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:35-1.1 — Declaration of policy and legislative findings
• § 2C:35-1.2 — Reference to Code of Criminal Justice
• § 2C:35-10 — Possession, use or being under the influence, or failure to make lawful disposition
• § 2C:35-10.2 — Possession, etc. of gamma hydroxybutyrate; penalties
• § 2C:35-10.3 — Possession, etc. of flunitrazepam; penalties
• § 2C:35-10.3a — Criminalization, degree of crime
• § 2C:35-10.4 — Toxic chemicals
• § 2C:35-10.5 — Prescription legend drugs
• § 2C:35-10a — Personal use of cannabis items
• § 2C:35-10b — Lawful operation of cannabis establishments, distributors, and delivery services
• § 2C:35-10c — Criminal investigation
• § 2C:35-10d — Prohibition of persons under the legal age purchasing cannabis or cannabis resin
• § 2C:35-10e — Age-based restrictions on sale of tetrahydrocannabinol products
• § 2C:35-10f — Prohibited business actions, cannabis, hemp-derived products, cannabinoids
• § 2C:35-10g — Sale of intoxicating hemp beverages, certificate of analysis
• § 2C:35-10h — Construction of act, transportation, shipment of hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoid products
• § 2C:35-10i — Enforcement, sale regulations, intoxicating hemp beverage, cannabis item, cannabis product
• § 2C:35-10j — Attorney General to develop, issue guidelines for law enforcement, sale of hemp-derived, intoxicating hemp products
• § 2C:35-11 — Imitation controlled dangerous substances; distribution, possession, manufacture, etc.; penalties
• § 2C:35-11.1 — Counterfeit drugs, medical devices; degree of crime; definitions
• § 2C:35-11.2 — Restrictions upon conviction
• § 2C:35-12 — Waiver of Mandatory Minimum and Extended Terms
• § 2C:35-13 — Obtaining by fraud
• § 2C:35-14 — Rehabilitation program for persons with a substance use disorder
• § 2C:35-14.1 — Defendant required to submit to professional diagnostic assessment, exceptions
• § 2C:35-14.2 — Sentence of special probation for certain defendants
• § 2C:35-14.3 — Phase-in of implementation of provisions of law relative to special probation
• § 2C:35-15 — Mandatory drug enforcement and demand reduction penalties; collection; disposition; suspension
• § 2C:35-16 — Forfeiture or postponement of driving privileges
• § 2C:35-16.1 — Notification to landlord of offenses committed by tenant under "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987"
• § 2C:35-17 — Exception to physician-patient privilege
• § 2C:35-18 — Exemption; burden of proof
• § 2C:35-19 — Laboratory certificates; use; admission into evidence; objections
• § 2C:35-2 — Definitions
• § 2C:35-20 — Forensic laboratory fees
• § 2C:35-21 — Seizure in violation of chapter; pretrial destruction of bulk seizures of controlled dangerous substances
• § 2C:35-22 — Severability
• § 2C:35-23 — Pending Cases
• § 2C:35-23.1 — Prosecutor shall not pursue certain charges
• § 2C:35-24 — Possession of certain prescription drugs
• § 2C:35-25 — Sale restrictions for ephedrine products; disorderly persons offense
• § 2C:35-26 — Reporting requirement for ephedrine products
• § 2C:35-27 — Permissive inference concerning possession of ephedrine products
• § 2C:35-28 — Unlawful possession of precursors; manufacturing methamphetamine; crime of second degree
• § 2C:35-29 — Definitions relative to industrial use of certain chemicals; not deemed a CDS, certain; inferences
• § 2C:35-3 — Leader of Narcotics Trafficking Network
• § 2C:35-30 — Immunity from liability, certain circumstances, for persons seeking medical assistance for someone experiencing a drug overdose
• § 2C:35-31 — Protections for certain persons experiencing a drug overdose
• § 2C:35-4 — Maintaining or operating a controlled dangerous substance production facility
• § 2C:35-4.1 — Booby traps in manufacturing or distribution facilities; fortified premises
• § 2C:35-5 — Manufacturing, distributing or dispensing
• § 2C:35-5.10 — Discretion to not seek restraining order
• § 2C:35-5.11 — Drug enforcement and demand reduction penalty doubled for certain offenses
• § 2C:35-5.2 — Manufacturing, etc. gamma hydroxybutyrate; penalties
• § 2C:35-5.3 — Manufacturing, etc. flunitrazepam; penalties
• § 2C:35-5.3a — Criminalization, degree of crime
• § 2C:35-5.3b — Crimes relative to synthetic cannabinoid; degree
• § 2C:35-5.3c — Obtaining, possessing synthetic cannabinoid; degree of crime
• § 2C:35-5.4 — Short title
• § 2C:35-5.5 — Findings, declarations relative to removal, restraint of certain drug offenders
