[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills 4-27-2004 by Ord. No. 2004:08. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 4, Art. IX.
Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 83.
Drug-free zones and drunk-driving-free zones — See Ch. 139.
Any person who is arrested for a violation of the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 shall be held in protective custody at an appropriate police or other facility where the person's condition may be monitored until the person is no longer a danger to himself or others. The person shall be released from protective custody when that person is no longer a danger to himself or others. A person is no longer a danger to himself or others when the person's blood alcohol concentration is less than 0.05% and the person is no longer under the influence of any intoxicating liquor or narcotic or hallucinogenic or habit-forming drug to the extent that the person's facilities are impaired. In no event shall the municipality's law enforcement agency hold a person in protective custody for a period of longer than eight hours without providing an appropriate hearing.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, provided that it is not a detriment to the public safety, the arresting law enforcement agency may, because of the age, health or safety of the arrested person, release the person pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 2001, c. 69 (N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.22 et seq.) to provide an appropriate alternative to protective custody. The municipality and its law enforcement agency shall not be subject to liability if a person is released from custody pursuant to the provisions of this chapter under the Act.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the use of State Police facilities by the municipality for purposes of this chapter under the Act.
All the provisions of the Act referenced above are hereby incorporated into and are deemed to be a part hereof.