New Jersey · New Jersey Revised Statutes — Title 2C, The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice
N.J.S.A. Title 2C § 2C:29-3.2: Offenses against service animals, guide dogs, degree of crime; penalties, restitution
What this law says, in plain English
The statute creates criminal offenses for killing, injuring, or interfering with service animals or guide dogs. Penalties range from fourth-degree crime to petty disorderly persons offense depending on severity, plus mandatory restitution to the handler.
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