• § 2C:35-5.6 — Definitions relative to removal, restraint of certain offenders
• § 2C:35-5.7 — Issuance of order by court
• § 2C:35-5.8 — Violations, penalties
• § 2C:35-5.9 — Certification of offense location
• § 2C:35-6 — Employing a juvenile in a drug distribution scheme
• § 2C:35-7 — Distribution on or within 1,000 feet of school property
• § 2C:35-7.1 — Violations of N.J.S.2C:35-5, certain locations; degree of crime; terms defined
• § 2C:35-7a — Review of sentence by court
• § 2C:35-8 — Distribution to persons under age 18; enhanced punishment
• § 2C:35-9 — Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Deaths
• § 2C:35A-1 — Short Title
• § 2C:35A-2 — Declaration of Policy and Legislative Findings
• § 2C:35A-3 — Criteria for imposition of anti-drug profiteering penality
• § 2C:35A-4 — Calculation of anti-drug profiteering penalty
• § 2C:35A-5 — Revocation or Reduction of Penalty Assessment
• § 2C:35A-6 — Payment Schedule
• § 2C:35A-7 — Relation to Other Dispositions
• § 2C:35A-8 — Collection and Distribution
• § 2C:35B-1 — Short title
• § 2C:35B-10 — Comparative responsibility governing action
• § 2C:35B-11 — Right of action for contribution
• § 2C:35B-12 — Proof of liability; prima facie evidence
• § 2C:35B-13 — Ex parte prejudgment attachment order
• § 2C:35B-14 — Cause of action, accrual; statute of limitations on claim
• § 2C:35B-15 — Stay of action pending criminal action
• § 2C:35B-16 — Satisfaction of judgment after other fines, penalties, etc
• § 2C:35B-17 — Nonapplicability of act
• § 2C:35B-2 — Findings, declarations regarding civil actions against drug dealers
• § 2C:35B-3 — Definitions regarding civil actions against drug dealers
• § 2C:35B-4 — Liability of illegal marketer of controlled dangerous substances
• § 2C:35B-5 — Action for damages; plaintiffs, offenses
• § 2C:35B-6 — Controlled dangerous substance individual user; conditions to bring an action
• § 2C:35B-7 — No third party damage payments; assignment of cause of action restricted
• § 2C:35B-8 — Damage table
• § 2C:35B-9 — Joint actions
• § 2C:36-1 — Drug paraphernalia, defined; determination
• § 2C:36-10 — Definition of "defraud the administration of a drug test;" crime, grading
• § 2C:36-2 — Use or possession with intent to use
• § 2C:36-3 — Distribute, dispense or possess with intent to distribute or manufacture, crime of fourth degree
• § 2C:36-4 — Advertising to promote sale, crime of fourth degree
• § 2C:36-5 — Delivering drug paraphernalia to person under 18 years of age, crime of third degree
• § 2C:36-6.2 — Sale by licensed pharmacy of hypodermic syringe or needle under certain circumstances
• § 2C:36-6.3 — Affirmative defense to criminal action, construction of act
• § 2C:36-6a — Possession of hypodermic syringe, needle under certain circumstances not an offense
• § 2C:36-7 — Seizure in violation of Chapter
• § 2C:36-8 — Severability
• § 2C:36-9 — Pending Cases
• § 2C:36A-1 — Conditional discharge, first offenses, certain
• § 2C:37-1 — Definitions
• § 2C:37-10 — Gambling, risking property valued $1,000 more, offense, exception
• § 2C:37-2 — Promoting gambling
• § 2C:37-3 — Possession of gambling records
• § 2C:37-4 — Maintenance of a gambling resort or online gambling resort
• § 2C:37-4.1 — Shipboard gambling, crime; grading; exception
• § 2C:37-5 — Gambling offenses; presumption
• § 2C:37-6 — Lottery offenses; no defense
• § 2C:37-6.1 — Lottery equipment or advice for out of state utilization; manufacture, sale and transport; inapplicability of law providing penalty or disability
• § 2C:37-7 — Possession of a gambling device
• § 2C:37-8 — Gambling offenses; jurisdiction
• § 2C:37-9 — Nonapplicability
• § 2C:38-1 — Short title
• § 2C:38-2 — Crime of terrorism; definitions
• § 2C:38-3 — Producing or possessing chemical weapons, biological agents or nuclear or radiological devices; definitions
• § 2C:38-4 — Hindering apprehension or prosecution for terrorism
• § 2C:38-5 — Soliciting or providing material support or resources for terrorism
• § 2C:39-1 — Definitions
• § 2C:39-10 — Violation of the regulatory provisions relating to firearms; false representation in applications
• § 2C:39-11 — Pawnbrokers; loaning on firearms
• § 2C:39-12 — Voluntary surrender
• § 2C:39-13 — Unlawful use of body vests
• § 2C:39-15 — Gun advertising requirement
• § 2C:39-16.1 — Short title
• § 2C:39-16.2 — Firearm trafficking violation, definition; liability
