N.J. Stat. § 2C:45-2 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 45 / Section 45-2
Period of suspension or probation; modification of conditions; discharge of defendant.
Status: in_force

2C:45-2. Period of Suspension or Probation; Modification of Conditions; Discharge of Defendant a. When the court has suspended imposition of sentence or has sentenced a defendant to be placed on probation, the period of the suspension shall be fixed by the court at not to exceed the maximum term which could have been imposed or more than 5 years whichever is lesser. The period of probation shall be fixed by the court at not less than 1 year nor more than 5 years. The court, on application of a probation officer or of the defendant, or on its own motion, may discharge the defendant at any time. b. During the period of the suspension or probation, the court, on application of a probation officer or of the defendant, or on its own motion, may (1) modify the requirements imposed on the defendants; or (2) add further requirements authorized by N.J.S.2C:45-1. The court shall eliminate any requirement that imposes an unreasonable burden on the defendant. c. Upon the termination of the period of suspension or probation or the earlier discharge of the defendant, the defendant shall be relieved of any obligations imposed by the order of the court and shall have satisfied his sentence for the offense unless the defendant has failed: (1) to fulfill conditions imposed pursuant to paragraph b. (11) of N.J.S.2C:45-1, in which event the court may order that the probationary period be extended for an additional period not to exceed that authorized by subsection a. of this section; or (2) to fulfill the conditions imposed pursuant to subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:45-1, in which event the court shall order that the probationary period be extended for an additional period not to exceed that authorized by subsection a. of this section. The extension may be entered by the court without the defendant's personal appearance if the defendant agrees to the extension. Notwithstanding any provision in this section to the contrary, any order of the court prohibiting contact with a victim imposed on a defendant convicted of a sex offense shall continue in effect following the termination of probation supervision until further order of the court. Amended 1979, c.180, s.2; 1991, c.329, s.9; 2007, c.133, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:160-14 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 160 / Section 160-14
Extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime
Status: in_force

The governor of this state may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of any other state, any person in this state charged in such other state in the manner provided in section 2A:160-11 of this title with committing an act in this state, or in a third state, intentionally resulting in a crime in the state whose executive authority is making the demand, and the provisions of this article not otherwise inconsistent shall apply to such cases, even though the accused was not in that state at the time of the commission of the crime, and has not fled therefrom. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:43-24 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 43 / Section 43-24
Statewide Veterans Diversion Program.
Status: in_force

2. a. There is hereby established a Statewide Veterans Diversion Program that shall have the purpose of diverting eligible servicemembers away from the criminal justice system and into appropriate case management and mental health services as early as possible following an interaction with law enforcement where the servicemember is alleged to have committed an eligible offense. b. The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall collaborate with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the United States Veterans Health Administration, United States Vet Centers, the New Jersey Department of Human Services and other federal, State, and local government agencies to prepare a directory of Veterans Diversion Resource entities within New Jersey. Each Veterans Diversion Resource entity shall serve as a point of entry to facilitate the law enforcement diversion or referral of eligible servicemembers who are veterans into existing case management and mental health services offered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the New Jersey Department of Human Services, or other appropriate case management and mental health services that are available to veterans or persons with mental illness. A Veterans Diversion Resource entity, or an agency to which an eligible servicemember is referred to by the Veterans Diversion entity, shall be capable of providing screening, counseling, treatment and case management for mental health issues and other co-occurring health disorders to eligible servicemembers who are veterans, or coordinating such services through the appropriate federal, State, and local government agencies that offer assistance to veterans. To the extent feasible, a Veterans Diversion Resource entity, or an agency to which an eligible servicemember is referred to by the entity, shall be capable of accepting emergent referrals of eligible servicemembers who are veterans and are being diverted from the criminal justice system. A Veterans Diversion Resource entity, or an agency to which a eligible servicemember is referred to by the Veterans Diversion Resource entity, that accepts the referral of an eligible servicemember who is a veteran shall be capable of providing law enforcement officials with periodic status reports regarding the participation and recovery progress of an eligible servicemember, when the servicemember consents to the release of such information, as a condition of diversion from prosecution. The department shall also prepare a similar resource directory to facilitate the law enforcement diversion and referral of non-veteran eligible servicemembers from the criminal justice system. The department shall provide the Attorney General, the Administrative Director of the Courts, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, and the Chairman of the State Parole Board with a directory of Veterans Diversion Resource entities available within the State or shall publish the directory on its departmental Internet web site. L.2017, c.42, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-10e — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 35 / Section 35-10e
Age-based restrictions on sale of tetrahydrocannabinol products.
Status: in_force

10. a. (1) It shall be unlawful to sell or distribute a product intended for human consumption that contains tetrahydrocannabinol in any detectable amount to a person under 21 years of age. (2) A violation of this section shall be subject to the same penalties established in section 64 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.2C:35-10d) for the sale of any cannabis items to a person under 21 years of age. b. This section shall not apply to medical cannabis dispensed to registered qualifying patients who are under the age of 21 pursuant to the “Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act,” P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-1 et al.). L.2025, c.215, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:51-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 51 / Section 51-2.1
Applicability of act.
Status: in_force

3. This act shall apply as follows: a. Any person who forfeited or was disqualified from holding any public office, position, or employment, elective or appointive, under the government of this State or any agency or political subdivision thereof, by a court of competent jurisdiction, prior to the effective date of this act shall continue to be disqualified or continue to forfeit such office, position or employment. b. Any person holding any public office, position, or employment, elective or appointive, under the government of this State or any agency or political subdivision thereof, on the effective date of this act, shall be subject to disqualification or forfeiture of that public office, position, or employment only pursuant to N.J.S.2C:51-2 and not pursuant to a statute other than the criminal code. L.2003,c.145,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:18-34 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 18 / Section 18-34
Statement and affidavit filed with clerk; transcript entry of judgment
Status: in_force

2A:18-34. The clerk of the Superior Court, shall require that there be filed in his office a statement, signed by the clerk of the Special Civil Part in which the judgment was entered containing: a. The name of the court, b. The names of the parties to the action in which the judgment was rendered, c. The name of the attorney, if any, of the party in whose favor the judgment was rendered, d. The amount and date of the judgment and e. The date of issue and return of execution, if any, f. Which statement shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the party, his attorney or agent, in whose favor the judgment was rendered that, at the time of the filing of the statement a certain stated amount, not less than $10, was still due on the judgment. Upon the filing of such statement, the clerk of the Superior Court shall enter in his docket a transcript of the judgment in words at length, containing the Special Civil Part in which the judgment was rendered, the style of the action, the names in full of the parties to the action, the name of the attorney, if any, of the party in whose favor the judgment was rendered, the amount recovered with costs, the substance of the return of the officer serving the process, and the amount stated to be due in the affidavit. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.52.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:42-10 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 42 / Section 42-10
Rights of mortgagee; payment of rent and costs
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in sections 2A:42-7 and 2A:42-8 of this title shall extend to bar the right of a mortgagee of such lease, or any part thereof, who shall not be in possession, if he shall, within 6 months after judgment is obtained and execution executed, pay all rent in arrear, costs and damages sustained by the lessor, or person entitled to the remainder or reversion and perform the covenants and agreements which on the part and behalf of the first lessee should be performed.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:53A-23 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 53A / Section 53A-23
Availability of authorized civil actions
Status: in_force

3. The provisions of this act are intended to provide remedies independent of and in addition to those that may apply under the provisions of the "New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice." The civil actions authorized by this act are available whether or not the conduct has been prosecuted as an offense under the provisions of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes and whether or not any such prosecution has resulted in a conviction. L.1993,c.137,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:23B-33 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 23B / Section 23B-33
Definitions relative to arbitration organizations.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Consumer" means a party to an arbitration agreement who, in the context of that agreement, is an individual who seeks or acquires, including by lease, any goods or services primarily for personal, family, or household purposes including, but not limited to, financial services, healthcare services, or real property. "Consumer" shall not include a business. "Consumer arbitration" means arbitration pursuant to a standardized contract, written by one party, with a provision requiring that disputes arising after the contract's signing shall be submitted to binding arbitration, and the party not writing the contract is a consumer. "Consumer arbitration" shall not include an arbitration conducted or administered by a self-regulatory organization as defined by the "Securities Exchange Act of 1934" (15 U.S.C. s.78c), the "Commodity Exchange Act" (7 U.S.C. s.1 et seq.), or regulations adopted under those acts. "Financial interest" means: (1) holding a position in a business as officer, director, trustee, or partner, or holding any position in management of the business, except that any position-holder in a non-profit organization who is not compensated for holding that position shall not be considered to have a financial interest in the organization; or (2) ownership of more than a five percent interest in a business. "Indigent consumer" means a consumer having a gross monthly income that is less than 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines issued annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. L.2019, c.493, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:33-9 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-9
Time for owner of distrained property to take action; inventory and appraisal; aid of officers.
Status: in_force

2A:33-9. If the tenant or owner of property distrained for rent shall not, within 10 days next after the distress taken and after notice thereof, and of the cause of the taking, has been left at the main dwelling house or other most conspicuous place on the premises charged with the rent distrained for, commence an action or otherwise lawfully proceed to recover possession of said property or set aside or end the distraint, the person distraining may, after the distress, notice and expiration of 10 days, on two days' notice to the tenant, cause the goods and chattels to be inventoried and appraised by three sworn appraisers. The sheriff of the county of the place wherein the distress shall be taken, shall aid and assist therein and shall summon three appraisers for such service and shall swear them well and truly to appraise the same, at the true and intrinsic value thereof, according to their best understanding.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 2023, c.250, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:53A-38 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 53A / Section 53A-38
Findings, declarations relative to medical professional liability, insurance reform and patient protection.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. One of the most vital interests of the State is to ensure that high-quality health care continues to be available in this State and that the residents of this State continue to have access to a full spectrum of health care providers, including highly trained physicians in all specialties; b. The State's health care system and its residents' access to health care providers are threatened by a dramatic escalation in medical malpractice liability insurance premiums, which is creating a crisis of affordability in the purchase of necessary liability coverage for our health care providers; c. One particularly alarming result of rising premiums is that there are increasing reports of doctors retiring or moving to other states where insurance premiums are lower, dropping high-risk patients and procedures, and practicing defensive medicine in a manner that may significantly increase the cost of health care for all our citizens; d. The reasons for the steep increases in the cost of medical malpractice liability insurance are complex and involve issues related to: the State's tort liability system; the State's health care system, which includes issues related to patient safety and medical error reporting; and the State's regulation and requirements concerning medical malpractice liability insurers; e. It is necessary and appropriate for the State to take meaningful and prompt action to address the various interrelated aspects of these issues that are impacted by, or impact on, the State's health care system; and f. To that end, this act provides for a comprehensive set of reforms affecting the State's tort liability system, health care system and medical malpractice liability insurance carriers to ensure that health care services continue to be available and accessible to residents of the State and to enhance patient safety at health care facilities. L.2004,c.17,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:19-28 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 19 / Section 19-28
Assignee's inventory, list of creditors and statement of claims to be proved and recorded
Status: in_force

The inventory and list of creditors, with the statement of claims, as required by sections 2A:19-9 and 2A:19-25 of this title to be filed by the assignee, shall be recorded by the clerk of the court in a book provided for that purpose and called "assignee's book" .
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4A-84 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-84
Juvenile-family crisis recommendations
Status: in_force

Court intake services shall submit with its petition facts as to the nature of the juvenile-family crisis and its recommendations for resolving the crisis, including recommendations as to community services or programs which are necessary to accomplish this purpose. L.1982, c. 80, s. 9, eff. Dec. 31, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:37-7 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 37 / Section 37-7
Possession of a gambling device
Status: in_force

A person except a player is guilty of possession of a gambling device when, with knowledge of the character thereof, he manufactures, sells, transports, places or possesses, or conducts or negotiates any transaction affecting or designed to affect ownership, custody or use of: a. A slot machine; or b. Any other gambling device, believing that the same is to be used in the advancement of unlawful gambling activity. Possession of a gambling device other than under such circumstances as would constitute a violation of section 116 of the "Casino Control Act" (P.L.1977, c. 110; C. 5:12-1 et seq.) is a disorderly persons offense; provided, however, that possession of not more than one gambling device other than a slot machine for social use within the home shall not be an offense under this section; and provided further, however that possession of one or more antique slot machines shall not be an offense under this section or under section 116 of the "Casino Control Act" (P.L.1977, c. 110; C. 5:12-1 et seq.). As used in this section, "antique slot machine" means a slot machine which was manufactured prior to 1941. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize the use of an antique slot machine for any unlawful purpose or for gaming. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:37-7, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by L.1979, c. 176, s. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:62A-29 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A-29
Guidelines with respect to placement of automated external defibrillators in State buildings.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services shall establish guidelines, which the commissioner shall recommend for adoption by all State agencies, with respect to the placement of automated external defibrillators in State buildings. The guidelines shall take into account the need to ensure compliance with the provisions of P.L.1999, c.34 (C.2A:62A-23 et seq.), for the purposes of ensuring immunity from civil liability pursuant thereto, regarding the training of users of automated external defibrillators, the maintenance and testing of these devices, coordination with emergency medical services providers, and the adoption of protocols to effectuate this compliance. b. The commissioner shall issue the guidelines established pursuant to subsection a. of this section to all State agencies no later than the 180th day after the effective date of this act. c. For the purpose of establishing guidelines pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the commissioner shall consult, at a minimum, with: the New Jersey First Aid Council, Inc.; the American Heart Association; the American Red Cross; the Medical Society of New Jersey; the State Treasurer; the Commissioner of Personnel; the Attorney General; and representatives of organized labor. L.2001,c.375,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:56-41 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-41
Proceeds of sale; payment or investment; how invested; income
Status: in_force

When a sale is made pursuant to section 2A:56-37 or 2A:56-38 of this title, the net proceeds of a share limited over or not held in fee simple shall, under the order and direction of the superior court be paid either to the tenant of said life or other estate, during his or her life or otherwise, or be invested and kept invested, in the name of the superior court of the state of New Jersey, for the use of the person owning such share, either upon bond secured by mortgage to the said superior court, upon the property so sold, or any part thereof, or as otherwise provided by law as to moneys deposited with said court.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:43-25 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 43 / Section 43-25
Determination of eligibility.
Status: in_force

3. a. When a person is taken into custody for an eligible offense, the responding law enforcement officer shall inquire as to whether the person is a servicemember or has ever served in the military services of the United States. If the law enforcement officer determines that the person is a servicemember and exhibits behavior or symptoms that may be related to a mental illness, the law enforcement officer may proceed in accordance with P.L.2017, c.42 (C.2C:43-23 et al.), but with a preference for diversion of an eligible servicemember to a Veterans Diversion Resource entity or other community-based mental health services in lieu of filing a criminal complaint. If the alleged offense is not an eligible offense or the servicemember is resistant to diversion, the officer may file a criminal complaint. Regardless of whether an offense qualifies for diversion under P.L.2017, c.42 (C.2C:43-23 et al.), the officer shall inquire whether the person is a servicemember and indicate if the person claims to be a servicemember on the complaint-summons or complaint-warrant at the time it is prepared. b. Law enforcement officers may divert an eligible servicemember who appears to have a mental illness to a Veterans Diversion Resource entity or other community-based mental health services in lieu of filing a criminal complaint against the servicemember. A law enforcement officer shall not divert an eligible servicemember prior to the filing of a criminal complaint if the crime or offense involves restitution for damages, if the crime or offense involves violence or the threat of violence, if the crime or offense involves the violation of any restraining order or protective order involving another person, or where a victim of the offense objects to the diversion. For the purposes of this paragraph, a crime or offense involves violence or the threat of violence if the victim sustains a bodily injury as defined in subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:11-1, or the actor is armed with and uses a deadly weapon or threatens by word or gesture to use a deadly weapon as defined in subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:11-1, or threatens to inflict a bodily injury. If an eligible servicemember is not diverted, the officer may proceed with the filing of a complaint-summons or complaint-warrant pursuant to law, the Rules of Court, and the directives of the Attorney General. The form of complaint shall clearly indicate the person's status as a servicemember to facilitate future efforts to divert eligible servicemembers from prosecution into case management and mental health services or the assignment of the servicemember to appropriate post-adjudication supervisory and therapeutic services, where needed to support the servicemember's recovery. c. If a law enforcement officer diverts an eligible servicemember to a Veterans Diversion Resource entity or other mental health service provider without filing a criminal complaint, the law enforcement officer may subsequently file the complaint, subject to the time limitations of N.J.S.2C:1-6, if the servicemember fails to cooperate with the service provider or has subsequent interactions with law enforcement. d. Prior to the commencement of court proceedings to adjudicate a crime or offense, the court shall notify all defendants present in the courtroom of the eligibility for prosecutorial diversion for eligible servicemembers pursuant to P.L.2017, c.42 (C.2C:43-23 et al.). L.2017, c.42, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:25-4 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 25 / Section 25-4
Appointment, qualifications for municipal prosecutor; compensation.
Status: in_force

