New Jersey

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

889 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 2C:21-22.1 — Definitions relative to use of runners; crime; sentencing
• § 2C:21-22a — Civil actions resulting from the unauthorized practice of law
• § 2C:21-23 — Findings, declarations
• § 2C:21-24 — Definitions
• § 2C:21-25 — Money laundering, illegal investment, crime
• § 2C:21-26 — Knowledge inferred
• § 2C:21-27 — Degrees of offense; penalties; nonmerger
• § 2C:21-27.1 — Criteria for imposition of anti-money laundering profiteering penalty
• § 2C:21-27.2 — Calculation of anti-money laundering profiteering penalty
• § 2C:21-27.3 — Revocation or reduction of penalty assessment
• § 2C:21-27.4 — Payment schedule
• § 2C:21-27.5 — Relation to other dispositions
• § 2C:21-27.6 — Collection and distribution
• § 2C:21-28 — Civil action for treble damages; allocation
• § 2C:21-29 — Investigative interrogatives
• § 2C:21-3 — Frauds relating to public records and recordable instruments
• § 2C:21-30 — Unlawful practice of dentistry; third degree crime
• § 2C:21-31 — Unauthorized practice of immigration law; penalties
• § 2C:21-31.1 — Civil actions resulting from unauthorized practice of immigration law
• § 2C:21-32 — Short title; definitions relative to counterfeit marks; offenses
• § 2C:21-33 — Electrical contracting without business permit, fourth degree crime
• § 2C:21-34 — Penalty for false contract payment claims, representation, for a government contract; prevailing wage violations; grading
• § 2C:21-35 — False public utility employee identification badge, violations, degree of crime
• § 2C:21-36 — Sale of secondhand jewelry
• § 2C:21-37 — Requirements for reselling of secondhand jewelry
• § 2C:21-38 — Requisite knowledge, belief for violation
• § 2C:21-39 — Report by purchaser
• § 2C:21-4 — Falsifying or tampering with records
• § 2C:21-4.1 — Destruction, alteration, falsification of records, crime of fourth degree
• § 2C:21-4.2 — Definitions relative to health care claims fraud
• § 2C:21-4.3 — Health care claims fraud, degree of crime; prosecution guidelines
• § 2C:21-4.4 — Findings, declarations relative to insurance fraud
• § 2C:21-4.5 — Definitions relative to insurance fraud
• § 2C:21-4.6 — Crime of insurance fraud
• § 2C:21-4.7 — Insurance Fraud Detection Reward Program
• § 2C:21-4.8 — Motor vehicle title offenses, grading
• § 2C:21-4.9 — Violations, penalties; temporary registration certificate, temporary license plate
• § 2C:21-40 — Immunity
• § 2C:21-41 — Regulations
• § 2C:21-42 — Second degree crime
• § 2C:21-43 — Sale of certain alarm business signs, decals; prohibited
• § 2C:21-5 — Bad checks, money orders, electronic funds transfers
• § 2C:21-6 — Credit cards
• § 2C:21-6.1 — Definitions relative to scanning devices, reencoders; criminal use, degree of crime
• § 2C:21-7 — Deceptive business practices
• § 2C:21-7.2 — Definitions
• § 2C:21-7.3 — False representation
• § 2C:21-7.4 — Disorderly persons offense
• § 2C:21-7.5 — Definitions relative to air bags
• § 2C:21-8 — Misrepresentation of mileage of motor vehicle
• § 2C:21-8.1 — Definition; determination of degree of offense
• § 2C:21-9 — Misconduct by corporate official
• § 2C:22-1 — Disturbing, desecrating human remains; offenses
• § 2C:22-2 — Disposition of body parts, criminal penalties imposed for certain offenses
• § 2C:24-1 — Bigamy
• § 2C:24-10 — Female genital mutilation of females under 18 years of age, third degree crime
• § 2C:24-4 — Endangering welfare of children
• § 2C:24-4.1 — Leader of child pornography network; degree of crime; definitions
• § 2C:24-5 — Willful nonsupport
• § 2C:24-6 — Unlawful adoptions
• § 2C:24-7.1 — Endangering another person; offense created; degree of crime
• § 2C:24-7.2 — Personal identifying information protected during certain prosecutions, knowingly exposing others to infectious, communicable disease
• § 2C:24-8 — Abandonment, neglect of elderly person, disabled adult; third degree crime
• § 2C:24-9 — Use of 17-year-old or younger to commit criminal offense; crime
• § 2C:25-17 — Short title
• § 2C:25-18 — Findings, declarations
• § 2C:25-19 — Definitions
• § 2C:25-20 — Development of training course; curriculum
• § 2C:25-21 — Arrest of alleged attacker; seizure of weapons, etc
• § 2C:25-21.1 — Rules, regulations concerning weapons prohibitions and domestic violence
