New Jersey § 2a:62a-10
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 2a:62a-10, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a:62a-10.
a. When acting in response to a request of a law enforcement officer , any physician, nurse or medical technician who withdraws or otherwise obtains, in
a medically accepted manner, a specimen of breath, blood, urine or other bodily substance
and delivers it to a law enforcement officer, shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for so acting, provided the skill
and care exercised is that ordinarily required and exercised by others in the profession. b. Any physician, nurse or medical technician who, for an accepted medical purpose,
withdraws or otherwise obtains, in a medically accepted manner, a specimen of breath,
blood, urine or other bodily substance and subsequently delivers it to a law enforcement
officer either voluntarily or upon court order, shall be immune from civil or criminal
liability for so acting, provided the skill and care exercised in obtaining the specimen
is that ordinarily required and exercised by others in the profession. c. The immunity from civil or criminal liability provided in subsections a. and b. of this section shall extend to the hospital or other medical facility on whose premises or under
whose auspices the specimens are obtained, provided the skill, care and facilities
provided are those ordinarily so provided by similar medical facilities. d. For the purposes of this section, the term “ law enforcement officer ” includes a State, county or municipal police officer, a county prosecutor or his
assistant, the Attorney General or his deputy or a State or county medical examiner.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 2a:62a-10
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Section 2a:62a-10 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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