New Jersey § 2a:161a-5
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 2a:161a-5, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a:161a-5.
a. Where it is determined that a strip search or body cavity search is necessary,
it shall be performed under sanitary conditions. A body cavity search, pursuant to section 2 of this act, 1 shall be conducted by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse. b. A physician or nurse who conducts a body cavity search pursuant to the requirements
of this act and in a medically accepted manner shall be immune from civil or criminal
liability for so acting, provided the skill and care given are those ordinarily required
and exercised by others in the profession. Immunity from civil or criminal liability shall extend to the hospital or other
medical facility on whose premises or under whose auspices the body cavity search
is conducted, provided the skill, care and facilities provided are those ordinarily
provided by similar medical facilities. c. Any person conducting a body cavity search pursuant to this act shall, upon request,
furnish to any law enforcement agency a certificate stating that the body cavity search
was pursuant to the requirements of this act and performed in a medically acceptable
manner. The certificate shall be signed under oath before a notary public or other person
empowered to take oaths and shall be admissible in any proceeding as evidence of the
statements contained therein. d. No person may claim the physician and patient privilege under section 2 of P.L.
1968, c. 185 ( C. 2A:84A-22.2 ) with respect to the conducting of a body cavity search pursuant to this act. 1
N.J.S.A. § 2A:161A-2.
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Section 2a:161a-5 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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