• § 2C:25-22 — Immunity from civil liability
• § 2C:25-23 — Dissemination of notice to victim of domestic violence
• § 2C:25-23.1 — Domestic violence victim, legal representative to be provided law enforcement records copies, relating to alleged acts, no cost; circumstances, timeline, alternatives
• § 2C:25-24 — Domestic violence offense reports
• § 2C:25-25 — Criminal complaints; proceedings
• § 2C:25-26 — Release of defendant before trial; conditions
• § 2C:25-26.1 — Notification of victim of release of defendant
• § 2C:25-27 — Conditions of sentencing of defendant found guilty of domestic violence
• § 2C:25-28 — Filing complaint alleging domestic violence in Family Part; proceeding
• § 2C:25-29 — Hearing procedure; relief
• § 2C:25-29.1 — Civil penalty for certain domestic violence offenders
• § 2C:25-29.2 — Collection, distribution of civil penalties collected
• § 2C:25-29.3 — Rules of Court
• § 2C:25-29.4 — Surcharge for domestic violence offender to fund grants
• § 2C:25-30 — Violations, penalties
• § 2C:25-31 — Contempt, law enforcement procedures
• § 2C:25-32 — Alleged contempt, complainant's procedure
• § 2C:25-32.1 — Four-year pilot program for electric monitoring of defendants and notification of domestic violence victims
• § 2C:25-32.10 — Promulgation of rules and regulations; change of county
• § 2C:25-32.2 — Victim’s informed consent; factors considered by the court
• § 2C:25-32.3 — Sentencing
• § 2C:25-32.4 — Electric monitoring device tampering, removal, vandalism
• § 2C:25-32.5 — Informed consent definition; termination of victim participation
• § 2C:25-32.6 — Civil penalties
• § 2C:25-32.7 — Establishment of the Domestic Violence Victim Notification Fund
• § 2C:25-32.8 — Product, system, or services suppliers not liable for damages; exception
• § 2C:25-32.9 — Annual report evaluating pilot program
• § 2C:25-33 — Records of applications for relief; reports; confidentiality; forms
• § 2C:25-34 — Domestic violence restraining orders, central registry
• § 2C:25-35 — Rules of Court concerning central registry for domestic violence
• § 2C:27-1 — Definitions
• § 2C:27-10 — Acceptance or receipt of unlawful benefit by public servant for official behavior
• § 2C:27-11 — Offer of unlawful benefit to public servant for official behavior
• § 2C:27-12 — Crime of corruption of public resources; grading
• § 2C:27-2 — Bribery in official and political matters
• § 2C:27-3 — Threats and other improper influence in official and political matters
• § 2C:27-5 — Retaliation for past official action
• § 2C:27-9 — Unlawful official business transaction where interest is involved; grading; conditions
• § 2C:28-1 — Perjury
• § 2C:28-2 — False swearing
• § 2C:28-3 — Unsworn falsification to authorities
• § 2C:28-4 — False reports to law enforcement authorities
• § 2C:28-5 — Tampering with witnesses and informants; retaliation against them
• § 2C:28-5.1 — Witness, victim protective orders
• § 2C:28-5.2 — Penalties for violations
• § 2C:28-5.3 — Moving parties
• § 2C:28-5.4 — Standard for issuance
• § 2C:28-5.5 — No interference with defense preparation
• § 2C:28-6 — Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence
• § 2C:28-7 — Tampering with public records or information
• § 2C:28-8 — Impersonating a public servant or law enforcement officer
• § 2C:29-1 — Obstructing administration of law or other governmental function
• § 2C:29-10 — Definitions relative to use of certain electronic communication devices in correctional facilities; possession, use, sale, crimes, certain
• § 2C:29-11 — Refusal to allow blood, biological sample to be drawn; fourth degree crime
• § 2C:29-2 — Resisting arrest, eluding officer
• § 2C:29-3 — Hindering apprehension or prosecution
• § 2C:29-3.1 — Animal owned, used by law enforcement agency, search and rescue dog, harming, threatening, interference with officer, degree of crime, penalties
• § 2C:29-3.2 — Offenses against service animals, guide dogs, degree of crime; penalties, restitution
• § 2C:29-4 — Compounding
• § 2C:29-5 — Escape
• § 2C:29-6 — Implements for escape; other contraband
• § 2C:29-7 — Bail jumping; default in required appearance
• § 2C:29-8 — Corrupting or influencing a jury
• § 2C:29-8.1 — Prohibited juror contact
• § 2C:29-9 — Contempt
• § 2C:3-1 — Justification an affirmative defense; civil remedies unaffected
