N.J. Stat. § 2C:33-15 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 33 / Section 33-15
Possession, consumption by persons under legal age; penalty.
Status: in_force

1. a. (1) Any person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages, or under the legal age to purchase cannabis items, who knowingly possesses without legal authority or who knowingly consumes any alcoholic beverage, cannabis item, marijuana, or hashish in any school, public conveyance, public place, or place of public assembly, or motor vehicle shall be subject to the following consequences: (a) for a first violation, a written warning issued by a law enforcement officer to the underage person. The written warning shall include the person's name, address, and date of birth, and a copy of the warning containing this information, plus a sworn statement that includes a description of the relevant facts and circumstances that support the officer's determination that the person committed the violation, shall be temporarily maintained in accordance with this section only for the purposes of determining a second or subsequent violation subject to the consequences set forth in subparagraph (b) or (c) of this paragraph. If the violation of this section is by a person under 18 years of age, a written notification concerning the violation shall be provided to the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the underage person in accordance with section 3 of P.L.1991, c.169 (C.33:1-81.1a). (b) for a second violation, a written warning issued by a law enforcement officer to the underage person indicating that a second violation has occurred, which includes the person's name, address, and date of birth. If the violation is by a person 18 years of age or older, the officer shall provide the person with informational materials about how to access community services provided by public or private agencies and organizations that shall assist the person with opportunities to access further social services, including, but not limited to, counseling, tutoring programs, mentoring services, and faith-based or other community initiatives. If the violation is by a person under 18 years of age, a written notification concerning the second violation shall be provided to the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the underage person in accordance with section 3 of P.L.1991, c.169 (C.33:1-81.1a). The written notification shall include the same or similar informational materials about how to access community services provided by public or private agencies and organizations as those provided directly by a law enforcement officer to a person 18 years of age or older who commits a second violation of this paragraph. A copy of the second written warning to the underage person, and, if applicable, the written notification to the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the underage person concerning the second warning, plus a sworn statement that includes a description of the relevant facts and circumstances that support the officer's determination that the person committed the second violation, shall be temporarily maintained in accordance with this section only for the purposes of determining a subsequent violation subject to the consequences set forth in subparagraph (c) of this paragraph. (c) for a third or subsequent violation, a write-up issued by a law enforcement officer to the underage person indicating that a third or subsequent violation has occurred, which includes the person's name, address, and date of birth. If the violation is by a person 18 years of age or older, the officer shall include with the write-up a referral for accessing community services provided by a public or private agency or organization, and provide notice to that agency or organization of the referral which may also be used to initiate contact with the person, and the agency or organization shall offer assistance to the person with opportunities to access further social services, including but not limited to counseling, tutoring programs, mentoring services, and faith-based or other community initiatives. If the violation is by a person under 18 years of age, a written notification concerning the third or subsequent violation shall be provided to the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the underage person in accordance with section 3 of P.L.1991, c.169 (C.33:1-81.1a). The written notification shall include a referral for the person and the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the underage person for accessing community services provided by a public or private agency or organization, and provide notice to that agency or organization of the referral which may also then be used to initiate contact with both persons, and the agency or organization shall offer assistance to both with opportunities to access further social services, including counseling, tutoring programs, mentoring services, and faith-based or other community initiatives. A copy of a write-up for a third or subsequent violation, the written notification to the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the underage person, if applicable, and accompanying referrals, plus a sworn statement that includes a description of the relevant facts and circumstances that support the officer's determination that the person committed the third or subsequent violation, shall be temporarily maintained in accordance with this section only to the extent necessary to track referrals to agencies and organizations, as well as for the purposes of determining a subsequent violation subject to the consequences set forth in this subparagraph. The failure of a person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages or cannabis items, or the failure of a parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the underage person, to accept assistance from an agency or organization to which a law enforcement referral was made, or to access any community services provided by that agency or organization shall not result in any summons, initiation of a complaint, or other legal action to be adjudicated and enforced in any court. (2) (a) A person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages or cannabis items is not capable of giving lawful consent to a search to determine a violation of this section, and a law enforcement officer shall not request that a person consent to a search for that purpose. (b) The odor of an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, hashish, cannabis, or cannabis item, or burnt marijuana, hashish, cannabis, or cannabis item, shall not constitute reasonable articulable suspicion to initiate an investigatory stop of a person, nor shall it constitute probable cause to initiate a search of a person or that person's personal property to determine a violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection. Additionally, the unconcealed possession of an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, hashish, or cannabis item in violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection, observed in plain sight by a law enforcement officer, shall not constitute probable cause to initiate a search of a person or that person's personal property to determine any further violation of that paragraph or any other violation of law. (3) A person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages or cannabis items who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection for possessing or consuming an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, hashish, or a cannabis item shall not be subject to arrest, shall not be transported to a police station, police headquarters, or other place of law enforcement operations, and shall not otherwise be subject to detention or be taken into custody by a law enforcement officer at or near the location where the violation occurred, except to the extent that detention or custody at or near the location is required