New Jersey · New Jersey Revised Statutes — Title 2C, The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice
N.J.S.A. Title 2C § 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
What this law says, in plain English
This statute abolishes common law crimes and requires all offenses to be defined by statute. It establishes how state code provisions apply to statutory offenses and restricts local governments from enacting laws that conflict with state law.
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