SENATE, No. 1666

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED OCTOBER 28, 1996

By Senators KYRILLOS and PALAIA

An Act concerning certain federal law enforcement officers and amending P.L.1983, c.268.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. Section 1 of P.L.1983, c.268 (C.2A:154-5) is amended to read as follows:

    1. The following persons employed as full-time law enforcement officers by the Federal Government, who are empowered to effect an arrest with or without warrant for violations of the United States Code and who are authorized to carry firearms in the performance of their duties, shall be empowered to act as an officer for the arrest of offenders against the laws of this State where the person reasonably believes that a crime of the first, second or third degree is or is about to be committed or attempted in his presence:

    Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents;

    United States Secret Service special agents;

    Immigration and Naturalization Service special agents, investigators and patrol officers;

    United States Marshal Service deputies;

    Drug Enforcement Administration special agents;

    United States Postal inspectors;

    United States Customs Service special agents, inspectors and patrol officers;

    United States General Services Administration special agents;

    United States Department of Agriculture special agents;

    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms special agents;

    Internal Revenue Service special agents and inspectors;

    Department of the Interior special agents, investigators and park rangers. 

(cf: P.L.1983, c.268, s.1)

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill includes special agents, investigators and park rangers of the Department of the Interior among those federal law enforcement officers authorized to make arrests when a crime of the first, second or third degree is committed or about to be committed in their presence.

Authorizes certain federal law enforcement officers to make arrests for violation of New Jersey law.