to issue a written warning or write-up, collect the information necessary to provide notice of a violation to a parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the underage person in accordance with section 3 of P.L.1991, c.169 (C.33:1-81a), or make referrals for accessing community services provided by a public or private agency or organization due to a third or subsequent violation, unless the person is being arrested, detained, or otherwise taken into custody for also committing another violation of law for which that action is legally permitted or required. (4) Consistent with the provisions of subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.2020, c.129 (C.40A:14-118.5), the video and audio recording functions of a law enforcement officer's body worn camera, as defined in that section, shall be activated whenever the law enforcement officer is responding to a call for service related to a violation or suspected violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection for possessing or consuming an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, hashish, or a cannabis item, or at the initiation of any other law enforcement or investigative encounter between an officer and a person related to a violation or suspected violation of that paragraph, and shall remain activated until the encounter has fully concluded and the officer leaves the scene of the encounter; provided, however, that the video and audio recording functions of a body worn camera shall not be deactivated pursuant to subparagraph (a) of paragraph (2) of subsection c. of P.L.2020, c.129 (C.40A:14-118.5), based on a request to deactivate the camera by a person who is the subject of a responsive call for service or law enforcement or investigative encounter related to a violation or suspected violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection. (5) As part of the process for the issuance of a written warning or write-up to a person for a violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the law enforcement officer shall take possession of any alcoholic beverage, marijuana, hashish, or cannabis item from the person, and any drug or cannabis paraphernalia for use with any marijuana, hashish, or cannabis item. The existence and description of the alcoholic beverage, marijuana, hashish, or cannabis item, and any drug or cannabis paraphernalia shall be included in the sworn statement that includes a description of the relevant facts and circumstances that support the officer's determination that the person committed a violation, and which record is temporarily maintained in accordance with this section to determine subsequent possession or consumption violations, and track referrals for accessing community services provided by a public or private agency or organization due to a third or subsequent violation. Any alcoholic beverage, marijuana, hashish, cannabis item, or drug or cannabis paraphernalia obtained by the law enforcement officer shall either be destroyed or secured for use in law enforcement training or educational programs in accordance with applicable law and directives issued by the Attorney General. (6) With respect to any violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection concerning the possession or consumption of an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, hashish, or any cannabis item: (a) a person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages or cannabis items shall not be photographed or fingerprinted, notwithstanding any provisions of section 2 of P.L.1982, c.79 (C.2A:4A-61) to the contrary; (b) (i) any copy of any written warning or write-up issued to a person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages or cannabis items, written notification provided to the person's parent, guardian or other person having legal custody in accordance with section 3 of P.L.1991, c.169 (C.33:1-81.1a), sworn statement describing the relevant facts and circumstances that support an officer's determination that a person committed a violation, or referrals for accessing community services provided by a public or private agency or organization pertaining to a third or subsequent violation shall be segregated and maintained in a separate physical location or electronic repository or database from any other records maintained by a law enforcement agency, and reported to the Attorney General in a manner so that they are similarly segregated and maintained in a separate physical location or electronic repository or database from other law enforcement records accessible to the Attorney General and State and local law enforcement agencies, and shall not be transferred to or copied and placed in any other physical location or electronic repository or database containing any other law enforcement records. These records shall only be used to the extent necessary to determine a subsequent violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection or to track referrals to agencies and organizations, and shall not be revealed, reviewed, or considered in any manner with respect to any current or subsequent juvenile delinquency matter, including but not limited to, a charge, filing, eligibility or decision for diversion or discharge, or sentencing, other disposition, or related decision affecting the juvenile, or with respect to any current or subsequent prosecution for committing an offense or other violation of law, including but not limited to, a charge, filing, eligibility or decision for diversion or discharge, or sentencing, other disposition, or related decision affecting an adult under 21 years of age. Also, these records shall be deemed confidential and shall not be subject to public inspection or copying pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), and their existence shall not be acknowledged based upon any inquiry in the same manner as if the records were expunged records pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:52-15. The Attorney General may use the records described herein to generate the number of occurrences and other statistics concerning first, second, third and subsequent violations of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the municipal, county or other geographic areas within which first, second, third and subsequent violations occur, and the law enforcement agencies involved in first, second, third and subsequent violations, which are to be compiled and made available by the Attorney General in accordance with section 4 of P.L.2021, c.25 (C.2C:33-15.1). The identity of any person named in a record shall not be revealed or included in the information to be compiled and made available in accordance with that section. The records of violations shall only be maintained temporarily and shall be destroyed or permanently deleted as set forth in subparagraph (c) of this paragraph. (ii) any records pertaining to a person's acceptance of assistance from an agency or organization to which a law enforcement referral was made shall not be revealed, reviewed, or considered in any manner with respect to any current or subsequent juvenile delinquency matter, including, but not limited to, a charge, filing, eligibility or decision for diversion or discharge, or sentencing, other disposition, or related decision affecting the juvenile, or with respect to any current or subsequent prosecution for committing an offense or other violation of law, including, but not limited to, a charge, filing, eligibility or decision for diversion or discharge, or sentencing, other disposition, or related decision affecting an adult under 21 years of age. Also, these records shall be deemed confidential and shall not be subject to public inspection or copying pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), and their existence shall not be acknowledged based upon any inquiry in the same manner as if the records were expunged records pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:52-15. (c) All