New Jersey § 52:17b-5
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§ 52:17b-5.
a. All local and county police authorities shall submit a quarterly report to the
Attorney General, on forms prescribed by the Attorney General, which report shall
contain the number and nature of offenses committed within their respective jurisdictions,
the disposition of such matters, information relating to criminal street gang activities
within their respective jurisdictions, information relating to any offense directed
against a person or group, or their property, by reason of their race, color, religion,
gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin,
or ethnicity and such other information as the Attorney General may require, respecting
information relating to the cause and prevention of crime, recidivism, the rehabilitation
of criminals and the proper administration of criminal justice. b. A law enforcement officer who responds to an offense involving criminal street
gang activity shall complete a gang related incident offense report on a form prescribed
by the Superintendent of State Police. All information contained in the gang related incident offense report shall be forwarded
to the Superintendent of State Police for inclusion in the Uniform Crime Report. c. A law enforcement officer who seizes or recovers a firearm that was unlawfully
possessed, used for an unlawful purpose, recovered from a crime scene or is reasonably
believed to have been used in or associated with the commission of a crime, or is
otherwise acquired as an abandoned or discarded firearm shall complete, within 24
hours of the entering of the required information relating to that firearm into the
New Jersey Trace System and such other State and federal database systems as prescribed
by the superintendent, a seized or recovered firearms incident report on a form prescribed
by the superintendent. The incident report shall be filed with the State Police in a manner and time prescribed
by the superintendent.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 52:17b-5
What does New Jersey Statutes § 52:17b-5 cover?
Section 52:17b-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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