4. a. Each municipal court in this State shall have at least one municipal prosecutor appointed by the governing body of the municipality, municipalities or county in accordance with applicable laws, ordinances and resolutions. b. A municipal prosecutor shall be an attorney-at-law of this State in good standing, and shall serve for a term of one year from the date of his or her appointment, except as determined by the governing body of a county or a city of the first class with a population greater than 270,000, according to the latest federal decennial census, or the governing body of a city of the second class with a population of greater than 30,000 but less than 43,000, according to the latest decennial census, which city of the second class is located in a county of the first class with a population less than 600,000 according to the latest federal decennial census, and may continue to serve in office pending re-appointment or appointment of a successor. A municipal prosecutor may be appointed to that position in one or more municipal courts. The provisions of this act shall apply to each such position held. c. (1) A municipal prosecutor of a joint municipal court shall be appointed upon the concurrence of the governing bodies of each of the municipalities in accordance with applicable laws, ordinances or resolutions. (2) A municipal prosecutor of a central municipal court shall be appointed by the governing body of the county. d. Municipal prosecutors shall be compensated either on an hourly, per diem, annual or other basis as the county, municipality or municipalities provide. In the case of a joint municipal court, municipalities shall, by similar ordinances, enter into an agreement fixing the compensation of the municipal prosecutor and providing for its payment. In the case of a central municipal court, the county shall fix the compensation of the municipal prosecutor and provide for its payment. The compensation of municipal prosecutors shall be in lieu of any and all other fees; provided, however that when a municipal prosecutor is assigned to prosecute a de novo appeal in the Superior Court, the prosecutor shall be entitled to additional compensation unless the municipality expressly provides otherwise at the time the compensation is fixed. e. In accordance with applicable laws, ordinances and resolutions, a municipality may appoint additional municipal prosecutors as necessary to administer justice in a timely and effective manner in its municipal court. Such appointments shall be subject to this act. This subsection also applies to joint municipal courts and central municipal courts. f. Any municipal court having two or more municipal prosecutors shall have a "chief municipal prosecutor" who shall be appointed by the governing body of the county or the municipality. The chief municipal prosecutor of a joint municipal court shall be appointed upon the concurrence of the governing bodies of each municipality. The chief municipal prosecutor shall have authority over other prosecutors serving that court with respect to the performance of their duties. g. (1) Nothing in this act shall affect the appointment of municipal attorneys in accordance with N.J.S.40A:9-139; provided, however, that a person appointed to the positions of both municipal prosecutor and municipal attorney shall be subject to all of the provisions of this act while serving in the capacity of municipal prosecutor. (2) In addition to any other duties proscribed by the provisions of this act, a person serving as both a municipal prosecutor and a municipal attorney may prosecute county or municipal ordinance violations. L.1999,c.349,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-4.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 35 / Section 35-4.1
Booby traps in manufacturing or distribution facilities; fortified premises
Status: in_force

1. Booby traps in Manufacturing or Distribution Facilities; Fortified Premises. a. As used in this section: (1) "Booby trap" means any concealed or camouflaged device designed or reasonably likely to cause bodily injury when triggered by the action of a person entering a property or building or any portion thereof, or moving on the property or in the building, or by the action of another person. The term includes, but is not limited to, firearms, ammunition or destructive devices activated by a trip wire or other triggering mechanism, sharpened stakes, traps, and lines or wires with hooks, weights or other objects attached. (2) "Structure" means any building, room, ship, vessel or airplane and also means any place adapted for overnight accommodation of persons, or for carrying on business therein, whether or not the person is actually present. b. Any person who knowingly assembles, maintains, places or causes to be placed a booby trap on property used for the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, or possession or control with intent to manufacture, distribute or dispense, controlled dangerous substances in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a crime of the second degree. If the booby trap causes bodily injury to any person, the defendant shall be guilty of a crime of the first degree. It shall not be a defense that the device was inoperable or was not actually triggered, or that its existence or location was known to a law enforcement officer or another person. c. Any person who fortifies or maintains in a fortified condition a structure for the manufacture, distribution, dispensing or possession or control with intent to manufacture, distribute or dispense, controlled dangerous substances, or who violates section 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of chapter 35 in a structure which he owns, leases, occupies or controls, and which has been fortified, is guilty of a crime of the third degree. A structure has been fortified if steel doors, wooden planking, cross bars, alarm systems, dogs, lookouts or any other means are employed to prevent, impede, delay or provide warning of the entry into a structure or any part of a structure by law enforcement officers. d. A booby trap or fortification is maintained if it remains on property or in a structure while the property or structure is owned, occupied, controlled or used by the defendant. e. Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude, if the evidence so warrants, an indictment and conviction for a violation of chapters 11, 12, 17, and 39 of this title, or any other law. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:1-8, N.J.S.2C:44-5 or any other provisions of law, a conviction arising under this section shall not merge with a conviction for a violation of any section of chapter 35 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, or for conspiring or attempting to violate any section of chapter 35 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, and the sentence imposed upon a violation of this section shall be ordered to be served consecutively to that imposed for any other conviction arising under any section of chapter 35 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes or for conspiracy or attempt to violate any section of chapter 35 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, unless the court, in consideration of the character and circumstances of the defendant, finds that imposition of consecutive sentences would be a serious injustice which overrides the need to deter such conduct by others. If the court does not impose a consecutive sentence, the sentence shall not become final for 10 days in order to permit the appeal of such sentence by the prosecution. L.1997,c.185.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:35A-1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 35A / Section 35A-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Environmental Rights Act." L.1974, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Dec. 9, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-125 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-125
Short title
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the "municipal mechanics' lien law" .
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4-30.180 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-30.180
Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when parties reside in this State.
Status: in_force

57. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when parties reside in this State. a. If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this State and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this State has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order. b. A tribunal of this State exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of Articles 1 and 2, this article, and the procedural and substantive law of this State to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Articles 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 of this act do not apply. L.2016, c.1, s.57.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 34 / Section 34-2
Causes for divorce from bond of matrimony.
Status: in_force

2A:34-2. Divorce from the bond of matrimony may be adjudged for the following causes heretofore or hereafter arising: a. Adultery; b. Willful and continued desertion for the term of 12 or more months, which may be established by satisfactory proof that the parties have ceased to cohabit as man and wife; c. Extreme cruelty, which is defined as including any physical or mental cruelty which endangers the safety or health of the plaintiff or makes it improper or unreasonable to expect the plaintiff to continue to cohabit with the defendant; provided that no complaint for divorce shall be filed until after 3 months from the date of the last act of cruelty complained of in the complaint, but this provision shall not be held to apply to any counterclaim; d. Separation, provided that the husband and wife have lived separate and apart in different habitations for a period of at least 18 or more consecutive months and there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation; provided, further that after the 18-month period there shall be a presumption that there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation; e. Voluntarily induced addiction or habituation to any narcotic drug as defined in the New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, P.L.1970, c.226 or habitual drunkenness for a period of 12 or more consecutive months subsequent to marriage and next preceding the filing of the complaint; f. Institutionalization for mental illness for a period of 24 or more consecutive months subsequent to marriage and next preceding the filing of the complaint; g. Imprisonment of the defendant for 18 or more consecutive months after marriage, provided that where the action is not commenced until after the defendant's release, the parties have not resumed cohabitation following such imprisonment; h. Deviant sexual conduct voluntarily performed by the defendant without the consent of the plaintiff; i. Irreconcilable differences which have caused the breakdown of the marriage for a period of six months and which make it appear that the marriage should be dissolved and that there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation. Amended 1971, c.212, s.2; 1971, c.217, s.11; 2007, c.6.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-163 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-163
Lien enforceable by other procedure
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall not be construed to be in derogation of the right of the lienor to enforce the lien by any other lawful procedure.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:162-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 162 / Section 162-7.1
Disposition of forfeited bail, interest
Status: in_force

22. a. If any bail deposited with a county clerk prior to January 1, 1995 shall be forfeited such forfeited bail and any interest thereon shall remain with the county. b. If any bail deposited on or after January 1, 1995 shall be forfeited, 50% of such bail and any interest thereon shall be paid to the county in which the bail was deposited. L.1993,c.275,s.22.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:52-5.3 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 52 / Section 52-5.3
"Clean slate" expungement by petition.
Status: in_force

7. "Clean slate" expungement by petition. a. A person, who is not otherwise eligible to present an expungement application pursuant to any other section of chapter 52 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes or other section of law, may present an expungement application to the Superior Court pursuant to this section if the person has been convicted of one or more crimes, one or more disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offenses, one or more municipal violations, or a combination of one or more crimes, offenses, or violations under the laws of this State, unless the person has a conviction for a crime which is not subject to expungement pursuant to subsection b. or c. of N.J.S.2C:52-2. The person may present an application pursuant to this section regardless of whether the person would otherwise be ineligible pursuant to subsection e. of N.J.S.2C:52-14 for having had a previous criminal conviction expunged, or due to having been granted an expungement pursuant to this or any other provision of law. b. The person, if eligible, may present the expungement application after the expiration of a period of ten years from the date of the person's most recent conviction, payment of any court-ordered financial assessment, satisfactory completion of probation or parole, or release from incarceration, whichever is later. The term "court-ordered financial assessment" as used herein and throughout this section means and includes any fine, fee, penalty, restitution, and other form of financial assessment imposed by the court as part of the sentence for the conviction or convictions that are the subject of the application, for which payment of restitution takes precedence in accordance with chapter 46 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes. The person shall submit the expungement application to the Superior Court in the county in which the person resides or a county in which one or more of the person's convictions were adjudged, which includes a duly verified petition as provided in N.J.S.2C:52-7 praying that all the person's convictions, and all records and information pertaining thereto, be expunged. The petition appended to an application shall comply with the requirements set forth in N.J.S.2C:52-1 et seq. c. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions concerning the ten-year time requirement, if, at the time of application, a court-ordered financial assessment subject to collection under the comprehensive enforcement program established pursuant to P.L.1995, c.9 (C.2B:19-1 et al.) is not yet satisfied due to reasons other than willful noncompliance, but the time requirement of ten years is otherwise satisfied, the person may submit the expungement application and the court shall grant an expungement in accordance with this section; provided, however, that at the time of the expungement the court shall enter a civil judgment for the unpaid portion of the court-ordered financial assessment in the name of the Treasurer, State of New Jersey and transfer collection and disbursement responsibility to the State Treasurer for the outstanding amount in accordance with section 8 of P.L.2017, c.244 (C.2C:52-23.1). The Treasurer may specify, and the Administrative Office of the Courts shall collaborate with, the technical and informational standards required to effectuate the transfer of the collection and disbursement responsibilities. Notwithstanding any provision in this law or any other law to the contrary, the court shall have sole discretion to amend the judgment. (2) Additionally, an application may be filed and presented, and the court shall grant an expungement pursuant to this section, although less than ten years have expired in accordance with the time requirements when the court finds that the court-ordered financial assessment is satisfied but less than ten years have expired from the date of satisfaction, the ten-year time requirement is otherwise satisfied, and the court finds that the person substantially complied with any payment plan ordered pursuant to N.J.S.2C:46-1 et seq. or could not do so due to compelling circumstances affecting the person's ability to satisfy the assessment. In determining whether compelling circumstances exist for the purposes of this paragraph, a court may consider any relevant information provided by the person submitting the application and the prosecutor, including the amount of any court-ordered financial assessment imposed, the person's age at the time of the offense or offenses, the person's financial condition, and other relevant circumstances regarding the person's ability to pay. However, regarding a determination of compelling circumstances pursuant to this paragraph, the person shall not be required to provide transcripts of plea or sentencing proceedings or be required to provide any presentence reports with the application or any other filing. d. No expungement applications may be filed pursuant to this section after the establishment of the automated "clean slate" process pursuant to subsection a. of section 8 of P.L.2019, c.269 (C.2C:52-5.4). L.2019, c.269, s.7; amended 2023, c.260, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-21.10 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-21.10
Applications for search warrant; approval
Status: in_force

In the event a search warrant is sought pursuant to Section 1 of this act, all applications to the court for such warrants shall be approved in advance of their submission by the Attorney General or the prosecutor of the county in which execution of the warrant will take place. L.1979, c. 488, s. 2, eff. Feb. 28, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4A-92 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-92
"Court Appointed Special Advocate" (CASA) program.
Status: in_force

1. a. As provided in P.L.2009, c.217, a "Court Appointed Special Advocate" (CASA) shall mean a community volunteer who has been recruited, screened, trained, and supervised by a CASA program affiliated with Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Jersey or a similar organization as determined by the Administrative Office of the Courts. An affiliate CASA program shall meet all State Court Appointed Special Advocate and National Court Appointed Special Advocate standards, and shall be affiliated with Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Jersey and the National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association. b. There shall be established in the State of New Jersey a Court Appointed Special Advocate program which shall serve as a resource to the courts in determining the best interests of any child less than 18 years of age who has been removed from his home due to abuse or neglect. A Court Appointed Special Advocate may continue to undertake activities in furtherance of the child's best interests, in appropriate cases, until the child who is the subject of the court appointment reaches 21 years of age. c. Pursuant to the Rules of Court, the court may appoint a special advocate from the CASA program to act on behalf of the court. The special advocate shall undertake certain activities in furtherance of the child's interests, but shall not supplant or interfere with the role of counsel or guardian ad litem for that child. Any such special advocate shall be a volunteer associated with a court-authorized CASA program. The duties and activities of a CASA program and all of its volunteers shall be subject to guidelines and standards established by the Administrative Director of the Courts. d. A person seeking to volunteer as a Court Appointed Special Advocate shall be subject to the following: (1) a criminal history record background check submitted by the Administrative Office of the Courts or its designee to the appropriate authorities. A copy of the results shall be provided to the affiliate CASA program. A person shall not be approved as a Court Appointed Special Advocate if criminal history record information exists on file with the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Division of State Police which would disqualify that person from serving in that capacity, as determined by the affiliate CASA program; and (2) a child abuse record information check conducted by the Department of Children and Families to determine if an incident of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated, pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1971, c.437 (C.9:6-8.11), against the prospective CASA volunteer. The department shall cooperate by conducting the child abuse record information check and providing the results to the affiliate CASA program. If a prospective volunteer refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check or a child abuse record information check, the person shall not be appointed as a Court Appointed Special Advocate. e. Upon presentation of an order of appointment, the special advocate shall be provided access to all information and records relevant to the child, including but not limited to: school records, child care records, medical records, mental health records, family court and juvenile court records, and records of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families. f. Any special advocate or affiliate CASA program staff member acting in good faith within the scope of his appointment or employment shall have immunity from any civil or criminal liability that otherwise might result by reason of his actions or failure to act, except in cases of willful or wanton misconduct. L.2009, c.217, s.1; amended 2012, c.16, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-32d — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-32d
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

3. Nothing in P.L.2015, c.127 (C.2A:84A-32c et al.) shall be construed to: a. create a right, obligation, or requirement regarding the preservation of evidence, including evidence that may contain a biological sample; b. provide a basis for a remedy or cause of action based on a failure to preserve or retain evidence, including evidence that may contain a biological sample; or c. affect or modify the Guidelines for the Retention of Evidence promulgated by the Attorney General and any successor guidelines or directives promulgated or issued by the Attorney General. L.2015, c.127, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:52-15.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 52 / Section 52-15.1
Online portal to obtain expungement order status; report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Division of State Police shall establish or continue to maintain, and update, as appropriate, an online portal, in the form of an Internet website, that, free of charge, allows a person who has been granted an order of expungement to ascertain the status of the electronic processing of that order by the State Bureau of Identification. b. (1) The Division of State Police shall annually submit to the Governor and Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) a report summarizing the number of expungement orders received year-to-date starting January 1 of the year being reported by expungement type, the number of expungement orders received each month by expungement type, the number of expungement orders processed year-to-date, and relevant processing timeframes. (2) The report shall be based on the calendar year. (3) The report shall be published on the official website of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety. L.2025, c.38.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:23D-15 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 23D / Section 23D-15
Exemption from privilege.
Status: in_force

15. a. There is no privilege under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) for a family collaborative law communication that is: (1) made during a session of a family collaborative law process that is open, or is required by law to be open, to the public; or (2) sought, obtained, or used to threaten or plan to inflict bodily injury or a crime, or to commit or attempt to commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity; or (3) in a settlement agreement resulting from the family collaborative law process, evidenced by a record signed by both parties to the agreement; or (4) a disclosure in a report of suspected domestic violence or suspected child abuse to an appropriate agency under the laws of this State. b. There is no privilege under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) if a tribunal finds, after a hearing in camera, that the party seeking discovery or the proponent of the evidence has shown the evidence is not otherwise available, the need for the evidence substantially outweighs the interest in protecting confidentiality, and the family collaborative law communication is sought or offered in: (1) a court proceeding involving a crime; or (2) a proceeding seeking rescission or reformation of a contract arising out of the family collaborative law process or in which a defense to avoid liability on the contract is asserted. c. The privileges under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) for a family collaborative law communication do not apply to the extent that a communication is: (1) sought or offered to prove or disprove a claim or complaint of professional misconduct or malpractice or the unreasonableness of a family collaborative lawyer's fee arising from or related to a family collaborative law process; or (2) sought or offered to prove or disprove abuse, neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult, unless the appropriate protective services agency is a party to or otherwise participates in the process. d. If a family collaborative law communication is subject to an exception under subsection b. or c. of this section, only the part of the communication necessary for the application of the exception may be disclosed or admitted. e. Disclosure or admission of evidence excepted from the privilege under subsection b. or c. of this section does not make the evidence or any other family collaborative law communication discoverable or admissible for any other purpose. f. The privileges under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) do not apply if the parties agree in advance in a signed record that all or part of a family collaborative law process is not privileged. L.2014, c.50, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:19-31 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 19 / Section 19-31
Landlord's lien on assignor's goods
Status: in_force