of the records maintained by a law enforcement agency and reported to the Attorney General as described in subsubparagraph (i) of subparagraph (b) of this paragraph shall be destroyed or permanently deleted by the law enforcement agency and Attorney General on the second anniversary following the creation of the record concerning a violation, or not later than the last day of the month in which that second anniversary date falls, or alternatively not later than the 21st birthday of a person who is the subject of a record, or not later than the last day of the month in which that birthday falls, whichever date occurs sooner, except that a record shall be maintained upon request by the person named in the record or representative thereof, the law enforcement officer who made the record, or the law enforcement agency currently maintaining the record if it involves a lawsuit, disciplinary complaint, or criminal prosecution arising from the violation described in the record, based on an assertion that the record has evidentiary or exculpatory value. Upon final disposition of the matter for which the extended record retention was requested, the record shall be destroyed or permanently deleted. (d) A law enforcement officer shall be guilty of the crime of official deprivation of civil rights as set forth in section 3 of P.L.2021, c.25 (C.2C:30-6.1) for violating the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection that address law enforcement actions involving persons who are under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages or cannabis items. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c.25) c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c.25) d. Nothing in this act shall apply to possession of alcoholic beverages by any such person while actually engaged in the performance of employment pursuant to an employment permit issued by the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, or for a bona fide hotel or restaurant, in accordance with the provisions of R.S.33:1-26, or while actively engaged in the preparation of food while enrolled in a culinary arts or hotel management program at a county vocational school or post-secondary educational institution; and nothing in this section shall apply to possession of cannabis items by any such person while actually engaged in the performance of employment by a cannabis establishment, distributor, or delivery service as permitted pursuant to the "New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act," P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et al.). e. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1991, c.169 (C.33:1-81.1a) shall apply to a parent, guardian or other person with legal custody of a person under 18 years of age who is found to be in violation of this section. f. An underage person and one or two other persons shall be immune from prosecution under this section if: (1) one of the underage persons called 9-1-1 and reported that another underage person was in need of medical assistance due to alcohol consumption, or the consumption of marijuana, hashish, or a cannabis item; (2) the underage person who called 9-1-1 and, if applicable, one or two other persons acting in concert with the underage person who called 9-1-1 provided each of their names to the 9-1-1 first responder dispatcher; (3) the underage person was the first person to make the 9-1-1 report; and (4) the underage person and, if applicable, one or two other persons acting in concert with the underage person who made the 9-1-1 call remained on the scene with the person under the legal age in need of medical assistance until assistance arrived and cooperated with medical assistance and law enforcement personnel on the scene. The underage person who received medical assistance also shall be immune from prosecution under this section. g. For purposes of this section, an alcoholic beverage includes powdered alcohol as defined by R.S.33:1-1, a cannabis item includes any item available for lawful consumption pursuant to the "New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act," P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et al.), and the terms "marijuana" and "hashish" have the same meaning as set forth in N.J.S.2C:35-2, and the terms "drug paraphernalia" and "cannabis paraphernalia" have the same meaning as set forth in N.J.S.2C:36-1 and section 3 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-33), respectively. L.1979, c.264, s.1; amended 1991, c.169, s.2; 1997, c.161; 2009, c.133, s.1; 2015, c.137, s.3; 2021, c.16, s.73; 2021, c.25, s.2; 2021, c.38; 2021, c.447, s.4; 2023, c.335, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-34 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 58 / Section 58-34
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Gun industry member" means a person engaged in the sale, manufacturing, distribution, importing or marketing of a gun-related product, and any officer, agent, employee, or other person authorized to act on behalf of that person or who acts in active concert or participation with one or more such persons. "Gun-related product" means any firearm, ammunition, ammunition magazine, firearm component or part including, but not limited to, a firearm frame and a firearm receiver, or firearm accessory, which product was, or was intended to be, sold, manufactured, distributed, imported, or marketed in this State, or which product was possessed in this State and as to which it was reasonably foreseeable that the product would be possessed or used in this State. "Person" means any natural person, firm, corporation, company, partnership, society, joint stock company, or any other entity or association. "Public nuisance" means any condition which injures, endangers, or threatens to injure or endanger or contributes to the injury or endangerment of the health, safety, peace, comfort, or convenience of others or which otherwise constitutes a public nuisance under common law. "Reasonable controls" means reasonable procedures, safeguards, and business practices that are designed to: (1) prevent the sale or distribution of a gun-related product to a straw purchaser, a firearm trafficker, a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under State or federal law, or a person who the gun industry member has reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk of using a gun-related product to harm themselves or unlawfully harm another or of unlawfully possessing or using a gun-related product; (2) prevent the loss of a gun-related product or theft of a gun-related product from a gun industry member; (3) ensure that a gun industry member complies with all provisions of State and federal law and does not otherwise promote the unlawful sale, manufacture, distribution, importing, marketing, possession, or use of a gun-related product; and (4) ensure that the gun industry member does not engage in an act or practice in violation of any of the regulatory provisions governing firearms set forth in chapters 39 and 58 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes or engage in conduct that constitutes a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-2) or any regulations promulgated thereunder. "Straw purchaser" means an individual who purchases, or attempts or conspires to purchase, a gun-related product at the request, order, or demand of another or for the purpose of selling or transferring to another person, knowing or reasonably believing that such other person is not authorized to either purchase or possess a gun-related product, or both, by the laws of this State, the United States, or of the state in which the other person resides by virtue of having a conviction of a crime, or for any other reason. L.2022, c.56, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:50-1 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 50 / Section 50-1
Action for replevin
Status: in_force

