2C:20-14. Detention on probable cause
a. A law enforcement officer, a special officer, or an employee of a
library facility who has probable cause for believing that a person has
willfully concealed library material and that he can recover the
material by taking the person into custody, may, for the purpose of
attempting to recover the material, take the person into custody and
detain him in a reasonable manner for a reasonable time. Taking the
person into custody shall not render the law enforcement officer, the
special officer, or the employee of a library facility civilly or
criminally liable.
b. Any law enforcement officer who has probable cause for believing that
a person has committed the offense of theft of library material may
arrest the person without warrant.
c. An employee of a library facility who causes the arrest of a person
for theft of library material, as provided for in this act, shall not be
civilly or criminally liable where the employee has probable cause for
believing that the person arrested committed the offense of theft of
library material.
L. 1985, c. 373, s. 3, eff. Nov. 26, 1985.
