New Jersey Stop And Id

Summary

New Jersey is not a stop and ID state, so you are not required to provide identification unless detained or arrested. Detention based solely on looking suspicious is not lawful; there must be reasonable suspicion based on specific facts of involvement in criminal activity.

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Is detention lawful if a person looks just “suspicious” in an area where a break-in once happened ? In the state of nj ?
In New Jersey, detention based solely on looking "suspicious" is not lawful. There must be reasonable suspicion based on specific and articulable facts that the person is involved in criminal activity. Simply being in an area where a break-in once happened does not meet this standard.