2B:50-1. Action for Replevin. A person seeking recovery of goods wrongly held by another may bring an action for replevin in the Superior Court. If the person establishes the cause of action, the court shall enter an order granting possession. Source: N.J.S.2A:59-3. L.1995,c.263,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 21 / Section 21-2.1
Offenses involving false government documents.
Status: in_force

1. a. A person who knowingly sells, offers or exposes for sale, or otherwise transfers, or possesses with the intent to sell, offer or expose for sale, or otherwise transfer, a document, printed form or other writing which falsely purports to be a driver's license, birth certificate or other document issued by a governmental agency and which could be used as a means of verifying a person's identity or age or any other personal identifying information is guilty of a crime of the second degree. b. A person who knowingly makes, or possesses devices or materials to make, a document or other writing which falsely purports to be a driver's license, birth certificate or other document issued by a governmental agency and which could be used as a means of verifying a person's identity or age or any other personal identifying information is guilty of a crime of the second degree. c. A person who knowingly exhibits, displays or utters a document or other writing which falsely purports to be a driver's license, birth certificate or other document issued by a governmental agency and which could be used as a means of verifying a person's identity or age or any other personal identifying information is guilty of a crime of the third degree. A violation of N.J.S.2C:28-7, constituting a disorderly persons offense, section 1 of P.L.1979, c.264 (C.2C:33-15), section 64 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.2C:35-10d), R.S.33:1-81 or section 6 of P.L.1968, c.313 (C.33:1-81.7) in a case where the person uses the personal identifying information of another to illegally purchase an alcoholic beverage or for using the personal identifying information of another to misrepresent the person's age for the purpose of obtaining tobacco, cannabis item, or other consumer product denied to persons under 21 years of age shall not constitute an offense under this subsection if the actor received only that benefit or service and did not perpetrate or attempt to perpetrate any additional injury or fraud on another. d. A person who knowingly possesses a document or other writing which falsely purports to be a driver's license, birth certificate or other document issued by a governmental agency and which could be used as a means of verifying a person's identity or age or any other personal identifying information is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. A violation of N.J.S.2C:28-7, constituting a disorderly persons offense, section 1 of P.L.1979, c.264 (C.2C:33-15), section 64 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.2C:35-10d), R.S.33:1-81 or section 6 of P.L.1968, c.313 (C.33:1-81.7) in a case where the person uses the personal identifying information of another to illegally purchase an alcoholic beverage or for using the personal identifying information of another to misrepresent his age for the purpose of obtaining tobacco, any cannabis item, or other consumer product denied to persons under 21 years of age shall not constitute an offense under this subsection if the actor received only that benefit or service and did not perpetrate or attempt to perpetrate any additional injury or fraud on another. e. In addition to any other disposition authorized by this Title, the provisions of section 24 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-43), or any other statute indicating the dispositions that may be ordered for an adjudication of delinquency, and, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:43-2, every person convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent or penalized for a violation of any offense defined in this section shall forthwith forfeit his right to operate a motor vehicle over the highways of this State for a period to be fixed by the court at not less than six months or more than two years which shall commence on the day the sentence is imposed. In the case of any person who at the time of the imposition of the sentence is less than 17 years of age, the period of the suspension of driving privileges authorized herein, including a suspension of the privilege of operating a motorized bicycle, shall commence on the day the sentence is imposed and shall run for a period as fixed by the court of not less than six months or more than two years after the day the person reaches the age of 17 years. If the driving privilege of any person is under revocation, suspension, or postponement for a violation of any provision of this Title or Title 39 of the Revised Statutes at the time of any conviction or adjudication of delinquency for a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or chapter 36 of this Title, the revocation, suspension, or postponement period imposed herein shall commence as of the date of termination of the existing revocation, suspension or postponement. The court before whom any person is convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent or penalized for a violation of any offense defined in this section shall collect forthwith the New Jersey driver's license or licenses of that person and forward the license or licenses to the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission along with a report indicating the first and last day of the suspension or postponement period imposed by the court pursuant to this section. If the court is for any reason unable to collect the license or licenses of the person, the court shall cause a report of the conviction or adjudication of delinquency to be filed with the director. The report shall include the complete name, address, date of birth, eye color and sex of the person and shall indicate the first and last day of the suspension or postponement period imposed by the court pursuant to this section. The court shall inform the person orally and in writing that if the person is convicted of personally operating a motor vehicle during the period of license suspension or postponement imposed pursuant to this section, the person shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties set forth in R.S.39:3-40. A person shall be required to acknowledge receipt of the written notice in writing. Failure to receive a written notice or failure to acknowledge in writing the receipt of a written notice shall not be a defense to a subsequent charge of a violation of R.S.39:3-40. If the person is the holder of a driver's license from another jurisdiction, the court shall not collect the license, but shall notify forthwith the director who shall notify the appropriate officials in that licensing jurisdiction. The court shall, however, in accordance with the provisions of this section, revoke the person's non-resident driving privileges in this State. In addition to any other condition imposed, a court, in its discretion, may suspend, revoke or postpone the driving privileges of a person admitted to supervisory treatment under N.J.S.2C:36A-1 or N.J.S.2C:43-12 without a plea of guilty or finding of guilt. L.1983, c.565, s.1; amended 1999, c.28, s.14; 2002, c.85, s.3; 2003, c.184, s.2; 2005, c.224, s.1; 2019, c.276, s.4; 2021, c.16, s.65; 2021, c.25, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:67-11 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 67 / Section 67-11
Limitation of action for offenses against chapter
Status: in_force

