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N.J. Stat. § 2A:159A-5 (2026)

Offer of temporary custody; procedure; duty of receiving state; nature of temporary custody; return of prisoner; running of sentence; custody of sending state; costs

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ARTICLE V

(a) In response to a request made under Article III or Article IV hereof, the appropriate authority in a sending State shall offer to deliver temporary custody of such prisoner to the appropriate authority in the State where such indictment, information or complaint is pending against such person in order that speedy and efficient prosecution may be had. If the request for final disposition is made by the prisoner, the offer of temporary custody shall accompany the written notice provided for in Article III of this agreement. In the case of a Federal prisoner, the appropriate authority in the receiving State shall be entitled to temporary custody as provided by this agreement or to the prisoner's presence in Federal custody at the place for trial, whichever custodial arrangement may be approved by the custodian.

(b) The officer or other representative of a State accepting an offer of temporary custody shall present the following upon demand:

(1) Proper identification and evidence of his authority to act for the State into whose temporary custody the prisoner is to be given.

(2) A duly certified copy of the indictment, information or complaint on the basis of which the detainer has been lodged and on the basis of which the request for temporary custody of the prisoner has been made.

(c) If the appropriate authority shall refuse or fail to accept temporary custody of said person, or in the event that an action on the indictment, information or complaint on the basis of which the detainer has been lodged is not brought to trial within the period provided in Article III or Article IV hereof, the appropriate court of the jurisdiction where the indictment, information or complaint has been pending shall enter an order dismissing the same with prejudice, and any detainer based thereon shall cease to be of any force or effect.

(d) The temporary custody referred to in this agreement shall be only for the purpose of permitting prosecution on the charge or charges contained in 1 or more untried indictments, informations or complaints which form the basis of the detainer or detainers or for prosecution on any other charge or charges arising out of the same transaction. Except for his attendance at court and while being transported to or from any place at which his presence may be required, the prisoner shall be held in a suitable jail or other facility regularly used for persons awaiting prosecution.

(e) At the earliest practicable time consonant with the purposes of this agreement, the prisoner shall be returned to the sending State.

(f) During the continuance of temporary custody or while the prisoner is otherwise being made available for trial as required by this agreement, time being served on the sentence shall continue to run but good time shall be earned by the prisoner only if, and to the extent that, the law and practice of the jurisdiction which imposed the sentence may allow.

(g) For all purposes other than that for which temporary custody as provided in this agreement is exercised, the prisoner shall be deemed to remain in the custody of and subject to the jurisdiction of the sending State and any escape from temporary custody may be dealt with in the same manner as an escape from the original place of imprisonment or in any other manner permitted by law.