Where the assignor is a tenant, all of his goods and chattels on the premises, in his possession, shall be subject to a lien for the payment of rent due to the landlord. The claim for rent in favor of the landlord, not exceeding 1 year's rent, shall be first paid and satisfied by the assignee out of the goods and chattels of the tenant which were on the demised premises at the time of the assignment.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-10.5 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 35 / Section 35-10.5
Prescription legend drugs.
Status: in_force

8. Prescription legend drugs. a. A person who knowingly: (1) distributes a prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation in an amount of four or fewer dosage units unless lawfully prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, veterinarian, dentist or other practitioner authorized by law to prescribe medication is a disorderly person; (2) distributes for pecuniary gain or possesses or has under his control with intent to distribute for pecuniary gain a prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation in an amount of four or fewer dosage units unless lawfully prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, veterinarian, dentist or other practitioner authorized by law to prescribe medication is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree; (3) distributes or possesses or has under his control with intent to distribute a prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation in an amount of at least five but fewer than 100 dosage units unless lawfully prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, veterinarian, dentist or other practitioner authorized by law to prescribe medication is guilty of a crime of the third degree. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:43-3, a fine of up to $200,000 may be imposed; or (4) distributes or possesses or has under his control with intent to distribute a prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation in an amount of 100 or more dosage units unless lawfully prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, veterinarian, dentist or other practitioner authorized by law to prescribe medication is guilty of a crime of the second degree. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:43-3, a fine of up to $300,000 may be imposed. Notwithstanding the above, a violation of paragraph (1) or (3) of this subsection shall be deemed a de minimis infraction subject to dismissal pursuant to N.J.S. 2C:2-11 if the person demonstrates that the conduct involved no more than six dosage units distributed within a 24-hour period, that the prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation was lawfully prescribed for or administered to that person by a licensed physician, veterinarian, dentist or other practitioner authorized by law to prescribe medication, and that the person intended for the amount he distributed to be solely for the recipient's personal use. b. A person who uses any prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation for a purpose other than treatment of sickness or injury as lawfully prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, veterinarian, dentist or other practitioner authorized by law to prescribe medication is a disorderly person. c. A defendant may be convicted for a violation of subsection b. if the State proves that the defendant manifested symptoms or reactions caused by the use of prescription legend drugs or stramonium preparation. The State need not prove which specific prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation the defendant used. d. A person who obtains or attempts to obtain possession of a prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation by forgery or deception is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to preclude or limit a prosecution for theft as defined in chapter 20 of Title C of the New Jersey Statutes. e. A person who knowingly possesses, actually or constructively: (1) a prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation in an amount of four or fewer dosage units unless lawfully prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, veterinarian, dentist or other practitioner authorized by law to prescribe medication is a disorderly person; or (2) a prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation in an amount of five or more dosage units unless lawfully prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, veterinarian, dentist or other practitioner authorized by law to prescribe medication is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Notwithstanding the above, a violation of this subsection shall be deemed a de minimis infraction subject to dismissal pursuant to N.J.S. 2C:2-11 if the person demonstrates that he unlawfully received no more than six dosage units within a 24-hour period, that the prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation was lawfully prescribed for or administered to the person from whom he had received it, and that the person possessed the prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation for solely for his personal use. f. Where the degree of the offense for violation of this section depends on the number of dosage units of the prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation, the number of dosage units involved shall be determined by the trier of fact. Where the indictment or accusation so provides, the number of dosage units involved in individual acts of distribution or possession with intent to distribute may be aggregated in determining the grade of the offense, whether distribution is to the same person or several persons, provided that each individual act of distribution or possession with intent to distribute was committed within the applicable statute of limitations. g. Subsections a. and e. of this section shall not apply to: a licensed pharmacy, licensed pharmacist, researcher, wholesaler, distributor, manufacturer, warehouseman or his representative acting within the line and scope of his employment; a physician, veterinarian, dentist or other practitioner authorized by law to prescribe medication; a nurse acting under the direction of a physician; or a common carrier or messenger when transporting such prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation in the same unbroken package in which the prescription legend drug or stramonium preparation was delivered to him for transportation. L.1999,c.90,s.8; amended 2005, c.205, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:43-6.5 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 43 / Section 43-6.5
Mandatory minimum prison term for public officer, employee convicted of certain crimes; waiver, reduction.
Status: in_force

6. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:43-6 and except as otherwise provided in subsection c. of this section, a person who serves or has served as a public officer or employee under the government of this State, or any political subdivision thereof, who is convicted of a crime that involves or touches such office or employment as set forth in subsection b. of this section, shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment without eligibility for parole as follows: for a crime of the fourth degree, the mandatory minimum term shall be one year; for a crime of the third degree, two years; for a crime of the second degree, five years; and for a crime of the first degree, 10 years; unless the provisions of any other law provide for a higher mandatory minimum term. As used in this subsection, "a crime that involves or touches such office or employment" means that the crime was related directly to the person's performance in, or circumstances flowing from, the specific public office or employment held by the person. b. Subsection a. of this section applies to a conviction of any of the following crimes: (1) Paragraph (4) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:13-5, criminal coercion; (2) N.J.S.2C:20-4, theft by deception, if the amount involved exceeds $10,000; (3) Subsection d. of N.J.S.2C:20-5, theft by extortion; (4) N.J.S.2C:20-9, theft by failure to make required disposition of property received, if the amount involved exceeds $10,000; (5) N.J.S.2C:21-10, commercial bribery; (6) Section 3 of P.L.1994, c.121 (C.2C:21-25), money laundering; (7) Section 97 of P.L.1999, c.440 (C.2C:21-34), false contract payment claims; (8) N.J.S.2C:27-2, bribery in official matters; (9) N.J.S.2C:27-3, threats and other improper influence in official and political matters; (10) Section 100 of P.L.1999, c.440 (C.2C:27-9), unlawful official business transaction where interest is involved; (11) Section 5 of P.L.2003, c.255 (C.2C:27-10), acceptance or receipt of unlawful benefit by public servant for official behavior; (12) Section 6 of P.L.2003, c.255 (C.2C:27-11), offer of unlawful benefit to public servant for official behavior; (13) N.J.S.2C:28-1, perjury; (14) N.J.S.2C:28-5, tampering with witnesses; (15) N.J.S.2C:28-7, tampering with public records or information; (16) N.J.S.2C:29-4, compounding; (17) N.J.S.2C:30-2, official misconduct; (18) N.J.S.2C:30-3, speculating or wagering on official action or information; or (19) Section 3 of P.L.2003, c.31 (C.2C:30-7), pattern of official misconduct. c. (1) On motion by the prosecutor stating that the defendant has provided substantial assistance in a criminal investigation or prosecution of another person, the court may waive or reduce the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment required by subsection a. of this section. The appropriate waiver or reduction shall be determined by the court for reasons stated that may include, but are not limited to, consideration of the following: (i) the court's evaluation of the significance and usefulness of the defendant's assistance, giving substantial weight to the prosecutor's evaluation of the assistance rendered; (ii) the truthfulness, completeness, and reliability of any information or testimony provided by the defendant; (iii) the nature and extent of the defendant's assistance; (iv) any injury suffered, or any danger or risk of injury to the defendant or his family resulting from his assistance; (v) the timeliness of the defendant's assistance. In making such a determination, the court shall give substantial weight to the prosecutor's evaluation of the extent of the defendant's assistance, particularly where the extent and value of the assistance are difficult to ascertain. (2) If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that extraordinary circumstances exist such that imposition of a mandatory minimum term would be a serious injustice which overrides the need to deter such conduct in others, the court may waive or reduce the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment required by subsection a. of this section. In making any such finding, the court must state with specificity its reasons for waiving or reducing the mandatory minimum sentence that would otherwise apply. (3) If, pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, the court waives or reduces the mandatory minimum term required by subsection a. of this section, such sentence shall not become final for 10 days in order to permit the appeal of the sentence by the prosecution. d. (1) A prosecutor shall not recommend the admission into or consent to the referral to a pretrial intervention program of a person who serves or has served as a public officer or employee under the government of this State, or any political subdivision thereof, who is charged with a crime that involves or touches such office or employment as set forth in subsection b. of this section, without the prior approval of the Attorney General. (2) A person who serves or has served as a public officer or employee under the government of this State, or any political subdivision thereof, who is convicted of a crime that involves or touches such office or employment as set forth in subsection b. of this section shall be ineligible for participation in any program of intensive supervision during any period of parole ineligibility. e. The Attorney General shall develop guidelines to ensure the uniform exercise of discretion in making determinations regarding the waiver or reduction of a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection c. of this section and participation in a pretrial intervention program pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection d. of this section. L.2007, c.49, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4-30.137 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-30.137
Credit for payments.
Status: in_force

14. Credit for payments. A tribunal of this State shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this State, another state, or a foreign country. L.2016, c.1, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-3.3a — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 58 / Section 58-3.3a
Electronic report, record of transaction involving sale, transfer, assignment, disposition of handgun ammunition; program established.
Status: in_force

5. a. (1) The Superintendent of State Police shall develop a program for retail dealers of handgun ammunition to electronically report a record of any transaction involving the sale, transfer, assignment, or disposition of handgun ammunition and information relating to each transaction. The reported information shall include: the date of the transaction; the name of the manufacturer, the caliber or gauge, and the quantity of ammunition sold or transferred; the name, address, and date of birth of the purchaser; the identification used to establish the identity of the purchaser; and any other information the superintendent may require. (2) Subject to the time limitations established in paragraph (2) of subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:58-2, every retail dealer of ammunition as defined in section 1 of P.L.2007, c.318 (C.2C:58-3.3) shall electronically report to the superintendent a record of any transaction involving the sale, transfer, assignment, or disposition of handgun ammunition by utilizing the program developed pursuant to this subsection. Any transaction involving the sale, transfer, assignment, or disposition of 2,000 or more rounds of handgun ammunition and information relating to each transaction shall be immediately reported to the superintendent in accordance with this section and paragraph (3) of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:58-2. A retail dealer may charge a fee determined by the superintendent for a transaction electronically reported pursuant to this subsection. b. The superintendent shall establish a searchable, electronic database containing the information reported pursuant to subsection a. of this section, which shall be available to law enforcement officers. The Attorney General shall have access to the information stored in the database which shall be used for law enforcement purposes. The superintendent also shall establish security procedures to protect the confidentiality of the information contained in the database, which shall prevent access to the information by any person or entity that is not lawfully entitled to it. c. The superintendent shall develop an Internet-based or other electronic system to process or facilitate the processing of any or all of the following: application for and issuance of firearms purchaser identification cards, permits to purchase a handgun, or other permits authorized under this chapter. d. Any record reported or produced pursuant to this section shall not be considered a public record or government record pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.). L.2022, c.55, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:15-61 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 15 / Section 15-61
Double costs on appeal after jury verdict
Status: in_force

Where an appeal is taken from a judgment of any court of record of this state after verdict of a jury, and the judgment is affirmed, the prevailing party shall, unless the appellate court shall in express terms adjudge to the contrary, be entitled to double costs on the appeal.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:17-70 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-70
Execution against executor, administrator, heir, devisee or terre tenant
Status: in_force

No execution against an executor, administrator, heir, devisee or terre tenant shall issue against his own goods and chattels or real estate, unless there is a general judgment or order against him rendering the same liable. If a writ of execution shall be issued against an heir, devisee or terre tenant, the writ, unless the judgment or order is general as aforesaid, shall only command the sheriff or other officer that he cause to be made the debt, damages and costs or sum of money mentioned in such writ of the real estate whereof the ancestor, testator or decedent was seized on the day when such real estate became liable as aforesaid, or at any time afterwards, or at the time of his death, as the case may require.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-26.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 40 / Section 40-26.1
"School bus" defined, certain driver violations, third degree crime.
Status: in_force

1. a. For the purposes of this section, "school bus" shall have the meaning set forth in R.S.39:1-1. b. A person, knowingly operating a school bus transporting one or more students, while that person's driving privileges have been suspended or revoked shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. c. A person, knowingly operating a school bus while that person's driving privileges have been suspended or revoked, who is involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to another person shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. L.2017, c.347, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:153-2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 153 / Section 153-2
Authority of chosen freeholders
Status: in_force

2A:153-2. The board of chosen freeholders of any county, on the recommendation and request in writing of the prosecutor of the county, approved by a judge of the Superior Court may offer a reward not exceeding $5,000 for the detection and apprehension of any person guilty of murder, kidnapping, burglary, robbery, arson or other heinous crime in such county, the reward to be payable after conviction out of such funds of the county as may be applicable thereto. The reward shall be paid to such person or persons as the board of chosen freeholders may, in its discretion, deem entitled thereto. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.121.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:3-4 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 3 / Section 3-4
Use of force in self-protection.
Status: in_force

2C:3-4. Use of Force in Self-Protection. a. Use of force justifiable for protection of the person. Subject to the provisions of this section and of section 2C:3-9, the use of force upon or toward another person is justifiable when the actor reasonably believes that such force is immediately necessary for the purpose of protecting himself against the use of unlawful force by such other person on the present occasion. b. Limitations on justifying necessity for use of force. (1) The use of force is not justifiable under this section: (a) To resist an arrest which the actor knows is being made by a peace officer in the performance of his duties, although the arrest is unlawful, unless the peace officer employs unlawful force to effect such arrest; or (b) To resist force used by the occupier or possessor of property or by another person on his behalf, where the actor knows that the person using the force is doing so under a claim of right to protect the property, except that this limitation shall not apply if: (i) The actor is a public officer acting in the performance of his duties or a person lawfully assisting him therein or a person making or assisting in a lawful arrest; (ii) The actor has been unlawfully dispossessed of the property and is making a reentry or recaption justified by section 2C:3-6; or (iii) The actor reasonably believes that such force is necessary to protect himself against death or serious bodily harm. (2) The use of deadly force is not justifiable under this section unless the actor reasonably believes that such force is necessary to protect himself against death or serious bodily harm; nor is it justifiable if: (a) The actor, with the purpose of causing death or serious bodily harm, provoked the use of force against himself in the same encounter; or (b) The actor knows that he can avoid the necessity of using such force with complete safety by retreating or by surrendering possession of a thing to a person asserting a claim of right thereto or by complying with a demand that he abstain from any action which he has no duty to take, except that: (i) The actor is not obliged to retreat from his dwelling, unless he was the initial aggressor; and (ii) A public officer justified in using force in the performance of his duties or a person justified in using force in his assistance or a person justified in using force in making an arrest or preventing an escape is not obliged to desist from efforts to perform such duty, effect such arrest or prevent such escape because of resistance or threatened resistance by or on behalf of the person against whom such action is directed. (3) Except as required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, a person employing protective force may estimate the necessity of using force when the force is used, without retreating, surrendering possession, doing any other act which he has no legal duty to do or abstaining from any lawful action. c. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:3-5, N.J.S.2C:3-9, or this section, the use of force or deadly force upon or toward an intruder who is unlawfully in a dwelling is justifiable when the actor reasonably believes that the force is immediately necessary for the purpose of protecting himself or other persons in the dwelling against the use of unlawful force by the intruder on the present occasion. (2) A reasonable belief exists when the actor, to protect himself or a third person, was in his own dwelling at the time of the offense or was privileged to be thereon and the encounter between the actor and intruder was sudden and unexpected, compelling the actor to act instantly and: (a) The actor reasonably believed that the intruder would inflict personal injury upon the actor or others in the dwelling; or (b) The actor demanded that the intruder disarm, surrender or withdraw, and the intruder refused to do so. (3) An actor employing protective force may estimate the necessity of using force when the force is used, without retreating, surrendering possession, withdrawing or doing any other act which he has no legal duty to do or abstaining from any lawful action. L.1978, c.95; amended 1987, c.120, s.1; 1999, c.73.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-13 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-13
Sale of perishable goods; application to court; procedure.
Status: in_force

2A:44-13. Where the consignee of perishable goods cannot be found by the carrier or shall neglect or refuse to receive the same or to pay the costs and expenses of transportation, or the charges for detention or demurrage, the carrier or its agent may apply in writing to the Superior Court and such court on proof that the goods have been transported and are perishable and that the consignee cannot be found or neglects or refuses to receive the same or to pay the costs and expenses of transportation, detention or demurrage charges, shall order the public sale thereof by a sheriff of the county at a time and place named in the order, of which sale such advertisement shall be made and notice given as the court shall direct. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.90; 2023, c.250, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-24.1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 34 / Section 34-24.1
Court-orders for support, maintenance despite absence of personal jurisiction.
Status: in_force