No person shall be liable to an action for any offense against this chapter unless the action is commenced against such person so offending within 2 years after the offense is committed; but if the person aggrieved shall be in prison, by reason of such wrongful act, then within 2 years after the decease of such party while in prison or his deliverance out of prison whichever shall happen first.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:18-61.56 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 18 / Section 18-61.56
Actions against qualified tenants, limitations
Status: in_force

17. For one year from the effective date of this act, no action for removal of a qualified tenant shall be instituted, no judgment shall be entered against a qualified tenant based upon a previously instituted action, and no qualified tenant shall be removed from his dwelling unit by a landlord, on the basis of the conversion of the premises. The owner of any residential premises located in a qualified county who, prior to that date, has registered those residential premises for conversion or applied for such registration shall comply with the provisions of this act, and the tenants residing in those premises shall be entitled to the protections extended under this act as if the registration or application for registration had not so occurred prior to that date. However, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any residential unit for which a conversion was registered prior to March 4, 1991 if the unit was sold to a bona fide individual purchaser prior to that date and that purchaser intends to personally occupy the unit as his principal residence. L.1991,c.509,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-17.7 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 21 / Section 21-17.7
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Technological advances in artificial intelligence have resulted in widespread accessibility to sophisticated "deepfake" technology, which can be used to manipulate audio and visual content to create deceptive audio and visual media depictions that often cannot be distinguished from reality. b. Digitally altered media generated with this technology can produce false and deceptive, but completely realistic and convincing, media depicting events that never happened, interactions that never took place, conduct that never occurred, and statements that were never made. c. While there are numerous valid and appropriate uses for this sophisticated technology, such as criticism, comment, satire, parody, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research, it may also be used inappropriately to deceive, humiliate, or violate the privacy of individuals who are portrayed in deceptive audio and visual media without their consent. d. It is manifest that lawbreakers will use all available tools to subvert the law, and "deepfake" technology, which may be readily accessed through the Internet or computer software programs, can be a powerful tool to accomplish illicit ends. Utilizing "deepfake" technology, bad actors may engage in a broad range of criminal or unlawful conduct such as creating audio and visual media depictions of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation involving children or non-consenting adults, creating false, misleading, and misattributed political advertising and campaign materials, and targeting individuals and corporate entities for harassment, damaging reputations and ruining lives. Punishment for committing a crime using "deepfake" technology should be cumulative, as the impact of the underlying criminal conduct is amplified through the insidious use of "deepfake" technology as the means to break the law. e. With the readily available amplifiers of the Internet and social media, digital media can be both ubiquitous and enduring, and the harm to a person falsely depicted in a "deepfake" image or visual or audio recording can result in widespread and pervasive emotional distress, reputational damage, and indelible harm to that person's personal and professional relationships. f. There is a compelling State interest in fostering the appropriate use of "deepfake" technology and deterring the inappropriate application of this technology to commit illicit conduct in a way that safeguards the health, safety, and welfare of the public without unduly infringing on the First Amendment rights of content creators. Similarly, the State has a compelling interest in protecting the privacy and reputational interests of residents who might otherwise be falsely depicted through "deepfake" technology and in providing them a meaningful mechanism through which to obtain appropriate redress. g. While civil liability and enforcement may to some extent prevent the misuse of this technology in furtherance of criminal activity, the relative ease with which this technology may be accessed and deployed, measured against the magnitude of the indelible and long-lasting harms its use can inflict upon victims and their families, warrants more severe consequences to more effectively punish and deter the inappropriate use of "deepfake" technology. h. Accordingly, the Legislature finds that it is necessary and proper to establish robust specific criminal penalties to punish and deter the use of "deepfake" technology to generate or create works of deceptive audio or visual media for the purpose of attempting or furthering the commission of a crime or offense, or to solicit, disclose, or use a work of deceptive audio or visual media for that purpose, and by providing the aggrieved victims of such conduct a civil recourse by which they may seek appropriate recompense. L.2025, c.40, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:47-3 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 47 / Section 47-3
Disposition
Status: in_force

