New Jersey § 2a:161a-1

§ 2a:161a-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.