1. Court-ordered support, maintenance. When a spouse or partner in a civil union couple has secured a judgment or decree of divorce, whether absolute or from bed and board, dissolution of a civil union, legal separation from a partner in a civil union couple, or of nullity or annulment of marriage or civil union, in an action whether brought in this State or elsewhere, wherein jurisdiction over the person of the other spouse or the other partner in a civil union couple was not obtained, the court may make the same orders and judgments touching the suitable support and maintenance to be paid and provided by the spouse or partner in a civil union couple, or to be made out of the spouse's or partner's property, for the other spouse or partner and their children, or any of them, by their marriage or civil union and for such time, as the nature of the case and circumstances of the parties render suitable and proper, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 34 of Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes notwithstanding the securing of such judgment or decree. L.1954, c.187, s.1; (title amended 1988, c.153, s.5) amended 1988, c.153, s.6; 2006, c.103, s.81.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:33-12 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 33 / Section 33-12
Maintaining a nuisance
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of maintaining a nuisance when: a. By conduct either unlawful in itself or unreasonable under all the circumstances, he knowingly or recklessly creates or maintains a condition which endangers the safety or health of a considerable number of persons; b. He knowingly conducts or maintains any premises, place or resort where persons gather for purposes of engaging in unlawful conduct; or c. He knowingly conducts or maintains any premises, place or resort as a house of prostitution or as a place where obscene material, as defined in N.J.S. 2C:34-2 and N.J.S. 2C:34-3, is sold, photographed, manufactured, exhibited or otherwise prepared or shown, in violation of N.J.S. 2C:34-2, N.J.S. 2C:34-3, and N.J.S. 2C:34-4. A person is guilty of a disorderly persons offense if the person is convicted under subsection a. or b. of this section. A person is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree if the person is convicted under subsection c. of this section. Upon conviction under this section, in addition to the sentence authorized by this code, the court may proceed as set forth in section 2C:33-12.1. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:33-12, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by L.1979, c. 178, s. 64, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; L.1982, c. 233, s. 1, eff. Jan. 7, 1983; L.1983, c. 234, s. 1, eff. June 30, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-16.1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-16.1
Dolls as testimonial aids
Status: in_force

In prosecutions for those crimes described in sections 2C:14-2, 2C:14-3 and 2C:24-4 of the New Jersey Statutes, where the complaining witness is a child under the age of 16, the court shall permit the use of anatomically correct dolls, models or similar items of either or both sexes to assist the child's testimony. L. 1985, c. 205, s. 1, eff. June 27, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:15-5.8 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 15 / Section 15-5.8
Joint tortfeasors
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L. 1952, c. 335 (C. 2A:53A-1 et seq.), section 3 of P.L. 1973, c. 146 (C. 2A:15-5.3) or any other law to the contrary, in any case where a social host or any other party to a suit instituted pursuant to the provisions of this act is determined to be a joint tortfeasor, the social host or other party shall be responsible for no more than that percentage share of the damages which is equal to the percentage of negligence attributable to the social host or other party. L. 1987, c. 404, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:7-4 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 7 / Section 7-4
Transcript; fees.
Status: in_force

2B:7-4. Transcript; Fees. a. When a transcript of a stenographic record or other recording in any court or in any other proceeding recorded at the direction of the Supreme Court is made, at the request of any person, the original and copies thereof shall be prepared in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Court of the State of New Jersey and the standards fixed by the Administrative Director of the Courts and paid for at the rate of $3.00 for each page of an original standard delivery transcript and $0.50 for each of the copies thereof. If the transcript is furnished to a judge of the court, by court order, the reporter shall be paid at the same rates, and in the same manner and from the same sources as the reporter's salary or per diem fees are paid. b. Beginning on the first day of July 2005, and on the first day of each fifth July thereafter, the rates and fees set forth in subsection a. of this section shall be increased to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as follows: the foregoing fees and rates shall be multiplied by a fraction, the denominator of which shall be the CPI for March 2000 and the numerator of which shall be the CPI for the March immediately preceding the applicable July 1. For the purposes of this subsection, "CPI" shall mean that table in the Consumer Price Index published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, now known as the "Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, All Items, New York-Northern New Jersey (index: 1982-1984 equals 100)." If this CPI shall be discontinued, then the Administrative Director of the Courts shall designate any successor Consumer Price Index of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, or any successor agency thereto, for the New York-Northern New Jersey area. c. Except as to transcripts that are to be paid for by the State or county, the person preparing the transcripts may require any person requesting a transcript to prepay the estimated fee therefor in advance of delivery of the transcript. d. The Supreme Court may adopt Rules of Court and the Administrative Director of the Courts may issue directives to implement the purposes of this act. L. 1991, c.119, s.1; amended 2000, c.30.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:24-4 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-4
Stay of action or proceeding subject to arbitration
Status: in_force

In an action brought in any court upon an issue arising out of an agreement providing for the arbitration thereof, the court, upon being satisfied that the issue involved is referable to arbitration, shall stay the action, if the applicant for the stay is not in default in proceeding with the arbitration, until an arbitration has been had in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-23.2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 34 / Section 34-23.2
Findings, declarations relative to violation of visitation orders.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. There has been an increase in the filings of dissolutions of marriages in the recent years; and b. The best interests of the children of these marriages in maintaining close relationships with both parents regardless of which parent has the physical custody of the child is paramount; and c. Proceeding criminally in cases where the terms of an order of visitation with a child has failed to be honored may be both difficult and inappropriate; and d. Bolstering the statutory civil remedies available to a judge hearing these types of matters may provide an indication of legislative intent to promote the enforcement of these matters. L.1997,c.300,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:10-2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-2
County court; punishment of sheriff for contempt
Status: in_force

The County Court of any county shall have the same power to punish for contempt a sheriff of the county, as the Superior Court. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1971, c. 2, s. 1, eff. Jan. 15, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:12-23 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 12 / Section 12-23
Default in payment of fine; community service
Status: in_force

2B:12-23. Default in payment of fine; community service. a. A person, sentenced by a municipal court to pay a fine, who defaults in payment may be ordered to perform community service in lieu of incarceration or other modification of the sentence with the person's consent.
b. The county or municipal official in charge of the community service program shall report to the municipal court any failure of a person subject to a court work order to report for work or to perform the assigned work. Upon receipt of the report, the court may revoke its community service order and impose any sentence consistent with the original sentence. L.1993, c.119, s.1; amended 1996, c.95, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:43-21 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 43 / Section 43-21
Index and reports
Status: in_force

a. Index. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall establish and maintain an index of cases in which applications for supervisory treatment have been made and such index shall indicate the dispositions of those applications. b. Reports. At the termination of the year in which this chapter takes effect and at the termination of each calendar year thereafter, for a period of 5 years, the assignment judge for each county shall report the results of the rehabilitative effort prescribed in this act to the Administrative Director of the Courts. The report shall include a description of offenses for which supervisory treatment was prescribed, the type of treatment to which defendants were assigned, the number and types of criminal acts, if any, committed by persons during their period of supervisory treatment, the number of persons successfully completing supervisory treatment and against whom charges were dismissed, and, where possible, the number and types of criminal acts, if any, committed by such persons subsequent to successful completion of supervisory treatment. c. Evaluation. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall, from time to time as he deems necessary, or upon request from the Legislature, evaluate the program of supervisory treatment on the basis of reports made to him by county and municipal prosecutors. He shall submit his evaluation, together with special findings and recommendations to the Legislature. d. No order of expungement or sealing shall affect any entry in the index or any registry of such information established by the Administrative Office of the Courts. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:43-21, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by L.1979, c. 178, s. 92, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:29-8.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 29 / Section 29-8.1
Prohibited juror contact
Status: in_force

a. Any person impaneled as a petit or grand juror in any criminal action in this State who, before the rendering of a verdict, entry of a plea, or the termination of service as a grand juror, solicits, negotiates, accepts, or agrees to accept a contract for a movie, book, magazine article, other literary expression, recording, radio or television presentation, or live entertainment or presentation of any kind which would depict his service as a juror is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. b. Any person who offers, negotiates, confers, or agrees to confer a contract for a movie, book, magazine article, other literary expression, recording, radio or television presentation, or live entertainment or presentation of any kind which would depict the juror's service, to any person impaneled as a petit or grand juror in any criminal action in this State, during the term of service of the juror, is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L. 1989, c. 22, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:47-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 47 / Section 47-5.1
Revocation of parole
Status: in_force

3. a. Whenever the parole of an offender committed to confinement under the terms of this chapter is revoked by the State Parole Board, the Department of Corrections shall, within 90 days of the date of revocation of parole, complete a psychological examination of the offender to determine whether the violation of the conditions of parole reflects emotional or behavioral problems as a sex offender that cause the offender to be incapable of making any acceptable social adjustment in the community and, if so, to determine further the offender's amenability to sex offender treatment and, if amenable, the offender's willingness to participate in such treatment. Not more than 30 days after the date of the examination, the Department of Corrections shall provide a written report of the results to the State Parole Board. b. The offender shall be confined in the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center if the report of the examination conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section reveals that the offender's violation of the conditions of parole reflects emotional or behavioral problems as a sex offender that cause the offender to be incapable of making any acceptable social adjustment in the community and further reveals that the offender is amenable to sex offender treatment and is willing to participate in such treatment. The offender shall be eligible for parole pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:47-5. c. The offender shall be confined in a facility designated by the commissioner pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1969, c.22 (C.30:4-91.2) if the report of the examination conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section reveals that the offender's violation of the conditions of parole reflects emotional or behavioral problems as a sex offender that cause the offender to be incapable of making any acceptable social adjustment in the community and further reveals that the offender is amenable to sex offender treatment, but is not willing to participate in such treatment. The offender shall be eligible for parole pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:47-5. d. (1) The offender shall be confined in a facility designated by the commissioner pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1969, c.22 (C.30:4-91.2) if the report of the examination conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section reveals that the offender's violation of the conditions of parole: (a) does not reflect emotional or behavioral problems as a sex offender; or (b) reflects emotional or behavioral problems as a sex offender that cause the offender to be incapable of making any acceptable social adjustment in the community and further reveals that the offender is not amenable to sex offender treatment. (2) An offender confined pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be eligible for parole pursuant to the provisions of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes. However, a parole eligibility date established by the State Parole Board pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.64) or a future parole eligibility date established by the State Parole Board pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.56) shall not be reduced by commutation time for good behavior pursuant to R.S. 30:4-140 or credits for diligent application to work and other institutional assignments pursuant to R.S.30:4-92. e. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.30:4-92, the balance of the sentence of an offender confined pursuant to subsection c. or subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of subsection d. of this section shall not be reduced by credits for diligent application to work and other institutional assignments; provided, however, if the offender is at any time transferred to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center pursuant to subsection f. of this section the balance of the sentence shall be reduced by credits for diligent application to work and other institutional assignments earned by the offender during confinement in the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center. f. If an offender is confined pursuant to subsection c. or subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of subsection d. of this section, the offender may, on a biennial basis, request to be transferred to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Within 90 days after receiving a request for a transfer, the Department of Corrections shall conduct a psychological examination. If, upon the completion of a psychological examination, the Department of Corrections determines that the offender is amenable to sex offender treatment and is willing to participate in such treatment, the commissioner shall order the offender to be transferred to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center as soon as practicable. When an offender previously determined not to be amenable to sex offender treatment is transferred to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, the offender shall be eligible for parole pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:47-5. L.1998, c.73, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:4-1 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 4 / Section 4-1
Special counsel
Status: in_force

2B:4-1. Special Counsel. a. In any action involving the constitutionality or validity of a statute providing for the expenditure of public moneys by the State or any instrumentality thereof, where the legal issues concerning the constitutionality or validity are genuine, and a question arises as to whether the interests of the parties may not be truly adverse, and the issues are of public importance, and an adjudication is in the public interest, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or the Supreme Court en banc, may appoint counsel specially to represent any party or interest as may be deemed necessary and appropriate to assure the full presentation of adversary positions and interests with respect to the issues. b. The Supreme Court, upon petition of special counsel, shall allow such fees and expenses as the court deems adequate and reasonable. The allowances shall be paid from any available funds by the chief financial officer of the governmental agency involved in the action. When more than one governmental body or agency is involved, the court may direct the allocation of the allowable fees and expenses between the bodies or agencies in proportionate amounts as it considers appropriate. Source: C.2A:1-10 (P.L.1967, c.9, s.1) L.1991,c.119,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4-30.201 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-30.201
Severability.
Status: in_force

78. Severability. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. L.2016, c.1, s.78.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:27-10 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 27 / Section 27-10
Acceptance or receipt of unlawful benefit by public servant for official behavior.
Status: in_force

5. Acceptance or receipt of unlawful benefit by public servant for official behavior. a. A public servant commits a crime if, under color of office and in connection with any official act performed or to be performed by the public servant, the public servant directly or indirectly, knowingly solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit, whether the benefit inures to the public servant or another person, to influence the performance of an official duty or to commit a violation of an official duty. b. A public servant commits a crime if, under color of office and in connection with any official act performed or to be performed by the public servant, the public servant directly or indirectly, knowingly receives any benefit, whether the benefit inures to the public servant or another person, to influence the performance of an official duty or to commit a violation of an official duty. c. In addition to the definition set forth in N.J.S.2C:27-1, "benefit" as used in this act includes any benefit from or by reason of a contract or agreement for goods, property or services if the contract or agreement is awarded, made or paid by the branch, subdivision, or agency of the government that employs the public servant. d. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (1) Fees prescribed by law to be received by a public servant or any other benefit to which the public servant is otherwise legally entitled if these fees or benefits are received in the manner legally prescribed and not bartered for another benefit to influence the performance of an official duty or to commit a violation of an official duty; (2) Gifts or other benefits conferred on account of kinship or other personal, professional or business relationship independent of the official status of the recipient if these gifts or benefits are within otherwise legally permissible limits and are not bartered for another benefit to influence the performance of an official duty or to commit a violation of an official duty; or (3) Trivial benefits the receipt of which involve no risk that the public servant would perform official duties in a biased or partial manner. e. An offense proscribed by this section is a crime of the second degree. If the benefit solicited, accepted, agreed to be accepted or received is of a value of $200.00 or less, any offense proscribed by this section is a crime of the third degree. L.2003,c.255,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:58C-3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 58C / Section 58C-3
Exemptions from liability
Status: in_force

a. In any product liability action against a manufacturer or seller for harm allegedly caused by a product that was designed in a defective manner, the manufacturer or seller shall not be liable if: (1) At the time the product left the control of the manufacturer, there was not a practical and technically feasible alternative design that would have prevented the harm without substantially impairing the reasonably anticipated or intended function of the product; or (2) The characteristics of the product are known to the ordinary consumer or user, and the harm was caused by an unsafe aspect of the product that is an inherent characteristic of the product and that would be recognized by the ordinary person who uses or consumes the product with the ordinary knowledge common to the class of persons for whom the product is intended, except that this paragraph shall not apply to industrial machinery or other equipment used in the workplace and it is not intended to apply to dangers posed by products such as machinery or equipment that can feasibly be eliminated without impairing the usefulness of the product; or (3) The harm was caused by an unavoidably unsafe aspect of the product and the product was accompanied by an adequate warning or instruction as defined in section 4 of this act. b. The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section shall not apply if the court, on the basis of clear and convincing evidence, makes all of the following determinations: (1) The product is egregiously unsafe or ultra-hazardous; (2) The ordinary user or consumer of the product cannot reasonably be expected to have knowledge of the product's risks, or the product poses a risk of serious injury to persons other than the user or consumer; and (3) The product has little or no usefulness. c. No provision of subsection a. of this section is intended to establish any rule, or alter any existing rule, with respect to the burden of proof. L. 1987, c. 197, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:53A-57 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 53A / Section 53A-57
Appeal.
Status: in_force

9. Appeal. A moving party may appeal as a matter of right from an order denying, in whole or in part, an order to show cause under section 3 of P.L.2023, c.155 (C.2A:53A-51). The appeal must be filed not later than 20 days after entry of the order. L.2023, c.155, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:33-10 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 33 / Section 33-10
Causing fear of unlawful bodily violence, crime of third degree; act of graffiti, additional penalty
Status: in_force

1. A person is guilty of a crime of the third degree if he purposely, knowingly or recklessly puts or attempts to put another in fear of bodily violence by placing on private property of another a symbol, an object, a characterization, an appellation or graffiti that exposes another to threats of violence. A person shall not be guilty of an attempt unless his actions cause a serious and imminent likelihood of causing fear of unlawful bodily violence. A person convicted of an offense under this section that involves an act of graffiti may, in addition to any other penalty imposed by the court, be required either to pay to the owner of the damaged property monetary restitution in the amount of the pecuniary damage caused by the act of graffiti or to perform community service, which shall include removing the graffiti from the property, if appropriate. If community service is ordered, it shall be for either not less than 20 days nor less than the number of days necessary to remove the graffiti from the property. L.1981,c.282,s.1; amended 1995,c.211,s.4; 1995,c.251,s.2
N.J. Stat. § 2A:20-3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-3
Persons arrested; discharge; action
Status: in_force