2C:47-3. Disposition. a. If the report of the examination reveals that the offender's conduct was characterized by a pattern of repetitive, compulsive behavior and further reveals that the offender is amenable to sex offender treatment and is willing to participate in such treatment, the court shall determine whether the offender's conduct was so characterized and whether the offender is amenable to sex offender treatment and is willing to participate in such treatment and shall record its findings on the judgment of conviction. b. If the court finds that the offender's conduct was characterized by a pattern of repetitive, compulsive behavior and that the offender is amenable to sex offender treatment and is willing to participate in such treatment, the court shall, upon the recommendation of the Department of Corrections, sentence the offender to a term of incarceration to be served in the custody of the commissioner at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center for sex offender treatment as provided in subsection h. of this section, or place the offender on probation with the requirement, as a condition of probation, that he receive outpatient psychological or psychiatric treatment as prescribed. c. A sentence of incarceration or probation imposed pursuant to subsection b. or f. of this section shall be set in accordance with chapters 43, 44 and 45 of this Title. d. The court shall impose sentence in accordance with chapters 43, 44 and 45 of this Title and not as provided in subsection b. of this section if it shall appear from the report of the examination made of the offender pursuant to section N.J.S.2C:47-1 that the offender's conduct was not characterized by a pattern of repetitive, compulsive behavior or that the offender is not amenable to sex offender treatment. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.30:4-140 or R.S.30:4-92 or any other law, a sentence imposed pursuant to this subsection on an offender who is not amenable to sex offender treatment shall not be reduced by commutation time for good behavior or credits for diligent application to work and other institutional assignments. e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1998, c.72). f. If the court finds that the offender's conduct was characterized by a pattern of repetitive, compulsive behavior and that the offender is amenable to sex offender treatment, but that the offender is not willing to participate in such treatment, the court shall sentence the offender to a term of incarceration to be served in a facility designated by the commissioner pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1969, c.22 (C.30:4-91.2). The offender shall become primarily eligible for parole in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.2C:47-5; provided, however, no offender shall become primarily eligible for parole prior to the expiration of any judicial or statutory mandatory minimum term. An offender who meets the criteria of this subsection 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 may order the offender to be transferred to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center. g. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.30:4-140 or R.S.30:4-92 or any other law, a sentence imposed pursuant to subsection f. of this section shall not be reduced by commutation time for good behavior or credits for diligent application to work and other institutional assignments for any year or fractional part of a year that the offender is confined in a facility other than the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center; 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 sentence imposed on the offender shall be reduced by commutation time for good behavior and credits for diligent application to work and other institutional assignments for any year or fractional part of a year that the offender is incarcerated at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center following the date of such transfer. h. An offender sentenced to a term of incarceration pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be confined as follows: (1) If the court imposes a sentence of seven years or less, the Department of Corrections shall confine the offender to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center as soon as practicable after the date of sentence. (2) If the court imposes a sentence of more than seven years, the Department of Corrections shall confine the offender in a facility designated by the commissioner pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1969, c.22 (C.30:4-91.2). At least 30 days prior to the date which precedes the expiration date of the offender's sentence by five years, including any reductions for commutation time for good behavior and credits for diligent application to work and other institutional assignments, the Department of Corrections shall complete a psychological examination of the offender to determine the offender's amenability to sex offender treatment and willingness to participate in such treatment; provided, however, no such examination shall be required if less than two years has elapsed since the Department of Corrections completed a psychological examination pursuant to N.J.S.2C:47-1. If the report of the examination reveals that the offender is amenable to sex offender treatment and is willing to participate in such treatment, the offender shall be transferred to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center as soon as practicable. If the report of the examination reveals that the offender is not amenable to sex offender treatment, the offender shall not be transferred to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center. If the report of the examination reveals that the offender is amenable to sex offender treatment but is not willing to participate in such treatment, the offender shall not be transferred to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center. An 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. (3) If a sentence is imposed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1997, c.117 (C.2C:43-7.2) or if any other judicial or statutory mandatory minimum term of more than seven years is imposed, 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). At least 30 days prior to the date which precedes the expiration date of the mandatory minimum term by five years, the Department of Corrections shall complete a psychological examination of the offender to determine the offender's amenability to sex offender treatment and willingness to participate in such treatment; provided, however, no such examination shall be required if less than two years has elapsed since the Department of Corrections completed a psychological examination pursuant to N.J.S.2C:47-1. If the report of the examination reveals that the offender is amenable to sex offender treatment and is willing to participate in such treatment, the offender shall be transferred to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center as soon as practicable. If the report of the examination reveals that the offender is not amenable to sex offender treatment, the offender shall not be transferred to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center. If the report of the examination reveals that the offender is amenable to sex offender treatment, but is not willing to participate in such treatment, the offender shall not be transferred to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center. An 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 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. i. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 30:4-140 or R.S. 30:4-92 or any other law, a sentence imposed pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall not be reduced by commutation time for good behavior or credits for diligent application to work and other institutional assignments for any year or fractional part of a year from the date the Department of Corrections determines, as a result of a psychological evaluation conducted pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection h. of this section, that the offender is not amenable to sex offender treatment or not willing to participate in such treatment; provided, however, if the offender is subsequently determined by the Department of Corrections to be amenable to sex offender treatment and willing to participate in such treatment and is transferred to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, the sentence imposed on the offender shall be reduced by commutation time for good behavior and credits for diligent application to work and other institutional assignments for any year or fractional part of a year that the offender is incarcerated at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center following the date of such transfer. j. An offender who is sentenced to a term of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole shall not be confined in the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center but 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). k. The commissioner shall be required to provide for the treatment of a sex offender sentenced pursuant to N.J.S.2C:47-1 et seq. only when the offender is incarcerated in the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center. This requirement shall not apply when the offender is incarcerated in another facility. L.1978, c.95; amended 1979, c.178, s.103; 1994, c.130, s.6; 1994, c.134, s.2; 1998, c.72, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:31-4 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 31 / Section 31-4
Persons entitled to amount recovered.
Status: in_force