• § 2C:3-10 — Justification in property crimes
• § 2C:3-11 — Definitions
• § 2C:3-2 — Necessity and other justifications in general
• § 2C:3-3 — Execution of public duty
• § 2C:3-4 — Use of force in self-protection
• § 2C:3-5 — Use of force for the protection of other persons
• § 2C:3-6 — Use of force in defense of premises or personal property
• § 2C:3-7 — Use of force in law enforcement
• § 2C:3-8 — Use of force by persons with special responsibility for care, discipline or safety of others
• § 2C:3-9 — Mistake of law as to unlawfulness of force or legality of arrest; reckless or negligent use of excessive but otherwise justifiable force; reckless or negligent injury or risk of injury to innocent persons
• § 2C:30-2 — Official misconduct
• § 2C:30-3 — Speculating or wagering on official action or information
• § 2C:30-4 — Disbursing moneys, incurring obligations in excess of appropriations
• § 2C:30-5 — Findings, declarations relative to deprivation of civil rights by public officials
• § 2C:30-6 — Crime of official deprivation of civil rights
• § 2C:30-6.1 — Crime of official deprivation of civil rights relative to possession of certain items
• § 2C:30-7 — Crime of pattern of official misconduct
• § 2C:33-1 — Riot; failure to disperse
• § 2C:33-11.1 — Certain actions relevant to evictions, disorderly persons offense
• § 2C:33-12 — Maintaining a nuisance
• § 2C:33-12.1 — Abating nuisance
• § 2C:33-12.2 — Sexually oriented business, nuisance; crime
• § 2C:33-13 — Smoking in public
• § 2C:33-13.1 — Providing certain items to a person under 21 years of age, petty disorderly persons offense
• § 2C:33-14 — Interference with transportation
• § 2C:33-14.1 — Vandalizing railroad crossing devices, property; grading of offenses; graffiti
• § 2C:33-15.1 — Report by Attorney General; taskforce
• § 2C:33-16 — Bringing alcoholic beverages, cannabis items onto school property; disorderly person
• § 2C:33-17 — Availability of alcoholic beverages to underaged, offenses
• § 2C:33-19 — Possession of remotely activated paging devices on school property, disorderly persons offense; exemptions
• § 2C:33-2 — Disorderly conduct
• § 2C:33-2.2 — Penalties, fines for parents, legal guardians demonstrating willful, wanton disregard, conduct of juvenile
• § 2C:33-20 — Use of remotely activated paging device during commission of certain crimes is a crime of fourth degree
• § 2C:33-21 — Interception or use of official communications
• § 2C:33-22 — Possession of emergency communications receiver
• § 2C:33-23 — Radar device not included
• § 2C:33-23.1 — License required for certain radio transmissions
• § 2C:33-23.2 — Violations, fourth degree crime
• § 2C:33-23.3 — Offense relative to access of information indicating the location of law enforcement vehicles
• § 2C:33-26 — Sale of motor vehicles on Sunday; exemption
• § 2C:33-27 — Consumption of alcohol in restaurants
• § 2C:33-28 — Solicitation, recruitment to join criminal street gang; crime, degrees, sentencing
• § 2C:33-29 — Crime of gang criminality; "criminal street gang" defined; grading of offense
• § 2C:33-3 — False public alarms
• § 2C:33-3.2 — Fines for violation of N.J.S.2C:33-3
• § 2C:33-30 — Crime of promotion of organized street crime; grading of offense
• § 2C:33-31 — Crime of dogfighting, penalties; definitions
• § 2C:33-32 — Leader, financier of dog fighting network; penalties
• § 2C:33-4 — Harassment
• § 2C:33-4.1 — Crime of cyber-harassment
• § 2C:33-4.2 — Education, awareness of cyber-harassment, assistance to victims, promotion of prevention training, initiatives; public servants
• § 2C:33-7 — Obstructing highways and other public passages
• § 2C:33-8 — Disrupting meetings and processions
• § 2C:33-8.1 — Definitions relative to disruption of funerals, violations, disorderly persons offense
• § 2C:33-9 — Desecration of venerated objects
• § 2C:34-1 — Prostitution and related offenses
• § 2C:34-1.1 — Loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitution
• § 2C:34-1.2 — Additional penalties for engaging in prostitution as a patron
• § 2C:34-3 — Obscenity for persons under 18
• § 2C:34-3.1 — Retailer defined
• § 2C:34-3.2 — Display of obscene material
• § 2C:34-4 — Public communication of obscenity
• § 2C:34-7 — Sexually oriented business; location, building requirements; penalty
• § 2C:35-1 — Short Title