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New Jersey Revised Statutes — Title 2C, The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice

889 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 2C:1-1 — Short title; rules of construction
• § 2C:1-10 — When prosecution barred by former prosecution for different offense
• § 2C:1-11 — Former prosecution in another jurisdiction: when a bar
• § 2C:1-12 — Former prosecution before court lacking jurisdiction or when fraudulently procured by the defendant
• § 2C:1-13 — Proof beyond a reasonable doubt; affirmative defenses; burden of proving fact when not an element of an offense
• § 2C:1-14 — Definitions
• § 2C:1-2 — Purposes; principles of construction
• § 2C:1-3 — Territorial applicability
• § 2C:1-4 — Classes of offenses
• § 2C:1-4.1 — Crime, disorderly persons offense, petty disorderly persons offense, construing out-of-State conviction
• § 2C:1-5 — Abolition of common law crimes; all offenses defined by statute; application of general provisions of the code; limitation of local government laws
• § 2C:1-6 — Time limitations
• § 2C:1-8 — Method of prosecution when conduct constitutes more than one offense
• § 2C:1-9 — When prosecution barred by former prosecution for the same offense
• § 2C:104-1 — Definitions
• § 2C:104-2 — Application for material witness order
• § 2C:104-3 — Order to appear
• § 2C:104-4 — Arrest with warrant
• § 2C:104-5 — Arrest without warrant
• § 2C:104-6 — Material witness hearing
• § 2C:104-7 — Conditions of release; confinement
• § 2C:104-8 — Deposition
• § 2C:104-9 — Orders appealable
• § 2C:11-2 — Criminal homicide
• § 2C:11-2.1 — Elapse of time between assault and death, prosecution for criminal homicide
• § 2C:11-3 — Murder
• § 2C:11-3a — Adoption of court rules concerning photo of homicide victim
• § 2C:11-3b — Resentencing to term of life imprisonment
• § 2C:11-3c — Restitution
• § 2C:11-4 — Manslaughter
• § 2C:11-5 — Death by auto or vessel
• § 2C:11-5.1 — Knowingly leaving scene of accident under certain circumstances; crime, sentencing
• § 2C:11-5.2 — Leaving scene of boating accident; crime, sentencing
• § 2C:11-5.3 — Strict liability vehicular homicide
• § 2C:11-6 — Aiding suicide
• § 2C:11A-1 — Cloning of human being, first degree crime; definition
• § 2C:12-1 — Assault
• § 2C:12-1.1 — Knowingly leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in serious bodily injury, third degree crime
• § 2C:12-1.2 — Endangering an injured victim
• § 2C:12-1.3 — Report of missing child required
• § 2C:12-10 — Definitions; stalking designated a crime; degrees
• § 2C:12-10.1 — Conviction for stalking, permanent restraining order
• § 2C:12-11 — Disarming a law enforcement, corrections officer; crime; degrees
• § 2C:12-12 — Definitions relative to certain acts of inmates, parolees
• § 2C:12-13 — Throwing bodily fluid at certain law enforcement officers deemed aggravated assault; grading, sentences
• § 2C:12-14 — Temporary protection order
• § 2C:12-15 — Superior Court hearing on temporary protection order
• § 2C:12-16 — Violation of order
• § 2C:12-1a — Short title
• § 2C:12-1b — Defendant, assault, health care professional, health care facility volunteer, employee, anger management course
• § 2C:12-1c — Convicted defendant, assault, health care professional, health care facility volunteer, employee, community service
• § 2C:12-3 — Terroristic threats
• § 2C:12-3.1 — Disorderly persons offense, threat, health care professional, health care facility volunteer, employee; definitions
• § 2C:13-1 — Kidnapping
• § 2C:13-10 — Findings, declarations relative to human trafficking; definitions
• § 2C:13-11 — Coordination of State's involvement with national, 24-hour toll-free hotline service on human trafficking
• § 2C:13-12 — Training courses on handling, response procedures, investigation, prosecution of human trafficking cases
• § 2C:13-2 — Criminal restraint
• § 2C:13-3 — False imprisonment
• § 2C:13-4 — Interference with custody
• § 2C:13-5 — Criminal coercion
• § 2C:13-6 — Luring, enticing child by various means, attempts; crime of second degree; subsequent offense, mandatory imprisonment; definitions