2A:31-4. Persons entitled to amount recovered The amount recovered in proceedings under this chapter shall be for the exclusive benefit of the persons entitled to take any intestate personal property of the decedent, and in the proportions in which they are entitled to take the same except if there is a surviving spouse of the decedent and one or more surviving descendants of the decedent they shall be entitled to equal proportions for purposes of recovery under this chapter notwithstanding the provisions of Title 3B of the New Jersey Statutes. If any of the persons so entitled in accordance with this section were dependent on the decedent at his death, they shall take the same as though they were sole persons so entitled, in such proportions, as shall be determined by the court without a jury, and as will result in a fair and equitable apportionment of the amount recovered, among them, taking into account in such determination, but not limited necessarily thereby, the age of the dependents, their physical and mental condition, the necessity or desirability of providing them with educational facilities, their financial condition and the availability to them of other means of support, present and future, and any other relevant factors which will contribute to a fair and equitable apportionment of the amount recovered. Amended 1960, c.194, s.1; 2007, c.261, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:3-9 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 3 / Section 3-9
Mistake of law as to unlawfulness of force or legality of arrest; reckless or negligent use of excessive but otherwise justifiable force; reckless or negligent injury or risk of injury to innocent persons
Status: in_force

a. The justification afforded by sections 2C:3-4 to 2C:3-7 is unavailable when: (1) The actor's belief in the unlawfulness of the force or conduct against which he employs protective force or his belief in the lawfulness of an arrest which he endeavors to effect by force is erroneous; and (2) His error is due to ignorance or mistake as to the provisions of the code, any other provisions of the criminal law or the law governing the legality of an arrest or search. b. (Deleted by amendment; P.L.1981, c. 290.) c. When the actor is justified under sections 2C:3-3 to 2C:3-8 in using force upon or toward the person of another but he recklessly or negligently injures or creates a risk of injury to innocent persons, the justification afforded by those sections is unavailable in a prosecution for such recklessness or negligence towards innocent persons. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:3-9, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by L.1981, c. 290, s. 6, eff. Sept. 24, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:19-9 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 19 / Section 19-9
Recommendation of hearing officer; approval.
Status: in_force

9. Any recommendation by a comprehensive enforcement hearing officer shall be in conformity with court rules and shall be approved by: a. a judge of the Superior Court for Superior Court matters and for any municipal court matters in which a final judgment has been docketed in the Superior Court; or b. a judge of the municipal court, designated by the Assignment Judge of the vicinage, for municipal court matters in which a final judgment has not been docketed with the Superior Court. L.1995,c.9,s.9; amended 2001, c.421, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:67-10 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 67 / Section 67-10
Proceedings against person detaining prisoner
Status: in_force

If the person having the prisoner in his custody shall be brought before the superior court, as for a criminal offense, he shall be examined, committed, bailed or discharged in like manner as in other criminal cases of like nature.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344
N.J. Stat. § 2C:28-5.4 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 28 / Section 28-5.4
Standard for issuance
Status: in_force

No order may be issued under this act unless the court's findings are made upon a preponderance of evidence adduced at a hearing. The rules of evidence shall not be applicable to any such hearing. L. 1985, c. 250, s. 4, eff. July 31, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:43-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 43 / Section 43-5.1
Crimes committed by students, notification to principal, certain circumstances.
Status: in_force

1. At the time of a criminal charge, adjudication of delinquency, or conviction of any student who is 18 years of age or older and is enrolled in secondary school, the law enforcement or prosecuting agency shall provide written notice to the school principal of the identity of that student, the offense charged, the adjudication, and the conviction if: a. The offense occurred on school property or a school bus, occurred at a school-sponsored function or was committed against an employee or official of the school; b. The student was taken into custody as a result of information or evidence provided by school officials; or c. The offense constitutes a crime, and the offense: (1) resulted in death or serious bodily injury or involved an attempt or conspiracy to cause death or serious bodily injury; (2) involved the unlawful use or possession of a firearm or other weapon; (3) involved the unlawful manufacture, distribution or possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog; (4) was committed with a purpose to intimidate an individual or group of individuals because of race, color, religion, sexual orientation or ethnicity; or (5) is a crime of the first, second, or third degree. Information provided to the principal pursuant to this subsection shall be maintained by the school and shall be treated as confidential but may be made available to such members of the staff and faculty of the school as the principal deems appropriate for maintaining order, safety or discipline in the school or for planning programs relevant to a student's educational and social development. L.2009, c.157, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:10-4 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-4
Breach of condition of supersedeas bond
Status: in_force

2A:10-4. Upon the breach of the condition of any supersedeas bond given to the clerk of any inferior court in a contempt proceeding, the county prosecutor of the county in which the bond is given shall prosecute the same to effect, in the name of the clerk, and shall pay the proceeds of the recovery thereon to the county treasurer, to be distributed by him according to law. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:123-5 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 123 / Section 123-5
Manufacture, sale or transportation of flammable wearing apparel forbidden
Status: in_force