(h) From the time that a party State receives custody of a prisoner pursuant to this agreement until such prisoner is returned to the territory and custody of the sending State, the State in which the 1 or more untried indictments, informations or complaints are pending or in which trial is being had shall be responsible for the prisoner and shall also pay all costs of transporting, caring for, keeping and returning the prisoner. The provisions of this paragraph shall govern unless the States concerned shall have entered into a supplementary agreement providing for a different allocation of costs and responsibilities as between or among themselves. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to alter or affect any internal relationship among the departments, agencies and officers of and in the government of a party State, or between a party State and its subdivisions, as to the payment of costs, or responsibilities therefor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1975–2023 · leading case: United States of Am. Ex Rel. Frank Esola, 53517 v. Ronald M. Groomes, Superintendent, 520 F.2d 830 (3d Cir. 1975).
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United States of Am. Ex Rel. Frank Esola, 53517 v. Ronald M. Groomes, Superintendent, 520 F.2d 830 (3d Cir. 1975). · cites it 3× “The federal provision is identical 10 N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(c). The federal provision is identical 11 In Smith v.”
Carroll v. Johnson, 685 S.E.2d 647 (Va. 2009). · cites it 2× “V(f); N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:159A-5, art. V(f). Thus, as a matter of law, Carroll is not entitled to credit toward his Virginia sentence for the 288 days he spent in Virginia custody incident to his trial because he was in Virginia's temporary custody as a New Jersey prisoner for…”
Nash v. Carchman, 558 F. Supp. 641 (D.N.J. 1983). “N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(c). It must be determined whether the communications between petitioner and New Jersey authorities complied with these statutory provisions and, if so, as of what date the 180 day period began to run.”
Shack v. Warden of Graterford Prison, 593 F. Supp. 1329 (E.D. Pa. 1984). “§ 9101; NJ.Stat.Ann. § 2A:159A-5. . In Johnson v.”
State of New Jersey Vs. Artic M. Rogers (11-03-0401, 11-03-0405, Middlesex Cnty. & Statewide), No. A-3289-17T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Apr. 22, 2019). · cites it 4× “" N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(e). While the prisoner is in the temporary custody of the receiving state, "time being served on the [sending State] sentence shall continue to run.”
State of New Jersey v. Rami a. Amer (18-06-0460, Gloucester Cnty. & Statewide), 272 A.3d 1264 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2022). · cites it 2× “N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(c). However, the 180-day period is "not absolute.”
State of New Jersey v. Rami a. Amer (18-06-0460, Gloucester Cnty. & Statewide), 272 A.3d 1264 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2022). · cites it 2× “N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(c). However, the 180-day period is "not absolute.”
State v. S.A., 202 A.3d 31 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2018). · cites it 2× “" N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(g). The "sending State" is defined as "a State in which a prisoner is incarcerated .”
State v. Johnson, 635 A.2d 527 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1993). “But we are certainly not convinced on this record, which demonstrates persistent resistance by defendant to New Jersey’s efforts to obtain his custody, that defendant was ever consensually available to New Jersey authorities so that his custody could actually be “refused” by…”
State of New Jersey Vs. Duane M. Holmes (15-04-0455, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide), No. A-3012-17T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Jan. 15, 2019). “] [N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(c).] The 180-day period to bring the prisoner to trial runs from the date the appropriate written notice is actually delivered to the prosecutor.”
State of New Jersey Vs. Blake G. Tannen (16-06-0718, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded), No. A-1447-19T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. June 29, 2020). “[N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(c).] The 180-day period to bring the prisoner to trial "does not commence until the prisoner's request for final disposition of the charges against him [or her] has actually been delivered to the court and prosecuting officer of the jurisdiction that lodged…”
State of New Jersey Vs. Jean Carl Sierra (15-10-1394, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide), No. A-3877-18T2 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. July 10, 2020). “The Court held the defendant was not entitled to New Jersey jail credit because her "presentence confinement in [New Jersey] was attributable not to a New Jersey offense, but to the fact that, under N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(f) of the IAD, she was required to continue her term of…”
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N.J. Stat. § 2A:159A-5(c): 8 cases
United States of Am. Ex Rel. Frank Esola, 53517 v. Ronald M. Groomes, Superintendent, 520 F.2d 830 (3d Cir. 1975). “The federal provision is identical 10 N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(c). The federal provision is identical 11 In Smith v.”
Nash v. Carchman, 558 F. Supp. 641 (D.N.J. 1983). “N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(c). It must be determined whether the communications between petitioner and New Jersey authorities complied with these statutory provisions and, if so, as of what date the 180 day period began to run.”
State v. Johnson, 635 A.2d 527 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1993). “But we are certainly not convinced on this record, which demonstrates persistent resistance by defendant to New Jersey’s efforts to obtain his custody, that defendant was ever consensually available to New Jersey authorities so that his custody could actually be “refused” by…”
State of New Jersey Vs. Duane M. Holmes (15-04-0455, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide), No. A-3012-17T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Jan. 15, 2019). “] [N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(c).] The 180-day period to bring the prisoner to trial runs from the date the appropriate written notice is actually delivered to the prosecutor.”
State of New Jersey Vs. Blake G. Tannen (16-06-0718, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded), No. A-1447-19T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. June 29, 2020). “[N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(c).] The 180-day period to bring the prisoner to trial "does not commence until the prisoner's request for final disposition of the charges against him [or her] has actually been delivered to the court and prosecuting officer of the jurisdiction that lodged…”
N.J. Stat. § 2A:159A-5(e): 3 cases
State of New Jersey Vs. Artic M. Rogers (11-03-0401, 11-03-0405, Middlesex Cnty. & Statewide), No. A-3289-17T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Apr. 22, 2019). “" N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(e). While the prisoner is in the temporary custody of the receiving state, "time being served on the [sending State] sentence shall continue to run.”
State of New Jersey v. Rami a. Amer (18-06-0460, Gloucester Cnty. & Statewide), 272 A.3d 1264 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2022). “N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(c). However, the 180-day period is "not absolute.”
State of New Jersey v. Rami a. Amer (18-06-0460, Gloucester Cnty. & Statewide), 272 A.3d 1264 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2022). “N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(c). However, the 180-day period is "not absolute.”
N.J. Stat. § 2A:159A-5(f): 2 cases
State of New Jersey Vs. Artic M. Rogers (11-03-0401, 11-03-0405, Middlesex Cnty. & Statewide), No. A-3289-17T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Apr. 22, 2019). “" N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(e). While the prisoner is in the temporary custody of the receiving state, "time being served on the [sending State] sentence shall continue to run.”
State of New Jersey Vs. Jean Carl Sierra (15-10-1394, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide), No. A-3877-18T2 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. July 10, 2020). “The Court held the defendant was not entitled to New Jersey jail credit because her "presentence confinement in [New Jersey] was attributable not to a New Jersey offense, but to the fact that, under N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(f) of the IAD, she was required to continue her term of…”
N.J. Stat. § 2A:159A-5(g): 2 cases
State v. S.A., 202 A.3d 31 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2018). “" N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(g). The "sending State" is defined as "a State in which a prisoner is incarcerated .”
State of New Jersey Vs. Artic M. Rogers (11-03-0401, 11-03-0405, Middlesex Cnty. & Statewide), No. A-3289-17T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Apr. 22, 2019). “" N.J.S.A. 2A:159A-5(e). While the prisoner is in the temporary custody of the receiving state, "time being served on the [sending State] sentence shall continue to run.”
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