Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

Badge Posession

Can i have a private detective badge

without being a private detective?

If so, can the badge have the words

''detective, metropolitin, and

investigator'' on it?


Asked on 12/30/07, 11:04 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Jef Henninger, Esq Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.

Re: Badge Posession

Unless you are planning your next halloween costume or you just joined the village people, I'm not sure why you would need one.

Anyway, you could probably own just about anything. Many people collect such badges. It would be your use of that badge that would get you in trouble. Thus, unless it is an antique you are collecting or a costume prop, don't bother.

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Answered on 12/31/07, 8:21 am


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