• § 2C:39-16.3 — Trier of fact, defendant, requisite mental state, commit, firearm trafficking, conditions
• § 2C:39-17 — Retired law enforcement officers permitted to possess, carry certain ammunition
• § 2C:39-18 — Inapplicability
• § 2C:39-19 — Regulations relative to certain current owners of automatic rifles
• § 2C:39-2 — Presumptions
• § 2C:39-20 — Registration of certain firearms
• § 2C:39-21 — Prohibited firearm registration, liability; exceptions, certain
• § 2C:39-22 — Unregistered prohibited firearm, procedure; exceptions, certain
• § 2C:39-3 — Prohibited weapons and devices
• § 2C:39-4 — Possession of weapons for unlawful purposes
• § 2C:39-4.1 — Weapons; controlled dangerous substances and other offenses, penalties
• § 2C:39-5 — Unlawful possession of weapons
• § 2C:39-6 — Exemptions
• § 2C:39-7 — Certain persons not to have weapons or ammunition
• § 2C:39-9 — Manufacture, transport, disposition and defacement of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances
• § 2C:39-9.1 — Sale of knives to minors; crime of the fourth degree; exceptions
• § 2C:39-9.2 — Sale of handcuffs to minors, prohibited
• § 2C:4-1 — Insanity defense
• § 2C:4-10 — Statements for Purposes of Examination or Treatment Inadmissible Except on Issue of Mental Condition
• § 2C:4-11 — Immaturity excluding criminal conviction; transfer of proceedings to family court
• § 2C:4-2 — Evidence of mental disease or defect admissible when relevant to element of the offense
• § 2C:4-3 — Requirement of notice
• § 2C:4-4 — Mental incompetence excluding fitness to proceed
• § 2C:4-5 — Psychiatric or psychological examination of defendant with respect to fitness to proceed
• § 2C:4-6 — Determination of fitness to proceed; effect of finding of unfitness; proceedings if fitness is regained; post-commitment hearing
• § 2C:4-7 — Disposition
• § 2C:4-8 — Commitment of a person by reason of insanity
• § 2C:4-9 — Release of persons committed by reason of insanity
• § 2C:40-1 — Creating a hazard
• § 2C:40-10 — Construction requirements
• § 2C:40-11 — Automatic safety shut-off device or design feature to eliminate fire hazard in event of tipover
• § 2C:40-12 — Carbon monoxide limitations
• § 2C:40-13 — Posting of sign at point of sale or display of prohibition of use in multiple dwellings or in residences in certain municipalities
• § 2C:40-14 — Regulations
• § 2C:40-15 — Violations; petty disorderly persons offense
• § 2C:40-16 — Definitions
• § 2C:40-17 — Tampering, degree of offense; sentencing requirements
• § 2C:40-18 — Violation of law intended to protect public health and safety; grading
• § 2C:40-19 — Consumer products; unauthorized writing, offense
• § 2C:40-20 — Use of certain cable, wire devices; fourth degree crime
• § 2C:40-21 — Tattooing of a minor; parental permission, required
• § 2C:40-22 — Penalty for causing death or injury while driving in violation of R.S.39:3-40 or unlicensed
• § 2C:40-23 — Production, delivery of ignition key, documentation required
• § 2C:40-25 — Persons permitted to dispense contact lenses; violations, fines, penalties
• § 2C:40-26 — Operating motor vehicle during period of license suspension, fourth degree crime
• § 2C:40-27 — Definitions relative to operation of unmanned aircraft systems
• § 2C:40-28 — Violations, degree of offense, crime
• § 2C:40-29 — Provisions preempt existing laws
• § 2C:40-3 — Hazing
• § 2C:40-30 — Authorized use permitted
• § 2C:40-4 — Consent, sanction not available as defense
• § 2C:40-5 — Conduct constituting offense may be prosecuted under other provisions of Title 2C
• § 2C:40-6 — Definitions
• § 2C:40-7 — Portable, oil-burning heating devices; certificate of evaluation by test of safety prior to sale, offer for sale or use
• § 2C:40-8 — Label cautioning and informing user
• § 2C:40-9 — Inclusion of instructions concerning proper and safe maintenance and operation
• § 2C:40A-1 — Employer requiring lie detector test
• § 2C:40A-2 — Violation of contract to pay employees
• § 2C:40A-3 — Wrongful discharge of employee
• § 2C:40A-4 — Solicitation of professional employment, certain; regulated; terms defined; grade of offense
• § 2C:40A-5 — Additional penalty for attorneys; grade of offense
• § 2C:40A-6 — Certain payments for referral to certain facilities, fourth degree crime
• § 2C:41-1 — Definitions
• § 2C:41-1.1 — Declaration of policy and legislative findings
• § 2C:41-2 — Prohibited activities
• § 2C:41-3 — Criminal penalties
• § 2C:41-4 — Civil remedies