New Jersey · New Jersey Revised Statutes — Title 2C, The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice
N.J.S.A. Title 2C § 2C:33-11.1: Certain actions relevant to evictions, disorderly persons offense
What this law says, in plain English
A disorderly persons offense occurs when someone takes possession of residential property or forcibly enters it without a lawful warrant or consent after being warned by officials, or refuses to restore possession to a displaced occupant. A second conviction within five years elevates it to a fourth-degree crime (felony).
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