• § 2C:13-7 — Luring, enticing an adult, certain circumstances, third degree crime; definitions
• § 2C:13-8 — Human trafficking
• § 2C:13-8.1 — Civil action permitted by injured person
• § 2C:13-9 — Second degree crime; penalties
• § 2C:14-1 — Definitions
• § 2C:14-10 — Additional penalties for sex offenders; collection; use
• § 2C:14-11 — Definitions relative to victims of sex offenses
• § 2C:14-12 — Conditions placed upon release of certain defendants
• § 2C:14-13 — Short title
• § 2C:14-14 — Application for temporary protective order
• § 2C:14-15 — Temporary protective order
• § 2C:14-16 — Final protective order
• § 2C:14-17 — Protective order, enforcement
• § 2C:14-18 — Contempt proceedings
• § 2C:14-19 — Records, copies of protective orders
• § 2C:14-2 — Sexual assault
• § 2C:14-2.1 — Protocols for sexual assault cases
• § 2C:14-20 — Central registry of protective orders
• § 2C:14-21 — Rules of Court
• § 2C:14-3 — Criminal sexual contact
• § 2C:14-4 — Lewdness
• § 2C:14-5 — Provisions generally applicable to Chapter 14
• § 2C:14-6 — Sentencing
• § 2C:14-7 — Victim's previous sexual conduct; manner of dress
• § 2C:14-8 — Juveniles in need of supervision (J.I.N.S.) law not affected
• § 2C:14-9 — Invasion of privacy, degree of crime; defenses, privileges
• § 2C:14-9.1 — Sexual extortion, crime, parameters
• § 2C:15-1 — Robbery
• § 2C:15-2 — Carjacking defined
• § 2C:16-1 — Bias intimidation
• § 2C:17-1 — Arson and related offenses
• § 2C:17-2 — Causing or risking widespread injury or damage
• § 2C:17-3 — Criminal mischief
• § 2C:17-3.1 — Traffic sign, signal damage, removal, violation
• § 2C:17-6 — Motor vehicles; removal or alteration of identification number or mark; possession; penalty
• § 2C:17-7 — Tampering, damage involving nuclear electric generating plant; crime of first degree
• § 2C:17-8 — Nuclear electric generating plant; damaging or tampering with equipment which results in death; crime of first degree
• § 2C:17-9 — Nuclear electric generating plant; damaging or tampering with equipment which results in injury; crime of second degree
• § 2C:18-1 — Definitions
• § 2C:18-2 — Burglary
• § 2C:18-2.1 — Home invasion burglary defined
• § 2C:18-2.2 — Residential burglary defined
• § 2C:18-3 — Unlicensed entry of structures; defiant trespasser; peering into dwelling places; defenses
• § 2C:18-4 — Lands defined
• § 2C:18-5 — Offense to trespass, damage property
• § 2C:18-6 — Degree of crime; penalties; restitution; liability to owner of property
• § 2C:2-1 — Requirement of voluntary act; omission as basis of liability; possession as an act
• § 2C:2-10 — Consent
• § 2C:2-11 — De minimis infractions
• § 2C:2-12 — Entrapment
• § 2C:2-2 — General requirements of culpability
• § 2C:2-3 — Causal relationship between conduct and result; divergence between result designed, contemplated or risked and actual result
• § 2C:2-4 — Ignorance or mistake
• § 2C:2-5 — Defenses generally
• § 2C:2-6 — Liability for conduct of another; complicity
• § 2C:2-7 — Liability of corporations and persons acting, or under a duty to act, in their behalf
• § 2C:2-8 — Intoxication
• § 2C:2-9 — Duress
• § 2C:20-1 — Definitions. In chapters 20 and 21, unless a different meaning plainly is required:
• § 2C:20-1.1 — Offense involving access device; presumption of unlawful purpose
• § 2C:20-10 — Unlawful taking of means of conveyance
• § 2C:20-10.1 — Theft of a motor vehicle
• § 2C:20-10.2 — Receiving a stolen motor vehicle
• § 2C:20-10.3 — Persistent stolen motor vehicle offender sentencing
• § 2C:20-11 — Shoplifting
• § 2C:20-11.1 — Guidelines for prosecution of shoplifting offenses
• § 2C:20-11.2 — Leader of organized retail theft enterprise
• § 2C:20-11.3 — Extended imprisonment if previously convicted on two or more separate offenses, retail theft
• § 2C:20-12 — Definitions for sections 2-4
• § 2C:20-13 — Concealment of material
• § 2C:20-14 — Detention on probable cause
• § 2C:20-15 — Sign required
• § 2C:20-16 — Operation of facility for sale of stolen automobile parts; penalties
• § 2C:20-17 — Use of juvenile in theft of automobiles, penalty
• § 2C:20-18 — Leader, auto theft trafficking network, penalty
