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

N.J.S.A. Title 2C § 2C:33-1: Riot; failure to disperse

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Riot involving firearms or deadly weapons is a third-degree crime; other riot is fourth-degree. Failure to disperse when ordered is a disorderly persons offense. Inciting a public brawl is fourth-degree or disorderly persons offense.

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