2A:20-3. Any person arrested as stated in N.J.S.2A:20-2 and who has given the bond therein prescribed, may bring an action in a summary manner for his discharge under this chapter in the Superior Court. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.77.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:42-88 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 42 / Section 42-88
Grounds for action
Status: in_force

a. The public officer or any tenant occupying a dwelling may maintain a proceeding as provided in this act, upon the grounds that there exists in such dwellings or in housing space thereof a lack of heat or of running water or of light or of electricity or of adequate sewage disposal facilities, or any other condition or conditions in substantial violation of the standards of fitness for human habitation established under the State or local housing or health codes or regulations or any other condition dangerous to life, health or safety. b. A public officer, a tenant whose utility service has been diverted or a utility company providing electric, gas or water utility service to a dwelling may maintain a proceeding as provided in this act upon the grounds (1) that there exists in these dwellings or in housing space thereof a wrongful diversion of electric, gas or water utility service by the owner or owners or other party from a tenant of the dwelling without the consent of the tenant, or the use by the owner or other party in the dwelling without the tenant's consent of electric, gas or water utility service that is being charged to the tenant, and (2) that the owner has been notified by either a public officer, a tenant whose utility service has been diverted or a utility company of the wrongful diversion or unconsented use by certified mail and has failed to take necessary action to correct or eliminate the wrongful diversion or unconsented use within 30 days of receipt of such notice. If an owner fails or refuses to accept a notice sent by certified mail, the date of receipt shall be deemed to be the third day after mailing, provided the notice was sent to the owner at an address to which the owner's utility bills or municipal tax bills are sent. L. 1971, c. 224, s. 4, eff. June 21, 1971. Amended by L. 1985, c. 411, s. 4, eff. Jan. 13, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:17-1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 17 / Section 17-1
Arson and related offenses
Status: in_force

2C:17-1. Arson and related offenses. a. Aggravated arson. A person is guilty of aggravated arson, a crime of the second degree, if he starts a fire or causes an explosion, whether on his own property or another's: (1) Thereby purposely or knowingly placing another person in danger of death or bodily injury; or (2) With the purpose of destroying a building or structure of another; or (3) With the purpose of collecting insurance for the destruction or damage to such property under circumstances which recklessly place any other person in danger of death or bodily injury; or (4) With the purpose of destroying or damaging a structure in order to exempt the structure, completely or partially, from the provisions of any State, county or local zoning, planning or building law, regulation, ordinance or enactment under circumstances which recklessly place any other person in danger of death or bodily injury; or (5) With the purpose of destroying or damaging any forest. b. Arson. A person is guilty of arson, a crime of the third degree, if he purposely starts a fire or causes an explosion, whether on his own property or another's: (1) Thereby recklessly placing another person in danger of death or bodily injury; or (2) Thereby recklessly placing a building or structure of another in danger of damage or destruction; or (3) With the purpose of collecting insurance for the destruction or damage to such property; or (4) With the purpose of destroying or damaging a structure in order to exempt the structure, completely or partially, from the provisions of any State, county or local zoning, planning or building law, regulation, ordinance or enactment; or (5) Thereby recklessly placing a forest in danger of damage or destruction. c. Failure to control or report dangerous fire. A person who knows that a fire is endangering life or a substantial amount of property of another and either fails to take reasonable measures to put out or control the fire, when he can do so without substantial risk to himself, or to give prompt fire alarm, commits a crime of the fourth degree if: (1) He knows that he is under an official, contractual, or other legal duty to prevent or combat the fire; or (2) The fire was started, albeit lawfully, by him or with his assent, or on property in his custody or control. d. Any person who, directly or indirectly, pays or accepts or offers to pay or accept any form of consideration including, but not limited to, money or any other pecuniary benefit, regardless of whether any consideration is actually exchanged for the purpose of starting a fire or causing an explosion in violation of this section commits a crime of the first degree. e. Notwithstanding the provisions of any section of this Title to the contrary, if a person is convicted of aggravated arson pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of this section and the structure which was the target of the offense was a health care facility or a physician's office, the sentence imposed shall include a term of imprisonment. The court may not suspend or make any other noncustodial disposition of a person sentenced pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. f. Definitions. "Structure" is defined in section 2C:18-1. Property is that of another, for the purpose of this section, if any one other than the actor has a possessory, or legal or equitable proprietary interest therein. Property is that of another for the purpose of this section, if anyone other than the actor has a legal or equitable interest in the property including, but not limited to, a mortgage, pledge, lien or security interest therein. If a building or structure is divided into separately occupied units, any unit not occupied by the actor is an occupied structure of another.
As used in this section, "forest" means and includes any forest, brush land, grass land, salt marsh, wooded area and any combination thereof, including but not limited to, an open space area, public lands, wetlands, park lands, natural habitats, a State conservation area, a wildlife refuge area or any other designated undeveloped open space whether or not it is subject to specific protection under law. As used in this section, "health care facility" means health care facility as defined in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-2). g. Notwithstanding the provisions of any section of this Title to the contrary, if a person is convicted pursuant to the provisions of subsection a., b. or d. of this section and the structure which was the target of the offense was a church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship, that person commits a crime of the first degree and the sentence imposed shall include a term of imprisonment. The term of imprisonment shall include a minimum term of 15 years, during which the defendant shall be ineligible for parole. The court may not suspend or make any other noncustodial disposition of a person sentenced pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. L.1978, c.95; amended 1979, c.178, s.29; 1981, c.290, s.16; 1991, c.498; 1997, c.108; 1997, c.109.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:14-1 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 14 / Section 14-1
Election of surrogates
Status: in_force

2B:14-1. Election of Surrogates. A Surrogate shall be elected to serve in each county for a five-year term commencing January 1 after election. The Surrogate shall be both the Judge and Clerk of the Surrogate's Court. L.1999,c.70,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:1-2 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 1 / Section 1-2
Purposes; principles of construction
Status: in_force

a. The general purposes of the provisions governing the definition of offenses are: (1) To forbid, prevent, and condemn conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably inflicts or threatens serious harm to individual or public interests; (2) To insure the public safety by preventing the commission of offenses through the deterrent influence of the sentences authorized, the rehabilitation of those convicted, and their confinement when required in the interests of public protection; (3) To subject to public control persons whose conduct indicates that they are disposed to commit offenses; (4) To give fair warning of the nature of the conduct proscribed and of the sentences authorized upon conviction; (5) To differentiate on reasonable grounds between serious and minor offenses; and (6) To define adequately the act and mental state which constitute each offense, and limit the condemnation of conduct as criminal when it is without fault. b. The general purposes of the provisions governing the sentencing of offenders are: (1) To prevent and condemn the commission of offenses; (2) To promote the correction and rehabilitation of offenders; (3) To insure the public safety by preventing the commission of offenses through the deterrent influence of sentences imposed and the confinement of offenders when required in the interest of public protection; (4) To safeguard offenders against excessive, disproportionate or arbitrary punishment; (5) To give fair warning of the nature of the sentences that may be imposed on conviction of an offense; (6) To differentiate among offenders with a view to a just individualization in their treatment; (7) To advance the use of generally accepted scientific methods and knowledge in sentencing offenders; and (8) To promote restitution to victims. c. The provisions of the code shall be construed according to the fair import of their terms but when the language is susceptible of differing constructions it shall be interpreted to further the general purposes stated in this section and the special purposes of the particular provision involved. The discretionary powers conferred by the code shall be exercised in accordance with the criteria stated in the code and, insofar as such criteria are not decisive, to further the general purposes stated in this section. d. Nothing contained in this code shall limit the right of a defendant and, subject only to the Federal and State constitutions, the right of the State to appeal or seek leave to appeal pursuant to law and Rules of Court. L.1978, c.95; amended 1979,c.178,s.2; 1991,c.329,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:168-24 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 168 / Section 168-24
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act may be promulgated by the appropriate officers of this State and of those States which have enacted substantially similar legislation. L.1953, c. 83, p. 1008, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:44-3 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 44 / Section 44-3
Criteria for sentence of extended term of imprisonment.
Status: in_force

2C:44-3. The court may, upon application of the prosecuting attorney, sentence a person who has been convicted of a crime of the first, second or third degree to an extended term of imprisonment if it finds one or more of the grounds specified in subsection a., b., c., or f. of this section. If the grounds specified in subsection d. are found, and the person is being sentenced for commission of any of the offenses enumerated in subsection c. or g. of N.J.S.2C:43-6, the court shall sentence the defendant to an extended term as required by subsection c. or g. of N.J.S.2C:43-6, and application by the prosecutor shall not be required. The court shall, upon application of the prosecuting attorney, sentence a person who has been convicted of a crime under N.J.S.2C:14-2 or N.J.S.2C:14-3 to an extended term of imprisonment if the grounds specified in subsection g. of this section are found. The court shall, upon application of the prosecuting attorney, sentence a person to an extended term if the imposition of such term is required pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1994, c.130 (C.2C:43-6.4). The finding of the court shall be incorporated in the record. a. The defendant has been convicted of a crime of the first, second or third degree and is a persistent offender. A persistent offender is a person who at the time of the commission of the crime is 21 years of age or over, who has been previously convicted on at least two separate occasions of two crimes, committed at different times, when he was at least 18 years of age, if the latest in time of these crimes or the date of the defendant's last release from confinement, whichever is later, is within 10 years of the date of the crime for which the defendant is being sentenced. b. The defendant has been convicted of a crime of the first, second or third degree and is a professional criminal. A professional criminal is a person who committed a crime as part of a continuing criminal activity in concert with two or more persons, and the circumstances of the crime show he has knowingly devoted himself to criminal activity as a major source of livelihood. c. The defendant has been convicted of a crime of the first, second or third degree and committed the crime as consideration for the receipt, or in expectation of the receipt, of anything of pecuniary value the amount of which was unrelated to the proceeds of the crime or he procured the commission of the offense by payment or promise of payment of anything of pecuniary value. d. Second offender with a firearm. The defendant is at least 18 years of age and has been previously convicted of any of the following crimes: N.J.S.2C:11-3, N.J.S.2C:11-4, subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:12-1, N.J.S.2C:13-1, subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:14-2, subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:14-3, N.J.S.2C:15-1, N.J.S.2C:18-2, section 1 of P.L.2024, c.83 (C.2C:18-2.1), N.J.S.2C:29-5, subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:39-4, or has been previously convicted of an offense under Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes or under any statute of the United States or any other state which is substantially equivalent to the offenses enumerated in this subsection and he used or possessed a firearm, as defined in N.J.S.2C:39-1, in the course of committing or attempting to commit any of these crimes, including the immediate flight therefrom. e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2001, c.443). f. The defendant has been convicted of a crime under any of the following sections: N.J.S.2C:11-4, subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:12-1, N.J.S.2C:13-1, subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:14-2, subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:14-3, N.J.S.2C:15-1, N.J.S.2C:18-2, section 1 of P.L.2024, c.83 (C.2C:18-2.1), section 2 of P.L.2024, c.83 (C.2C:18-2.2), subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:29-2, N.J.S.2C:29-5, N.J.S.2C:35-5, and in the course of committing or attempting to commit the crime, including the immediate flight therefrom, the defendant used or was in possession of a stolen motor vehicle. g. The defendant has been convicted of a crime under N.J.S.2C:14-2 or N.J.S.2C:14-3 involving violence or the threat of violence and the victim of the crime was 16 years of age or less. For purposes of this subsection, a crime involves violence or the threat of violence if the victim sustains serious bodily injury as defined in subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:11-1, or the actor is armed with and uses a deadly weapon or threatens by word or gesture to use a deadly weapon as defined in subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:11-1, or threatens to inflict serious bodily injury. h. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.341). Amended 1979, c.178, s.95; 1981, c.31, s.3; 1990, c.32, s.8; 1990, c.87, s.4; 1993, c.132, s.2; 1994, c.127, s.2; 1994, c.130, s.4; 1995, c.211, s.3; 1997, c.120; 1999, c.160, s.4; 2001, c.443, s.8; 2007, c.341, s.8; 2024, c.83, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:22-6 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 22 / Section 22-6
Presentation of evidence to State grand jury
Status: in_force

The Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney General shall present evidence to the State grand jury. Source: 2A:73A-7 L.1995,c.44,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:53A-37 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 53A / Section 53A-37
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." L.2004,c.17,s.l.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-10b1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 35 / Section 35-10b1
Enforcement program, unlicensed manufacture, distribution, sale of purported cannabis, cannabis items.
Status: in_force

4. a. The Division of State Police, in consultation with local law enforcement agencies and the Cannabis Regulatory Commission, shall develop and implement an enforcement program to identify, investigate, and initiate enforcement action against any person or entity engaged in the unlicensed manufacture, distribution, or sale of purported cannabis or cannabis items , which activities violate N.J.S.2C:35-5 as the unlawful manufacturing, distribution, or dispensing of marijuana. b. Upon the discovery of any violation by an unlicensed business, the New Jersey State Police or the local law enforcement agency, in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General in the Department of Law and Public Safety, may take such necessary steps to close any business which violates the provisions of N.J.S.2C:35-5, seize any marijuana manufactured, distributed, or dispensed in violation of N.J.S.2C:35-5 by an unlicensed business, and refer any violation of N.J.S.2C:35-5 to the Attorney General or the prosecutor of the county in which the business is located for criminal prosecution. c. An unlicensed business found to be in violation of N.J.S.2C:35-5 shall be deemed a public nuisance. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipality shall have the power to impose restrictions on the operation, including closure, of any business determined to constitute a public nuisance in accordance with this subsection. L.2025, c.325, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-8 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 58 / Section 58-8
Certain wounds and injuries to be reported.
Status: in_force

2C:58-8. Certain Wounds and Injuries to be Reported. a. Every case of a wound, burn or any other injury arising from or caused by a firearm, destructive device, explosive or weapon shall be reported at once to the law enforcement agency of the municipality where the person reporting is located and to the Division of State Police by the physician consulted, attending or treating the case or the administrator or administrator's designee, whenever such case is presented for treatment or treated in a general hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). This subsection shall not, however, apply to wounds, burns or injuries received by a member of the armed forces of the United States or the State of New Jersey while engaged in the actual performance of duty. b. Every case which contains the criteria defined in this subsection shall be reported at once to the law enforcement agency of the municipality where the person reporting is located, or to the Division of State Police, by the physician consulted, attending, or treating the injury, or by the administrator or administrator's designee, whenever such case is presented for treatment or treated in a health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), or an office where medical care is provided. This subsection shall not apply to injuries received by a member of the armed forces of the United States or the State of New Jersey while engaged in the actual performance of duty. The defined criteria shall consist of a flame burn injury accompanied by one or more of the following factors: (1) A fire accelerant was used in the incident causing the injury and the presence of an accelerant creates a reasonable suspicion that the patient committed arson in violation of N.J.S.2C:17-1. (2) Treatment for the injury was sought after an unreasonable delay of time. (3) Changes or discrepancies in the account of the patient or accompanying person concerning the cause of the injury which creates a reasonable suspicion that the patient committed arson in violation of N.J.S.2C:17-1. (4) Voluntary statement by the patient or accompanying person that the patient was injured during the commission of arson in violation of N.J.S.2C:17-1. (5) Voluntary statement by the patient or accompanying person that the patient was injured during a suicide attempt or the commission of criminal homicide in violation of N.J.S.2C:11-1. (6) Voluntary statement by the patient or accompanying person that the patient has exhibited fire setting behavior prior to the injury or has received counseling for such behavior. (7) Any other factor determined by the bureau of fire safety in the Department of Community Affairs from information in the burn patient arson registry established under section 4 of P.L.1991, c.433 (C.52:27D-25d3) to typify a patient whose injuries were caused during the commission of arson in violation of N.J.S.2C:17-1. amended 1991, c.433, s.1; 2011, c.53, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:52-5.5 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 52 / Section 52-5.5
Conditions for expungement of conviction, finding of guilt, or adjudication of delinquency.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding the requirements of N.J.S.2C:52-2 and N.J.S.2C:52-3 or any other provision of law to the contrary, a person convicted of an offense or other violation of law, except for murder or a crime enumerated in subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-2), may file a petition with the Superior Court in the county in which the person resides or a county in which one or more of the person’s convictions were adjudged at any time, in accordance with the Rules of Court, to have each conviction, finding of guilt, or, in the case of an offense committed while a juvenile, adjudication of delinquency expunged if: (1) the person was a victim of domestic violence, as that term is defined in subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-19), or has otherwise been subjected to substantial physical, sexual, or psychological abuse, unless the court determines that granting the expungement is not in the interest of justice or that the person was the primary aggressor in any such incident; and (2) the domestic violence or abuse was a contributing factor to the person’s conviction. b. A person, if eligible, may present the expungement application immediately following the person’s most recent conviction, payment of any court-ordered financial assessment, satisfactory completion of probation or parole, or release from incarceration, whichever is later. The application may include any other prior disposition which the person is seeking to expunge, regardless of where that prior disposition occurred. c. (1) The court may expunge any conviction, finding of guilt, or adjudication of delinquency pursuant to this section if the person has not previously filed an expungement petition pursuant to this section and the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the person: (a) was a victim of domestic violence, as that term is defined in subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-19), or was otherwise subjected to substantial physical, sexual, or psychological abuse, unless the court determines that granting the expungement is not in the interest of justice or that the person was the primary aggressor in any such incident; and (b) the domestic violence or abuse was a contributing factor to the person’s commission of any offense or other violation of law for which expungement is sought. (2) In determining whether to order expungement, the court shall consider all relevant circumstances and shall take judicial notice of any evidence, testimony, or information adduced at the trial, plea hearing, or other court proceedings, including, but not limited to: (a) court records; (b) social services records; (c) presentencing reports; (d) hospital records; (e) sworn statements from a witness of the domestic violence who is not the defendant; (f) criminal records; (g) domestic violence incident reports; (h) protective orders; (i) verification of consultation with a licensed medical care provider or mental health care provider; (j) testimony or a sworn statement from a trained professional staff member of a victim services organization, an attorney, a member of the clergy, a health care professional, or other professional from whom the person has sought assistance in addressing the trauma associated with being a victim, or a victim of any of the underlying cases which the petitioner is seeking to expunge; (k) Department of Corrections records; (l) other grounds for denial in accordance with N.J.S.2C:52-14; and (m) any other evidence the court deems relevant. d. An expungement ordered pursuant to this section shall have the same force and effect as an expungement ordered pursuant to N.J.S.2C:52-1 et seq. and section 9 of P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.25), as applicable. L.2025, c.329.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:17-56.74 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-56.74
Rules of Court.
Status: in_force

