2A:160-22.Ā  Arrest of accused without warrant The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private person, without a warrant, upon reasonable information that the accusedĀ  stands charged in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by death orĀ  imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year, but when so arrested the accused mustĀ  be taken before a judge or magistrate with all practicable speed and complaintĀ  must be made against him under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest asĀ  in section 2A:160-21 of this title;Ā  and thereafter his answer shall be heardĀ  as if he had been arrested on a warrant.
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L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
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