New Jersey · New Jersey Revised Statutes — Title 2C, The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice
N.J.S.A. Title 2C § 2C:36-6a: Possession of hypodermic syringe, needle under certain circumstances not an offense
What this law says, in plain English
Possessing a hypodermic syringe or needle is not an offense if done by a participant or employee of a sterile syringe access program. Discarding a needle or syringe in an accessible place without destroying it, or allowing abandoned needles to remain on property, is a petty disorderly persons offense.
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