8. The Supreme Court may adopt Rules of Court appropriate or necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2015, c.223,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:56-4 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-4
Set-off of undivided shares without partition between shareholders to be held in common
Status: in_force

Where 2 or more parties to an action for the partition of real estate make it appear to the court that they desire to enjoy their respective shares of the whole or any part of such real estate in common, the court may direct partition to be made so as to set off to such parties their shares of the real estate partitioned, without partition as between themselves, to be held by them in common.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:30B-7 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 30B / Section 30B-7
Other civil, criminal actions, personal liability of certain persons
Status: in_force

7. The right to bring an action under this act is in addition to and not in derogation of the right to bring any other civil or criminal action. This act shall be construed so that any director, officer, servant, employee or other person authorized to act on behalf of a corporation may be personally liable under the provisions of this act. L.1992,c.7,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:22-8 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 22 / Section 22-8
Expenses of State grand jury
Status: in_force

a. The State shall pay the expenses of impaneling and operating a State grand jury out of funds appropriated for this purpose to the Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety. b. The expenses incurred by a county for the prosecution and trial of a State grand jury indictment shall be paid by the State out of funds appropriated for this purpose to the Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety. The county treasurer shall make application for payment of the expenses to the Assignment Judge of the county, and the Assignment Judge shall fix and certify the amount of the expenses. Source: 2A:73A-9 L.1995,c.44,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:49A-27 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 49A / Section 49A-27
Filing of copy of foreign judgment
Status: in_force

3. A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with an act of Congress or the statutes of this State may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of this State. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the Superior Court of this State. A judgment so filed has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses and proceedings for reopening, vacating, or staying as a judgment of a Superior Court of this State and may be enforced in the same manner. L.1997,c.204,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:16-53 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-53
Questions determinable and rights declarable
Status: in_force

A person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writing constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status or other legal relations thereunder.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344
N.J. Stat. § 2A:56-10 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-10
General proprietors not affected
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter contained shall extend to the partitioning of the real estate held in common by the general proprietors of the eastern or western divisions of this state.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:21-1 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 21 / Section 21-1
Number of grand juries
Status: in_force

The Assignment Judge for each county shall impanel one or more grand juries for that county, as the public interest requires. There shall be at least one grand jury serving in each county at all times. Source: 2A:71-5; 2A:71-6; 2A:71-7 L.1995,c.44,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-7 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-7
Claim by keeper of hangar; trial; judgment
Status: in_force

The person claiming a lien under this article shall assert such claim in the court within the time and in the manner prescribed by the rules governing the practice of the court. The court may hear and determine the matter in a summary manner. The judgment, if any, may be satisfied out of the deposit made, or an action may be brought on the bond filed.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:13-3 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 13 / Section 13-3
False imprisonment
Status: in_force

A person commits a disorderly persons offense if he knowingly restrains another unlawfully so as to interfere substantially with his liberty. In any prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense that the person restrained was a child less than 18 years old and that the actor was a relative or legal guardian of such child and that his sole purpose was to assume control of such child. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:13-3, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by L.1979, c. 178, s. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-67 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 34 / Section 34-67
Jurisdiction to modify determination.
Status: in_force

15. Jurisdiction to Modify Determination. Except as otherwise provided in section 16 of this act, a court of this State may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection a. of section 13 of this act and: a. the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 14 of this act or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under section 19 of this act; or b. a court of this State or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state. L.2004,c.147,s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4-30.152 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-30.152
Costs and fees.
Status: in_force

29. Costs and fees. a. The petitioner shall not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs. b. If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this State may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee and the obligee's witnesses. The tribunal may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against the obligee or the support enforcement agency of either the initiating or responding state or foreign country, except as provided by other law. Attorney's fees may be taxed as costs, and may be ordered paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's own name. Payment of support owed to the obligee has priority over fees, costs, and expenses. c. The tribunal shall order the payment of costs and reasonable attorney's fees if it determines that a hearing was requested primarily for delay. In a proceeding under Article 6, a hearing is presumed to have been requested primarily for delay if a registered support order is confirmed or enforced without change. L.2016, c.1, s.29.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:17-3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-3
Issue of execution without revival of judgment
Status: in_force

Execution may issue, without a revival of the judgment, at any time within 20 years after its entry.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:24-11 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 24 / Section 24-11
Eligibility of defendant under 18 years of age
Status: in_force

11. Whenever a person entitled to representation by a municipal public defender pursuant to this act, is under the age of 18 years, the eligibility for services shall be determined on the basis of the financial circumstances of the individual and the financial circumstances of the individual's parents or legal guardians. The municipality shall be entitled to recover the cost of legal services from the parents or legal guardians as provided in section 16 of this act and the municipal court shall have authority to require parents or legal guardians to execute and deliver the written requests or authorization required under applicable law in order to provide the court with access to records of public or private sources, otherwise confidential, as may be of aid to it in evaluating eligibility. L.1997,c.256,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-128 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-128
Debts for labor and materials; funds liable; asserting lien; forfeiture of lien
Status: in_force

2A:44-128. a. Any person who, as laborer, mechanic, materialman, merchant or trader, or subcontractor, in pursuance of or conformity with the terms of any contract for any public improvement made between any person and a public agency as defined in N.J.S.2A:44-126 and authorized by law to make contracts for the making of public improvements, performs any labor or furnishes any materials, including the furnishing of oil, gasoline or lubricants and vehicle use, toward the performance or completion of any such contract, shall, on complying with the provisions of subsection b. of N.J.S.2A:44-128, N.J.S.2A:44-132 and N.J.S.2A:44-133, have a lien for the value of the labor or materials, or both, upon the moneys due or to grow due under the contract and in the control of the public agency, to the full value of the claim or demand. The lien may be filed and, to the extent of the amount due or to grow due under the contract, shall become an absolute lien to the full value of the labor performed or materials furnished in favor of every person and his representatives and assigns employed by or furnishing materials to the contractor or subcontractor. No public agency shall be required to pay a greater amount than the contract price of the labor performed and materials furnished or the value thereof when no specific contract is made with respect to the same by the contractor or subcontractor, respectively. b. Any person who may seek to assert a lien under subsection a. of this section shall, within 20 days of the first performance of work or performance of work or delivery of labor or materials to a subcontractor, file with the municipal clerk, the chief financial officer of the county or the chairman of the commission, board or authority, whichever is appropriate, written notice that he or she has furnished labor or materials to the subcontractor. The notice shall contain the name, address and telephone number of the person providing the labor or materials, the name and geographical location of the public improvement for which the labor or materials have been supplied, the name of the subcontractor to which the labor or materials have been supplied, a description of the labor or materials supplied, and the date that the labor or materials were first supplied to the subcontractor. The officer of the public agency shall maintain a separate file for all written notices which shall be available to the public for inspection and copying during regular business hours. Failure to provide this written notice as required within 20 days of the first performance of work or delivery of labor or materials to the subcontractor shall be a bar to secure a lien for the labor or materials provided, unless there is money owing from the contractor to the subcontractor to whom the labor or materials were provided, in which case the lien shall be limited in value to a sum not greater than the money owing from the contractor to the subcontractor. The public entity with which the notice required by this section is filed may charge an inquiry fee for information contained in the notice to any person, including the contractor. The inquiry fee shall be reasonable and shall be set to reflect the cost to the public entity of retrieving the information. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, if a notice is filed after the 20-day period, the person so filing may assert a lien under subsection a. of this section for any labor or materials provided on or after that filing date. No additional notice shall be required for work or materials provided under the same public improvement contract subsequent to the initial notice, notwithstanding that the work and materials may be provided under a separate contract or purchase order. Written notice shall be substantially in the following form: NOTICE OF THE DELIVERY OF LABOR OR MATERIALS In accordance with the terms and provisions of the "Municipal Mechanics' Lien Law," N.J.S.2A:44-125 et seq., notice is hereby given that: 1. (Name of person supplying labor or materials) of (address of person supplying labor or materials) has on (date) provided to (name of subcontractor) the following: (description of labor or materials). My telephone number is (telephone number of person supplying labor or materials). 2. The (description of labor or materials) were provided for the (name of public improvement) in (name of municipality), New Jersey. Signed:.......................................... For:............................................... Individual, firm or corporation........... c. Funds received by a contractor and paid to a subcontractor or supplier for work performed or labor or materials supplied pursuant to a contract for any public improvement shall be applied only to amounts due and owing for work performed or labor or materials supplied for such public improvement. Any subcontractor or supplier who knowingly applies such payment received from the contractor on the public improvement to amounts due and owing for work performed or labor or materials supplied on a construction project other than the public improvement and then claims a lien on the public improvement for non-payment shall forfeit all lien rights under this title. A subcontractor or supplier forfeiting his lien rights pursuant to this section shall be liable for all damages incurred by any contractor as a result of the misapplication of such funds, including attorney's fees, and shall be liable for all court costs and reasonable legal expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the contractor in defending or causing the discharge of the lien claim. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1996, c.81, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:61A-8 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 61A / Section 61A-8
Inapplicability of C.2A:61A-1 et seq.
Status: in_force

4. The provisions of P.L.1990, c.93 (C.2A:61A-1 et seq.) shall not apply to: a. any real estate sales person licensed or regulated pursuant to chapter 15 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes; b. any person licensed or regulated pursuant to subtitle 3 of Title 17 of the Revised Statutes, Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes or P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.); or c. any person registered or regulated by the New Jersey Bureau of Securities pursuant to the "Uniform Securities Law (1997)," P.L.1967, c.93 (C.49:3-47 et seq.), or registered or regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. s.77a et seq., the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. s.78a et seq., the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. s.80a-1 et seq., or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. s.80b-1 et seq. L.2007, c.289, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:102-16 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 102 / Section 102-16
Violations, certain; theft
Status: in_force

4. Any person, firm or corporation who or which, having received any moneys under or in connection with such an agreement, shall fail to deposit or keep on deposit, misapply or misappropriate or to repay any and all such moneys as provided in this act, is guilty of theft by failure to make the required disposition of property received pursuant to N.J.S.2C:20-9. Any person, firm or corporation receiving moneys under P.L.1957, c.182 (C.2A:102-13 et seq.) is presumed: a. to know his or its obligations relevant to criminal liability under this section; and b. to have dealt with property as his or its own if he or it fails to pay or account upon lawful demand or if an audit reveals a shortage or falsification of accounts. L.1957,c.182,s.4; amended 1993,c.147,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4-30.197 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-30.197
Grounds for rendition.
Status: in_force

74. Grounds for rendition. a. For purposes of this article, "governor" includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this act. b. The Governor of this State may: (1) demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this State with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee; or (2) on the demand of the governor of another state, surrender an individual found in this State who is charged criminally in the other state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee. c. A provision for extradition of individuals not inconsistent with this act applies to the demand even if the individual whose surrender is demanded was not in the demanding state when the crime was allegedly committed and has not fled therefrom. L.2016, c.1, s.74.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:56-42 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-42
Payments on principal of mortgage; disposition; discharge
Status: in_force

When the principal sum, or a part thereof, secured as provided in section 2A:56-41 of this title, is collected, it shall be paid into the superior court, by payment to the clerk thereof, there to remain until paid out under the order and direction of the superior court or reinvested, and the clerk and his sureties shall be responsible therefor. No other payment shall discharge the bond and mortgage or authorize a county clerk or register to discharge the registry on record thereof.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:13-1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 13 / Section 13-1
Kidnapping.
Status: in_force

2C:13-1. Kidnapping. a. Holding for ransom, reward, or as a hostage. A person is guilty of kidnapping if he unlawfully removes another from the place where he is found or if he unlawfully confines another with the purpose of holding that person for ransom or reward or as a shield or hostage. b. Holding for other purposes. A person is guilty of kidnapping if he unlawfully removes another from his place of residence or business, or a substantial distance from the vicinity where he is found, or if he unlawfully confines another for a substantial period, with any of the following purposes: (1) To facilitate commission of any crime or flight thereafter; (2) To inflict bodily injury on or to terrorize the victim or another; (3) To interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function; or (4) To permanently deprive a parent, guardian, or other lawful custodian of custody of the victim. c. Grading of kidnapping. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, kidnapping is a crime of the first degree and upon conviction thereof, a person may, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:43-6, be sentenced to an ordinary term of imprisonment between 15 and 30 years. If the actor releases the victim unharmed and in a safe place prior to apprehension, it is a crime of the second degree. (2) Kidnapping is a crime of the first degree and upon conviction thereof, an actor shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment by the court, if the victim of the kidnapping is less than 16 years of age and if during the kidnapping: (a) A crime under N.J.S.2C:14-2 or subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:14-3 is committed against the victim; (b) A crime under subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:24-4 is committed against the victim; or (c) The actor sells or delivers the victim to another person for pecuniary gain other than in circumstances which lead to the return of the victim to a parent, guardian or other person responsible for the general supervision of the victim. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:43-6, the term of imprisonment imposed under this paragraph shall be either a term of 25 years during which the actor shall not be eligible for parole, or a specific term between 25 years and life imprisonment, of which the actor shall serve 25 years before being eligible for parole; provided, however, that the crime of kidnapping under this paragraph and underlying aggravating crimes listed in subparagraph (a), (b), or (c) of this paragraph shall merge for purposes of sentencing. If the actor is convicted of the criminal homicide of a victim of a kidnapping under the provisions of chapter 11, any sentence imposed under provisions of this paragraph shall be served consecutively to any sentence imposed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 11. d. "Unlawful" removal or confinement. A removal or confinement is unlawful within the meaning of this section and of sections 2C:13-2 and 2C:13-3, if it is accomplished by force, threat, or deception, or, in the case of a person who is under the age of 14 or is incompetent, if it is accomplished without the consent of a parent, guardian, or other person responsible for general supervision of his welfare. e. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under paragraph (4) of subsection b. of this section, which must be proved by clear and convincing evidence, that: (1) The actor reasonably believed that the action was necessary to preserve the victim from imminent danger to his welfare. However, no defense shall be available pursuant to this subsection if the actor does not, as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event more than 24 hours after taking a victim under his protection, give notice of the victim's location to the police department of the municipality where the victim resided, the office of the county prosecutor in the county where the victim resided, or the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families; (2) The actor reasonably believed that the taking or detaining of the victim was consented to by a parent, or by an authorized State agency; or (3) The victim, being at the time of the taking or concealment not less than 14 years old, was taken away at his own volition by his parent and without purpose to commit a criminal offense with or against the victim. f. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under paragraph (4) of subsection b. of this section that a parent having the right of custody reasonably believed he was fleeing from imminent physical danger from the other parent, provided that the parent having custody, as soon as reasonably practicable: (1) Gives notice of the victim's location to the police department of the municipality where the victim resided, the office of the county prosecutor in the county where the victim resided, or the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families; or (2) Commences an action affecting custody in an appropriate court. g. As used in subsections e. and f. of this section, "parent" means a parent, guardian or other lawful custodian of a victim. amended 1979, c.178, s.23; 1986, c.172, s.2; 1999, c.190, s.1; 2006, c.47, s.24; 2012, c.16, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:42-10.3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 42 / Section 42-10.3
Applicability
Status: in_force

This act shall be applicable only to those premises or units which on June 30, 1956, shall be subject to rent controls pursuant to the State Rent Control Act of 1953, as amended and supplemented, and municipal ordinances enacted thereunder and to any action or proceeding by a landlord against a tenant to recover possession of any such premises or unit. L.1956, c. 81, p. 169, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-192 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-192
Existing rental agreements; validity and enforcement
Status: in_force

All rental agreements entered into before, and not extended or renewed after, the enactment of this act, shall remain valid, and may be enforced or terminated in accordance with their terms or as permitted by any other law of this State. L.1983, c. 136, s. 6, eff. April 14, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:25-29.2 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 25 / Section 25-29.2
Collection, distribution of civil penalties collected.
Status: in_force

2. All civil penalties imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2001, c.195 (C.2C:25-29.1) shall be collected as provided by the Rules of Court. All moneys collected shall be forwarded to the Domestic Violence Victims' Fund established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2001, c.195 (C.30:14-15). L.2001,c.195,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:29A-2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 29A / Section 29A-2
Enforcement of trust; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

Any trust arising under the provisions of this act shall be enforceable by a civil action in the Superior Court of New Jersey and that court shall have jurisdiction to make any appropriate order or judgment both pendente lite and final to fully effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1962, c. 208, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:39-4 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 39 / Section 39-4
Possession of weapons for unlawful purposes.
Status: in_force

