New Jersey Statutes
N.J. Stat. § 2C:65-1 (2026)
Procedure to be followed by law enforcement agencies when stolen property is taken into custody
✓ current as of May 2026
When any article of property alleged to be stolen comes into the custody of a law enforcement agency, that agency shall enter in a suitable book a description of that article and shall attach a number to each article, and make a corresponding entry thereof. The agency shall also make and retain a complete photographic record of the property. The photographic record, upon proper authentication, may be introduced as evidence in any court in lieu of the property.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Est. Frank P. Lagano v. Bergen Cnty. Prosecutors Offi, 769 F.3d 850 (3rd Cir. 2014).
Est. Frank P. Lagano v. Bergen Cnty. Prosecutors Offi, 769 F.3d 850 (3rd Cir. 2014). “Lagano filed an answer to the forfeiture action in 2005, and the Estate was substituted in Lagano’s place following his death in 2007. Without arguing for any specific date, Appellees contend that “[a]t the very latest, the theft claim accrued in 2007, when the Estate became a…”
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