• § 2C:20-2 — Consolidation of theft and computer criminal activity offenses
• § 2C:20-2.1 — Additional penalties for theft or unlawful taking of motor vehicle
• § 2C:20-2.2 — Additional fine for auto theft
• § 2C:20-2.3 — Theft from grave sites, certain; penalty
• § 2C:20-2.4 — Leader of cargo theft network
• § 2C:20-2.5 — Additional disposition for certain offenses; degree of crime, penalties
• § 2C:20-2.6 — Crimes involving theft from cargo carrier; degree of crime, penalties
• § 2C:20-20 — Civil actions
• § 2C:20-21 — Injunctive relief by state; other persons
• § 2C:20-22 — Estoppel
• § 2C:20-23 — Definitions
• § 2C:20-24 — Value of property or services; additional measures
• § 2C:20-25 — Computer criminal activity; degree of crime; sentencing
• § 2C:20-3 — Theft by unlawful taking or disposition
• § 2C:20-31 — Wrongful access, disclosure of information; degree of crime; sentencing
• § 2C:20-31.1 — Posting, information, certain, Internet; degree of crime
• § 2C:20-34 — Situs of offense, determination
• § 2C:20-35 — Definitions
• § 2C:20-36 — Misuse of food stamp coupons, ATP card, benefit card, value equal or greater than $150
• § 2C:20-37 — Misuse of food stamp coupons, ATP card, benefit card, value less than $150
• § 2C:20-38 — Penalty for theft of electronic vehicle identification system transponder
• § 2C:20-39 — Participation in pyramid promotional scheme, crime, penalties
• § 2C:20-4 — Theft by deception
• § 2C:20-5 — Theft by extortion
• § 2C:20-6 — Theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake
• § 2C:20-7 — Receiving stolen property
• § 2C:20-7.1 — Fencing
• § 2C:20-7.2 — Notification of theft of scrap metal
• § 2C:20-7.3 — Fostering the sale of stolen property, parameters; definitions
• § 2C:20-8 — Theft of services
• § 2C:20-9 — Theft by failure to make required disposition of property received
• § 2C:21-1 — Forgery and Related Offenses
• § 2C:21-10 — Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly
• § 2C:21-11 — Rigging publicly exhibited contest
• § 2C:21-12 — Defrauding secured creditors
• § 2C:21-13 — Fraud in insolvency
• § 2C:21-14 — Receiving deposits in a failing financial institution
• § 2C:21-15 — Misapplication of entrusted property and property of government or financial institution
• § 2C:21-16 — Securing execution of documents by deception
• § 2C:21-17 — Impersonation; theft of identity; crime
• § 2C:21-17.1 — Restitution to victim of unlawful use of personal identifying information
• § 2C:21-17.2 — Use of personal identifying information of another; certain; degree of crime
• § 2C:21-17.3 — Trafficking in personal identifying information pertaining to another person, certain; crime degrees; terms defined
• § 2C:21-17.4 — Action by person defrauded by unauthorized use of personal identifying information
• § 2C:21-17.5 — Deletion of certain items from victim's consumer reporting files
• § 2C:21-17.6 — Report of identity theft to local law enforcement agency
• § 2C:21-17.7 — Findings, declarations
• § 2C:21-17.8 — Definitions, "deepfake", deceptive audio, visual media, crimes, penalties
• § 2C:21-18 — Slugs
• § 2C:21-19 — Wrongful Credit Practices and Related Offenses
• § 2C:21-2 — Criminal simulation
• § 2C:21-2.1 — Offenses involving false government documents
• § 2C:21-2.2 — Ban on police badge transfers
• § 2C:21-2.3 — Producing, selling, offering, displaying, possessing, fraudulent motor vehicle insurance ID cards; penalties
• § 2C:21-2.4 — Possession of certain fraudulent receipts, universal product code (UPC) labels and checks
• § 2C:21-20 — Unlicensed practice of medicine, surgery, podiatric medicine, crime of third degree
• § 2C:21-20.1 — Unlicensed practice of acupuncture, third degree crime
• § 2C:21-20.2 — Unauthorized practice of psychology; third degree crime
• § 2C:21-20.3 — Unauthorized practice of chiropractic; third degree crime
• § 2C:21-20.4 — Unauthorized practice of social work; third degree crime
• § 2C:21-20.5 — Unauthorized practice of psychoanalysis; third degree crime
• § 2C:21-21 — Short title; definitions; offenses; penalties
• § 2C:21-22 — Unauthorized practice of law, penalties