2C:39-4. Possession of weapons for unlawful purposes. a. Firearms. (1) Any person who has in his possession any firearm with a purpose to use it unlawfully against the person or property of another is guilty of a crime of the second degree. (2) Any person who possesses, receives or transfers a community gun is guilty of a crime of the second degree and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment by the court. The term of imprisonment shall include the imposition of a minimum term. The minimum term shall be fixed at one-half of the sentence imposed by the court or three years, whichever is greater and during which the defendant shall be ineligible for parole. As used in this paragraph, "community gun" means a firearm that is transferred among, between or within any association of two or more persons who, while possessing that firearm, engage in criminal activity or use it unlawfully against the person or property of another. b. Explosives. Any person who has in his possession or carries any explosive substance with a purpose to use it unlawfully against the person or property of another is guilty of a crime of the second degree. c. Destructive devices. Any person who has in his possession any destructive device with a purpose to use it unlawfully against the person or property of another is guilty of a crime of the second degree. d. Other weapons. Any person who has in his possession any weapon, except a firearm, with a purpose to use it unlawfully against the person or property of another is guilty of a crime of the third degree. e. Imitation firearms. Any person who has in his possession an imitation firearm under circumstances that would lead an observer to reasonably believe that it is possessed for an unlawful purpose is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Amended 1979, c.179, s.3; 1989, c.120, s.2; 2007, c.24.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-40 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-40
Foreclosure for unpaid interest authorized
Status: in_force

The holder of a mortgage, under the terms of which the mortgagor has agreed to pay the mortgagee a certain specified sum or sums of money at certain future time or times as therein specified, or as specified in the evidence of debt to secure which the mortgage was given, and also interest on the principal thereof during the term of the mortgage, at certain specified times at a rate not in excess of the legal annual rate, may, whenever the owner of the mortgaged premises defaults in making any such interest payment at the time when it has become due, or within such period of grace as is designated in the mortgage or the evidence of debt secured thereby, elect to foreclose the mortgage only to the extent that there is due and unpaid thereunder, upon the evidence of debt secured thereby, any interest upon the principal sum secured thereby.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:18-71 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 18 / Section 18-71
Costs on vacation of judgment
Status: in_force

When a judgment is vacated, the court, in its discretion may award costs not exceeding $10, for or against either party and enter judgment and issue execution therefor.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-33 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-33
Sale of entire premises when whole amount not due; disposition of proceeds
Status: in_force

When, in cases where the whole sum secured by a mortgage is not due, a judgment of the court shall be made for the sale of the mortgaged premises, either for the nonpayment of any portion or installment of the debt or demand intended to be secured by the mortgage, or the nonpayment of interest due, or both, and it shall appear to the court that a part of the mortgaged premises cannot be sold to satisfy the amount due without material injury to the remaining part of the mortgaged premises, and that it is just and reasonable that the whole of the mortgaged premises should be sold together, the court may order a sale to be made of all of the mortgaged premises, the proceeds of such sale, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, to be applied, as well to the payment of the interest, installments or portions then due, and also the costs then due and payable, as to the payment of the whole or residue of the debt or demand not then due and payable; and the residue of the proceeds of such sale to be paid to the person or persons entitled to receive the same, or to be brought into court to abide the further order of the court, as the equity and circumstances of the case require. When, however, the residue of the debt or demand intended to be secured by the mortgage is payable at a future day without interest, and the mortgagee is willing to receive the same, the court shall deduct a rebate of legal interest for the amount the mortgagee shall receive on such debt or demand, to be computed from the time of the actual payment thereof to the time when such residue would have become due and payable.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:62A-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A-1.1
Immunity from civil damages for certain law enforcement officers at accident scenes
Status: in_force

5. A municipal, county or State law enforcement officer is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any acts or omissions undertaken in good faith in rendering care at the scene of an accident or emergency to any victim thereof, or in transporting any such victim to a hospital or other facility where treatment or care is to be rendered; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall exonerate a law enforcement officer for gross negligence. L.1996,c.115,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:33-22 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 33 / Section 33-22
Possession of emergency communications receiver
Status: in_force

2. Any person who, while in the course of committing or attempting to commit a crime, including the immediate flight therefrom, possesses or controls a radio capable of receiving any message or transmission made on or over any police, fire or emergency medical communications system, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1991,c.432,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:16-65 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-65
Provision of separate disclosure statement to payee, contents
Status: in_force

3. Not less than three days prior to the date on which a payee signs a transfer agreement, the transferee shall provide to the payee a separate disclosure statement, in bold type no smaller than 14 points, setting forth: a. the amounts and due dates of the structured settlement payments to be transferred; b. the aggregate amount of the payments; c. the discounted present value of the payments to be transferred, which shall be identified as the "calculation of current value of the transferred structured settlement payments under federal standards for valuing annuities" and the amount of the applicable federal rate used in calculating the discounted present value; d. the gross advance amount; e. an itemized listing of all applicable transfer expenses, other than attorneys' fees and related disbursements payable in connection with the transferee's application for approval of the transfer, and the transferee's best estimate of the amount of any of those fees and disbursements; f. the net advance amount; g. the amount of any penalties or liquidated damages payable by the payee in the event of any breach of the transfer agreement by the payee; and h. a statement that the payee has the right to cancel the transfer agreement, without penalty or further obligation, not later than the third business day after the date the agreement is signed by the payee. L.2001,c.139,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:41-6.2 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 41 / Section 41-6.2
Severability
Status: in_force

If any one or more sections, clauses, sentences or parts of this act shall for any reason be questioned in any court, and shall be adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the specific provisions so held unconstitutional or invalid. L.1981, c. 167, s. 12, eff. June 15, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-12.3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 34 / Section 34-12.3
"Parent's Education program"
Status: in_force

3. a. There is hereby established a mandatory education program to be known as the "Parents' Education Program." b. The program shall be designed to assist and advise divorced parents on issues concerning divorce, separation and custody. The program shall be made available twice a month. The program shall be administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts. The Assignment Judge shall appoint appropriate staff to act as a program representative or representatives, as necessary, for each county. c. The purpose of the program shall be to promote cooperation between the parties and to assist parents in resolving issues which may arise during the divorce or separation process, including, but not limited to: (1) Understanding the legal process and cost of divorce or separation, including arbitration and mediation; (2) Understanding the financial responsibilities for the children; (3) Understanding the interaction between parent and child, the family relationship and any other areas of adjustment and concern during the process of divorce or separation; (4) Understanding how children react to divorce or separation, how to spot problems, what to tell them about divorce or separation, how to keep communication open and how to answer questions and concerns the children may have about the process; (5) Understanding how parents can help their children during the divorce or separation, specific strategies, ideas, tools, and resources for assistance; (6) Understanding how parents can help children after the divorce or separation and how to deal with new family structures and different sets of rules; and (7) Understanding that cooperation may sometimes be inappropriate in cases of domestic violence. L.1999,c.111,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44A-14 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-14
Claimant's failure to commence action; forfeiture, liability.
Status: in_force

14. a. A claimant filing a lien claim shall forfeit all rights to enforce the lien, and shall immediately discharge the lien of record in accordance with section 30 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-30), if the claimant fails to commence an action in the Superior Court, in the county in which the real property is situated, to enforce the lien claim: (1) Within one year of the date of the last provision of work, services, material or equipment, payment for which the lien claim was filed; or (2) Within 30 days following receipt of written notice, by personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested, from the owner, community association, contractor, or subcontractor against whose account a lien claim is filed, requiring the claimant to commence an action to enforce the lien claim. b. Any lien claimant who forfeits a lien pursuant to this section and fails to discharge that lien of record in accordance with section 30 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-30), shall be liable for all court costs, and reasonable legal expenses, including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees, incurred by the owner, community association, contractor, or subcontractor, or the total costs and legal expenses of all or any combination of them, in defending or causing the discharge of the lien claim. The court shall, in addition, enter judgment against the claimant who fails to discharge the lien for damages to any of the parties adversely affected by the lien claim. c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2010, c.119) d. Any disputes arising out of the improvement which is the subject of a lien claim but which are unrelated to any action to enforce a lien claim may be brought in a separate action or in a separate count in the same action. L.1993, c.318, s.14; amended 2010, c.119, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:56-28 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-28
Death of commissioner after sale; deeds by survivors
Status: in_force

When any of the commissioners die after making a sale pursuant to this chapter, whether before or after the confirmation thereof, the surviving commissioner or commissioners, if any, may make report of the sale and, if the sale is confirmed, execute the proper deeds to the purchasers of the real estate. A conveyance so made shall be as valid and effectual as if made and executed by all the commissioners.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:19-25 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 19 / Section 19-25
Assignee to file list of creditors, statement of claims, and proof of notice
Status: in_force

At the expiration of the time for the presentation of claims, notice having been duly given and mailed as provided in section 2A:19-8 of this title, the assignee shall file with the clerk of the court a true list, under oath, of all the creditors of the assignor who have proved their claims before him, with a true statement of their respective claims, and due proof of the publication and mailing of the notice above-mentioned. Such proof shall give in detail the names of the persons to whom, with the respective addresses to which, and the time when, such notices were mailed.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-7a — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 35 / Section 35-7a
Review of sentence by court.
Status: in_force

2. Notwithstanding any court rule limiting the time period within which a motion to reduce or change a sentence may be filed, any person who, on the effective date of this act, is serving a mandatory minimum sentence as provided by section 1 of P.L.1987, c.101 (C.2C:35-7) and who has not had his sentence suspended or been paroled or discharged may move to have his sentence reviewed by the court. If the court finds that the sentence under review does not serve the interests of justice, the judge may re-sentence the defendant pursuant to subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.1987, c.101 (C.2C:35-7). In determining whether the sentence under review serves the interests of justice, the court shall consider all relevant circumstances, including whether the defendant pleaded guilty pursuant to a negotiated agreement, and whether the prosecution has agreed to dismiss one or more charges which, upon conviction, would have subjected the defendant to the presumption of imprisonment under subsection d. of N.J.S.2C:44-1. The determination by the court shall not be subject to appeal. L.2009, c.192, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:23B-17 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 23B / Section 23B-17
Witnesses; subpoenas; depositions; discovery.
Status: in_force

17. Witnesses; Subpoenas; Depositions; Discovery. a. An arbitrator may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness and for the production of records and other evidence at any hearing and may administer oaths. A subpoena shall be served in the manner for service of subpoenas in a civil action, and upon filing a summary action with the court by a party to the arbitration proceeding or the arbitrator, enforced in the manner for enforcement of subpoenas in any civil action. b. In order to make the proceedings fair, expeditious, and cost effective, upon request of a party to or a witness in an arbitration proceeding, an arbitrator may permit a deposition of any witness to be taken for use as evidence at the hearing, including a witness who cannot be subpoenaed for or is unable to attend a hearing. The arbitrator shall determine the conditions pursuant to which the deposition is taken. c. An arbitrator may permit such discovery as the arbitrator decides is appropriate in the circumstances, taking into account the needs of the parties to the arbitration proceeding and other affected persons and the desirability of making the proceeding fair, expeditious, and cost effective. d. If an arbitrator permits discovery pursuant to subsection c. of this section, the arbitrator may order a party to the arbitration proceeding to comply with the arbitrator's discovery-related orders, issue subpoenas for the attendance of a witness and for the production of records and other evidence at a discovery proceeding, and take action against a noncomplying party to the extent a court could if the controversy were the subject of a civil action in this State. e. An arbitrator may issue a protective order to prevent the disclosure of privileged information, confidential information, trade secrets, and other information protected from disclosure to the extent a court could if the controversy were the subject of a civil action in this State. f. All laws compelling a person under subpoena to testify and all fees for attending a judicial proceeding, a deposition or a discovery proceeding as a witness apply to an arbitration proceeding as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action in this State. g. The court may enforce a subpoena or discovery-related order for the attendance of a witness within this State and for the production of records and other evidence issued by an arbitrator in connection with an arbitration proceeding in another State upon conditions determined by the court so as to make the arbitration proceeding fair, expeditious, and cost effective. A subpoena or discovery-related order issued by an arbitrator in another State shall be served in the manner provided by law for service of subpoenas in a civil action in this State and, upon filing a summary action with the court by a party to the arbitration proceeding or the arbitrator, enforced in the manner provided by law for enforcement of subpoenas in any civil action in this State. L.2003,c.95,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:11-6 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 11 / Section 11-6
Aiding suicide.
Status: in_force

2C:11-6. Aiding Suicide. A person who purposely aids another to commit suicide is guilty of a crime of the second degree if his conduct causes such suicide or an attempted suicide, and otherwise of a crime of the fourth degree. Any action taken in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.) shall not constitute suicide or assisted suicide. amended 2019, c.59, s.28.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:23A-14 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 23A / Section 23A-14
Rehearing, confirmation
Status: in_force

Upon vacating an award pursuant to section 13, except for the reasons stated in paragraph (5) of subsection c. of section 13, the court may order a rehearing and determination of all or any of the issues, either before the same umpire, having due regard for whether the award was vacated by reason of the actions of the umpire which were violative of paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection c. of section 13 or before a new umpire appointed in accordance with the alternative resolution agreement of this act. Time, in any provision limiting the time for a rehearing or an award, shall be measured from the date of the order or rehearing, whichever is appropriate, or from a time as may be specified by the court. Upon denial of a motion to vacate or modify, the court to which the application for that relief is directed shall confirm the award. L. 1987, c. 54, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-79 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-79
Recording of results, publication on website.
Status: in_force

6. The Judiciary shall record the result of each foreclosure mediation session, and compile this information into an accessible format so that the frequency of the program's success can be identified, and shall publish the compiled information on the Judiciary's Internet website. The information shall include the aggregate data regarding: the number of cases in mediation; the number of mediation sessions held; the number of mediation sessions that did not go forward because either party did not participate; the number of successful mediations delineated by loan modification, forbearance, deed in lieu of foreclosure, short sale agreement, or other agreement resulting in the dismissal of the complaint for foreclosure; and the number of homeowners against whom another complaint for foreclosure was not filed in the following two years. The information published on the Judiciary's Internet website shall be updated at least annually. However, the first report shall be published two years after the effective date of P.L.2019, c.64 (C.2A:50-74 et al.). L.2019, c.64, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-58 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 34 / Section 34-58
Effect of custody determination.
Status: in_force

6. Effect of Custody Determination. A child custody determination made by a court of this State that had jurisdiction under this act binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this State or notified in accordance with section 8 of this act or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard. As to those persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified. L.2004,c.147,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:33-8 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 33 / Section 33-8
Disrupting meetings and processions
Status: in_force

A person commits a disorderly persons offense if, with purpose to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession or gathering, he does an act tending to obstruct or interfere with it physically. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:33-8, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:160-18 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 160 / Section 160-18
Rights of persons arrested; appearance before criminal court; habeas corpus; notice of and hearing on
Status: in_force

No person arrested upon such warrant shall be delivered over to the agent whom the executive authority demanding him shall have appointed to receive him, unless he shall first be taken forthwith before a judge of a criminal court of record in this state, who shall inform him of the demand made for his surrender and of the crime with which he is charged, and that he has the right to demand and procure legal counsel; and if the prisoner or his counsel shall state that he or they desire to test the legality of his arrest, the judge of such criminal court of record shall fix a reasonable time to be allowed him within which to apply for a writ of habeas corpus. When such writ is applied for, notice thereof, and of the time and place of hearing thereon, shall be given to the prosecuting officer of the county in which the arrest is made and in which the accused is in custody, and to the said agent of the demanding state.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-142 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-142
How discharged
Status: in_force

A lien created under this article may be discharged by: a. Filing with the financial officer of the public agency a duly acknowledged or proved certificate of the claimant or his successor in interest, or his duly authorized attorney or agent or his attorney of record, stating that the lien is discharged; b. The lapse of 60 days since the completion of the work to be performed or the acceptance of the same by resolution of the public agency without the commencement of an action to enforce the lien claim or the filing of answer, within the time allowed by the practice of, or within such time as may be allowed him by, the superior court, asserting such lien in an action brought by another claimant; c. Satisfaction of a judgment rendered in an action to enforce the lien or claim; or d. The final judgment of the superior court in an action to enforce the lien to which the claimant was a party.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:18-61.1h — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 18 / Section 18-61.1h
Reimbursement to displaced tenant
Status: in_force

4. a. If a residential tenant is displaced because of an illegal occupancy in a residential rental premises pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection g. of section 2 of P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1) and the municipality in which the rental premises is located has not enacted an ordinance pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1993, c.342 (C.2A:18-61.1g), the displaced residential tenant shall be entitled to reimbursement for relocation expenses from the owner in an amount equal to six times the monthly rental paid by the displaced person. b. Payment by the owner shall be due five days prior to the removal of the displaced tenant. If payment is not made within this time, interest shall accrue and be due to the displaced residential tenant on the unpaid balance at the rate of 18% per annum until the amount due and all interest accumulated thereon shall be paid in full. c. If reimbursement for which an owner is liable is not paid in full within 30 days of removal of the tenant, the unpaid balance thereof and all interest accruing thereon and, in addition thereto, an amount equal to six times the monthly rental paid by the displaced tenant shall be a lien upon the parcel of property on which the dwelling of the displaced residential tenant was located, for the benefit of that tenant. To perfect the lien, a statement showing the amount and due date of the unpaid balance and identifying the parcel shall be recorded with the county clerk or registrar of deeds and mortgages of the county in which the affected property is located, and upon recording, the lien shall have the priority of a mortgage lien. Identification of the parcel by reference to its designation on the tax map of the municipality shall be sufficient for purposes of recording. Whenever the unpaid balance and all interest accrued thereon has been fully paid, the displaced residential tenant shall promptly withdraw or cancel the statement, in writing, at the place of recording. d. This section shall not authorize the enforcement of a lien for actual reasonable moving expenses with respect to any real property the title to which has been acquired by a municipality and which has been transferred pursuant to a rehabilitation agreement. e. For the purposes of this section, the owner of a structure shall exclude mortgagees in possession of a structure through foreclosure. L.1993,c.342,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:55-8 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 55 / Section 55-8
Settlement pending action
Status: in_force

