---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits State detectives and investigators to administer oaths when investigating violations or attempted violations of criminal law."
description: "Permits State detectives and investigators to administer oaths when investigating violations or attempted violations of criminal law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4865"
citation: "New Jersey A 4865 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["POLICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Greenstein, Linda R."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac5184ab-cfa2-4086-af9e-984841eaab45"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0ce870114b60bb54b045bad840b47fcfc9e86eff2b0a4395b96205c23d90a8de"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 4865 (217) — Permits State detectives and investigators to administer oaths when investigating violations or attempted violations of criminal law.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A5000/4865_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3230
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.280. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac5184ab-cfa2-4086-af9e-984841eaab45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).