.305,s.1.