New Jersey § 52:17b-246
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§ 52:17b-246.
a. The Attorney General shall maintain a program to monitor drug activity in this
State and surrounding regions. The program shall provide for multi-jurisdictional sharing of drug incident information
among law enforcement agencies. Information related to drug seizures, overdoses, criminal behavior, and health care-related
services shall be collected and analyzed for the purpose of: (1) assisting in facilitating the development of enhanced policies and practices to
prevent drug abuse and misuse; and (2) mitigating the harm drugs inflict on communities. The program shall monitor and analyze trends related to the presence and content of
fentanyl in illegal substances seized by law enforcement throughout the State. In order to identify these trends, the Attorney General shall require controlled
dangerous substances seized by law enforcement officers in the State to be tested
for the presence of fentanyl in accordance with protocols established by the Division
of State Police. b. The seized substances shall be tested in accordance with protocols established
by the Division of State Police to determine whether fentanyl or other potentially
lethal substances are present in the substance and, if so, any available information
related to the presence and content of fentanyl in the substance shall be reported
to the Attorney General in a timely manner. c. The testing shall be performed using forensic laboratory analysis techniques the
Division of State Police determines to be appropriate to evaluate whether a substance
contains fentanyl. d. The information received pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be compiled
into a database that is accessible by all law enforcement agencies throughout the
State. The information shall be continuously updated to reflect the most current information
available concerning the presence of fentanyl in illegal substances in the State.
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