30:4-116.1. Notification of escape Any superintendent, or his designee, of any facility under the control of the Department of Corrections or warden or keeper, or his designee, of a county penal institution from which a prisoner escapes from confinement shall notify the local police department of the municipality in which the facility or institution is located of the escape. Notification shall be made within one hour of the time an escape is discovered. L. 1985, c. 447, s. 1, eff. Jan. 14, 1986.
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