When any such settlement shall be made in a pending action, it shall be made in writing and the original or a signed copy filed with the court.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:157-22 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 157 / Section 157-22
Limitation on number
Status: in_force

In any county in which the total number of county detectives and county investigators authorized by this chapter exceeds the total number of officers employed in the prosecutor's office of such county for the detection, apprehension, arrest, indictment and conviction of offenders against the law, as of the effective date of this chapter, no new appointments as county detective or county investigator shall be made, other than to fill vacancies hereafter occurring, without prior approval as to the number and salary thereof by the board of chosen freeholders or, in counties of the first class having a population of less than eight hundred thousand inhabitants, by order of the Superior Court Assignment Judge of the county. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1953, c. 385, p. 2004, s. 1, eff. Aug. 14, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4A-41 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-41
Dispositional hearing
Status: in_force

Where a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent, the disposition of the case shall be entered within 30 days of such adjudication if the juvenile has been placed in a detention center or shelter-care facility. If the juvenile is so placed and no disposition of the case is made after 30 days, the court shall, upon motion of the juvenile, fix a date certain for the dispositional hearing which shall be within 10 days of the motion, unless an extension is granted by the court for good cause shown. Disposition shall be made in all other cases within 60 days unless an extension is granted by the court where good cause is shown. The court shall provide written notice to the proper parties as to the date, time and place of such hearing and do so sufficiently in advance of the hearing to allow adequate time for preparation. L.1982, c. 77, s. 22, eff. Dec. 31, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 35 / Section 35-1.1
Declaration of policy and legislative findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares to be the public policy of this State, the following: a. By enactment of the "New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice," N.J.S. 2C:1-1 et seq., the Legislature recognized the need for the comprehensive reevaluation, revision, consolidation and codification of our criminal laws, and the need to ensure a uniform, consistent and predictable system for the sentencing of convicted offenders, focusing principally on the seriousness and degree of dangerousness inherent in a particular offense. In enacting the sentencing provisions of the penal code, the Legislature recognized that the imposition of a uniform, consistent and predictable sentence for a given offense is an essential prerequisite to any rational deterrent scheme designed ultimately to reduce the incidence of crime. b. Despite the impressive efforts and gains of our law enforcement agencies, the unlawful use, manufacture and distribution of controlled dangerous substances continues to pose a serious and pervasive threat to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of this State. New Jersey continues to experience an unacceptably high rate of drug-related crime, and continues to serve as a conduit for the illegal trafficking of drugs to and from other jurisdictions. In addition to the harm suffered by the victims of drug abuse and drug-related crime, the incidence of such offenses is directly related to the rate of other violent and non-violent crimes, including murder, assault, robbery, theft, burglary and organized criminal activities. For this reason, enhanced and coordinated efforts designed specifically to curtail drug-related offenses will lead inexorably to a reduction in the rate of crime generally, and is therefore decidedly in the public interest. c. In order to be effective, the battle against drug abuse and drug-related crime must be waged aggressively at every level along the drug distribution chain, but in particular, our criminal laws must target for expedited prosecution and enhanced punishment those repeat drug offenders and upper echelon members of organized narcotics trafficking networks who pose the greatest danger to society. In order to ensure the most efficient and effective dedication of limited investigative, prosecutorial, judicial and correctional resources, it is the policy of this State to distinguish between drug offenders based on the seriousness of the offense, considering principally the nature, quantity and purity of the controlled substance involved, and the role of the actor in the overall drug distribution network. It is the intention of the Legislature to provide for the strict punishment, deterrence and incapacitation of the most culpable and dangerous drug offenders, and to facilitate where feasible the rehabilitation of drug dependent persons so as ultimately to reduce the demand for illegal controlled dangerous substances and the incidence of drug-related crime. It is also the policy of this State to afford special protection to children from the perils of drug trafficking, to ensure that all schools and areas adjacent to schools are kept free from drug distribution activities, and to provide especially stern punishment for those drug offenders who operate on or near schools and school buses, who distribute to juveniles, or who employ juveniles in a drug distribution scheme. In addition, our criminal laws and sentencing practices must be reexamined and amended so as to minimize pretrial delay, thereby to ensure the prompt disposition of all drug-related criminal charges and the prompt imposition of fair and certain punishment. d. Under the current drug laws, there are inadequate sentencing guidelines with which consistently to identify the most serious offenders and offenses and to guard against sentencing disparity and the resulting depreciation of the deterrent thrust of the criminal law. In order to protect the public interest, and so as to deter, disrupt and eliminate the operation of organized drug trafficking networks, it is necessary to undertake a comprehensive reexamination of our controlled dangerous substances laws, procedures and sentencing practices. The transfer of the provisions of the "New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act," P.L. 1970, c. 226 (C. 24:21-1 et seq.) into the penal code which is accomplished herein, along with the amendments and supplements thereto, will better ensure that the most culpable drug offenders will be subject to swift prosecutions and strict, consistently imposed criminal sanctions. L. 1987, c. 106, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-23 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 21 / Section 21-23
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares to be the public policy of this State, the following: a. By enactment of the "Criminal Justice Act of 1970," P.L.1970, c.74 (C.52:17B-97 et seq.), the legislature recognized that the existence of organized crime and organized crime type activities present a serious threat to the political, social and economic institutions of this State. b. By enactment of P.L.1981, c.167 (C.2C:41-1 et al.), the Legislature recognized the need to impose strict civil and criminal sanctions upon those whose activity is inimical to the general health, welfare and prosperity of this State, including, but not limited to, those who drain money from the economy by illegal conduct and then undertake the operation of otherwise legitimate businesses with the proceeds of illegal conduct. c. By enactment of the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," P.L.1987, c.106 (C.2C:35-1 et seq.), the Legislature recognized the need to punish the more culpable drug offenders with strict, consistently imposed criminal sanctions. The Legislature intended a greater culpability for those who profit from the illegal trafficking of drugs and expressed an intent that such individuals be dealt with swiftly and sternly. d. Despite the impressive efforts and gains of our law enforcement agencies, individuals still profit financially from illegal organized criminal activities and illegal trafficking of drugs, and they continue to pose a serious and pervasive threat to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of this State while, at the same time, converting their illegally obtained profits into "legitimate" funds with the assistance of other individuals. e. The increased trafficking in drugs and other organized criminal activities have strengthened the money laundering industry which takes illegally acquired income and makes that money appear to be legitimate. In order to safeguard the public interest and stop the conversion of ill-gotten criminal profits, effective criminal and civil sanctions are needed to deter and punish those who are converting the illegal profits, those who are providing a method of hiding the true source of the funds, and those who facilitate such activities. It is in the public interest to make such conduct subject to strict criminal and civil penalties because of a need to deter individuals and business entities from assisting in the "legitimizing" of proceeds of illegal activity. To allow individuals or business entities to avoid responsibility for their criminal assistance in money laundering is clearly inimical to the public good. L.1994,c.121,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:56-52 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-52
Partition in kind recommended, certain circumstances, special master report.
Status: in_force

8. a. If all the interests of all cotenants that requested partition by sale are not purchased by other cotenants pursuant to section 7 of this act, or if after conclusion of the buyout period under that section, a cotenant remains that has requested partition in kind, the special master shall report to the court recommending partition in kind. The court shall order partition in kind, unless the court, after consideration of the factors listed in section 9 of this act, finds that partition in kind will result in great prejudice to the cotenants as a group. In considering whether to order partition in kind, the court shall approve a request by two or more parties to have their individual interests aggregated. b. If the court does not order partition in kind under subsection a. of this section, the court shall order partition by sale pursuant to section 10 of this act or, if no cotenant requested partition by sale, the court shall dismiss the action. c. If the court orders partition in kind pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the court may require that one or more cotenants pay one or more other cotenants amounts so that the payments, taken together with the value of the in-kind distributions to the cotenants, make the partition in kind just and proportionate in value to the fractional interests held. d. If the court orders partition in kind pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the court shall allocate to the cotenants that are unknown, un-locatable, or the subject of a default judgment, if their interests were not bought out pursuant to section 7 of this act, a part of the property representing the combined interests of these cotenants as determined by the court. L.2025, c.88, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:20-36 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 20 / Section 20-36
Misuse of food stamp coupons, ATP card, benefit card, value equal or greater than $150.
Status: in_force

2. If the face value of food stamp coupons or an ATP card or benefit card is equal to or greater than $150, an individual shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree if he purposely or knowingly and without authorization: a. Receives or uses the proceeds of food stamp coupons or an ATP card or benefit card for which he has not applied or has not been approved by the department to use; b. Engages in any transaction to convert food stamp coupons or an ATP card or benefit card to other property contrary to federal and State government rules and regulations governing the Work First New Jersey program, the federal food stamp program, the New Jersey Supplementary Food Stamp Program, or any other program included in the electronic benefit distribution system; or c. Transfers food stamp coupons or an ATP card or benefit card to another person who is not lawfully entitled or approved by the department to use the coupons or ATP card or benefit card. L.1993,c.13,s.2; amended 1995, c.215, s.2; 1997, c.37, s.9; 1998, c.32, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-31 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-31
Sale pending foreclosure
Status: in_force

When, in an action for the foreclosure or satisfaction of a mortgage covering real or personal property, or both, the property mortgaged is of such a character or so situated as to make it liable to deteriorate in value or to make its care or preservation difficult or expensive pending the determination of the action, the superior court may, before judgment, upon the application of any party to the action, order a sale of the mortgaged property to be made at public or private sale through a receiver, sheriff, or otherwise, as the court may direct. The proceeds of any such sale shall be brought into court, there to remain subject to the same liens and equities of the parties in interest as was the mortgaged property and to be disposed of as the court shall, by order or judgment, direct.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-4.2 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 58 / Section 58-4.2
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The decision of the United States Supreme Court in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen holds significant implications for carrying a handgun in New Jersey and the law governing the issuance of permits to carry a handgun. The Bruen decision establishes that states cannot deny permits to carry a handgun to otherwise-qualified citizens who fail to show that they have the "proper cause" to carry a handgun. New Jersey law relies on a similar standard, considering whether an applicant has a "justifiable need," in determining whether to issue a permit to carry a handgun. b. In accordance with the precedent established in the Bruen decision, laws requiring showings of particularized need are no longer legally viable to determine whether a person may carry a handgun in public. The Bruen decision does make clear, however, that the Legislature can enact laws to protect our communities from threats to public health, safety, and welfare posed by gun violence, which take into account as appropriate the Supreme Court's Second Amendment ruling while continuing to promote and enhance public safety. c. Statistics show that expanding handgun carrying creates safety risks, helping to fuel the epidemic of gun violence. For example, a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the estimated average rate of officer-involved shootings increased by 12.9 percent in 10 states that relaxed restrictions between 2014 and 2020 on civilians carrying concealed firearms in public. Accordingly, evidence demonstrates that more guns on the streets can translate into more acts of gun violence. To mitigate the impact of having more people carrying guns in public places, steps must be taken to better ensure that those who exercise the right to carry are responsible, law-abiding, and appropriately trained individuals who would not pose undue safety risks if armed in public places. d. In Bruen, the Supreme Court recognized that states may prohibit individuals who are not "law-abiding, responsible citizens" from carrying firearms in public, and endorsed the use of "licensing requirements for carrying a handgun for self-defense." Although the Court did not provide a complete list of lawful requirements, it specifically cited a "background check, mental health check, training in firearms handling and in laws regarding the use of force, among other possible requirements" as permissible. The purpose of these checks, the Court explained, is to "ensure only that those bearing arms in the jurisdiction are in fact, 'law-abiding, responsible citizens.'" It is thus important to bolster and improve the process in this State for ensuring that only such individuals possess and carry firearms. Toward that end, this act strengthens the criteria and background investigation requirements that are used to determine whether an applicant is qualified to carry a firearm in New Jersey. e. This act also designates places in which the carrying of a firearm or destructive device is prohibited. Previously, application of the justifiable need standard minimized the serious dangers of misuse and accidental use inherent in the carrying of handguns in a public place. Given the likelihood that a much greater number of individuals will now qualify to carry handguns in public, it is now both necessary and appropriate to clearly identify in the law those sensitive places where, due to heightened public safety concerns, carrying a dangerous, potentially lethal device or weapon, including a handgun, is not permissible. These prohibitions are based on common sense principles and historical analogues. f. Notwithstanding its rejection of a particularized need standard, the Bruen decision recognizes that the carrying of firearms in sensitive places can "be prohibited consistent with the Second Amendment." Indeed, the Court assumed it settled that "laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitives places such as schools and government buildings," as well as other places such as "legislative assemblies, polling places, and courthouses," are "longstanding" and not subject to disputes regarding their constitutionality. The Court added that other "sensitive place" regulations may be permissible if "consistent with the Second Amendment's text and historical understanding" - that is, "relevantly similar" to historical analogues. g. The sensitive-place prohibitions on dangerous weapons set forth in this act are rooted in history and tradition. They are analogous to historical laws that can be found from the Founding era to Reconstruction, which are also found in modern laws in many states. History and tradition support at least the following location-based restrictions on carrying firearms: (1) Places that are the site of core constitutional activity, such as but not limited to the exercise of First Amendment rights, or that are otherwise vital to the functioning of democracy and our system of government. That includes prohibitions of firearms in facilities within the criminal justice system; (2) Schools, universities, other educational institutions, where people assemble for educational purposes and for the purposes of teaching, learning, research, and the pursuit of knowledge; (3) Parks and other recreation spaces, including locations where children congregate; (4) Locations that protect vulnerable classes of people, such as the young and the frail; (5) Places where intoxicating substances are sold, places where large groups of individuals congregate, and places where volatile conditions may pose a threat to public safety; and (6) Various forms of transportation and public infrastructure, whose safety, security, and stability are critical to supporting social function. h. The historical record also supports restriction of firearm possession on private property when the owner has not given their consent. Many states require a property owner's permission before another may enter private dwellings and private lands with a firearm or other weapons. Requiring consent from the property owner before carrying weapons onto private property is also in line with both the reasonable expectations and property rights of New Jersey property owners. i. Additionally, the fees to obtain a firearms purchaser identification permit or a permit to purchase a handgun in New Jersey were initially set by statute over 50 years ago at $5 and $2, respectively, and in over a half century the law has never been changed to increase these fees, notwithstanding the impact of inflation, increasing costs of background checks and related investigations, and the investment made over the years to technologically upgrade the firearms application and registration system established and maintained by the New Jersey State Police. j. Accordingly, the Legislature finds it is necessary and proper to revise this State's procedural and substantive laws related to firearms to update the process and the standards applicable to firearm purchase and possession as well as our handgun carry law, and to continue to promote public safety and reduce gun violence in a manner consistent with the Second Amendment principles articulated by the current Supreme Court jurisprudence. These revisions will focus on factors other than the need or purpose a person may assert as justification to carry a handgun, such as the person's background and qualifications, with the ultimate goal of keeping New Jersey streets and neighborhoods safe from gun violence. L.2022, c.131, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:33-23.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 33 / Section 33-23.1
License required for certain radio transmissions.
Status: in_force

1. A person shall not: a. Make, or cause to be made, a radio transmission of energy in this State unless the person obtains a license, or an exemption from licensure, from the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to 47 U.S.C. s.301, or other applicable federal law or regulation; or b. Do any act to cause an unlicensed radio transmission of energy or interference with a public or commercial radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission or to enable the radio transmission of energy or interference to occur. c. As used in this section, "radio transmission of energy" has the same meaning given that term under 47 U.S.C. s.153. L.2005,c.293,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-21.5 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-21.5
Hearings; findings of fact and conclusions of law
Status: in_force

After any hearing conducted by the court pursuant to section 3 or 4 hereof, the court shall make specific findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to its rulings, which findings shall be in writing or set forth on the record. L.1979, c. 479, s. 5, eff. Feb. 27, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:16-6 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-6
Setting aside fraudulent judgment on motion of judgment creditor
Status: in_force

A judgment entered in any action in any court by confession or otherwise which was confessed or obtained for the purpose of defrauding the creditors of the defendant, may be set aside by proceedings in the action taken by any judgment creditor of the defendant as though the judgment creditor were a party to the action.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:33-22 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-22
Seizure of property locked up; breaking and entering
Status: in_force

2A:33-22. When property is removed by a tenant and put in any place locked up, fastened or otherwise secured, to prevent the said property from being distrained for arrears of rent, the landlord, first calling to his assistance a peace officer, who shall aid and assist therein, may, in the daytime, break open and enter the place, and distrain the said property for the arrears of rent as he might have done if the said property had been put in an open place. If the place where the said property is secured is a dwelling house, oath shall first be made before some judge or magistrate, of a reasonable ground to suspect that the said property is therein.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 2023, c.250, s.5.