New Jersey § 2a:160-32
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 2a:160-32, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a:160-32.
1. When the return to this state of a person charged with crime in this state is required,
the prosecuting attorney shall present to the governor his written application for
a requisition for the return of the person charged, in which application shall be
stated the name of the person so charged, the crime charged against him, the approximate
time, place and circumstances of its commission, the state in which he is believed
to be, including the location of the accused therein at the time the application is
made and certifying that, in the opinion of the said prosecuting attorney, the ends
of justice require the arrest and return of the accused to this state for trial and
that the proceeding is not instituted to enforce a private claim. 2. When the return to this state is required of a person who has been convicted of
a crime in this state and has escaped from confinement or broken the terms of his
bail, probation or parole, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the offense
was committed, the parole board, or the warden of the institution or sheriff of the
county from which escape was made, shall present to the governor a written application
for a requisition for the return of such person, in which application shall be stated
the name of the person, the crime of which he was convicted, the circumstances of
his escape from confinement or of the breach of the terms of his bail, probation or
parole, the state in which he is believed to be, including the location of the person
therein at the time application is made. 3. The application shall be verified by affidavit, shall be executed in duplicate
and shall be accompanied by 2 certified copies of the indictment returned, or information
and affidavit filed, or of the complaint made to the judge or magistrate, stating
the offense with which the accused is charged, or of the judgment of conviction or
of the sentence. The prosecuting officer, parole board, warden or sheriff may also attach such further
affidavits and other documents in duplicate as he or it shall deem proper to be submitted
with such application. One copy of the application, with the action of the governor indicated by indorsement
thereon, and 1 of the certified copies of the indictment, complaint, information,
and affidavits, or of the judgment of conviction or of the sentence shall be filed
in the office of the secretary of state to remain of record in that office. The other copies of all papers shall be forwarded with the governor's requisition.
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