The manufacture for, or sale or offer for sale, transport or causing to be transported for the purpose of sale or delivery after sale within the State of New Jersey of any article of wearing apparel or fabric which, under the provisions of section four of this act, is so highly flammable as to be dangerous when worn by individuals shall be unlawful. L.1953, c. 267, p. 1788, s. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1954.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:64-11 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 64 / Section 64-11
Report to Attorney General.
Status: in_force

2. a. A county prosecutor shall compile and submit to the Attorney General a quarterly report on the first day of the month following the end of each quarter containing information pertaining to each seizure and forfeiture of funds or property by a law enforcement agency within the county pursuant to N.J.S.2C:64-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:41-1 et seq., or P.L.1994, c.121 (C.2C:21-23 et seq.). The quarterly report shall include: (1) specific information on each seizure of property, including, but not limited to: (a) the law enforcement agency that seized the property; (b) a description of the seized property; (c) the date of seizure; (d) the exact location of the seizure; (e) whether the seizure was during a traffic stop on an interstate or State highway, and if so, the direction of traffic flow; (f) the amount of funds or estimated value of the seized property; and (g) the alleged criminal offense associated with the seizure and whether the offense is pursuant to federal or State law; (2) the disposition of any criminal action related to the seizure, including whether the defendant was charged with an offense, if charges were dismissed, and if the defendant was acquitted, entered into a plea agreement, or was convicted. (3) information on forfeiture of the seized property, including: (a) whether the forfeiture involved prima facie contraband or was enforced by civil action pursuant to N.J.S.2C:64-1 et seq., the forfeiture was a result of racketeering activity pursuant to N.J.S.2C:41-1 et seq., the forfeited funds or property were obtained from an action involving financial facilitation of a crime pursuant to P.L.1994, c.121 (C.2C:21-23 et seq.), or other crime; whether the offense is in violation of federal or State law; the criminal case number; and the court in which the case was filed; and (b) whether a person with a property interest in the seized property was represented by counsel at the forfeiture proceeding, if applicable; (4) information on the final disposition of the seized property, including whether the property was returned to the owner, destroyed, or sold or retained after forfeiture, and the date of disposition; (5) information on the estimated value of the forfeited property, including the gross amount received from the forfeiture, the total expenses deducted as part of the forfeiture action, and the net amount received from the forfeiture; (6) whether the forfeiture resulted from an adoptive seizure by a federal agency or by a joint task force comprised of municipal, State, and federal law enforcement officers; (7) if a defendant, owner, joint owner, or third party owner filed a claim or counterclaim; (8) whether the final forfeiture proceeding was criminal, civil-judicial, or civil-administrative; (9) whether there was a forfeiture settlement agreement; (10) the date of the forfeiture order; (11) the purpose for which any property retained by a law enforcement agency is used; and (12) any other information required by the Attorney General. b. A county prosecutor shall include in the quarterly report information concerning any forfeiture funds or property received by a law enforcement agency within the county as a result of its own actions, an adoption by a federal agency, or a joint task force comprised of municipal, State, and federal law enforcement officers, including the amount of forfeited funds or the estimated value of forfeited property received by the agency. c. A county prosecutor shall compile and submit to the Attorney General on a quarterly basis a report on the use of forfeited funds and property including: (1) the total amount of funds expended, which resulted from property seized, forfeited, and reported; and (2) the total value of seized and forfeited property held by the law enforcement agency at the end of the reporting period. d. If a law enforcement agency did not seize any property during the preceding year, the agency shall file a report specifying that it did not engage in a seizure or forfeiture during the reporting period. e. A county prosecutor may use proceeds from forfeiture funds to pay the cost of compiling and reporting seizure and forfeiture information required pursuant to this section. f. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require the county prosecutor to disclose any information that could reasonably jeopardize the safety of any person or any criminal investigation in progress. This exception shall be narrowly construed to prevent disclosure only of information that would be harmful to a bona fide law enforcement purpose or the public safety. L.2019, c.304, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-44 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-44
Force and effect of existing rules dealing with admission or rejection of evidence
Status: in_force

All rules of court heretofore promulgated and which may deal with the admission or rejection of evidence shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as though they had been adopted pursuant to this article. L.1960, c. 52, p. 463, s. 44, eff. June 20, 1960.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:17-36 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-36
Adjournments of sale of real estate.
Status: in_force

2A:17-36. Adjournments of sale of real estate. Notwithstanding any other law or court rule to the contrary, a sheriff or other officer selling real estate by virtue of an execution may make five adjournments of the sale, two at the request of the lender , two at the request of the debtor, and one if both the lender and debtor agree to an adjournment, and no more, to any time, not exceeding 30 calendar days for each adjournment. However, a court of competent jurisdiction may, for cause, order further adjournments. amended 1995, c.244, s.14; 2019, c.71, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4-30.151 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-30.151
Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.
Status: in_force

28. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information shall be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. After a hearing in which a tribunal takes into consideration the health, safety, or liberty of the party or child, the tribunal may order disclosure of information that the tribunal determines to be in the interest of justice. L.2016, c.1, s.28.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-31 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 58 / Section 58-31
Rules of Court.
Status: in_force

15. The Supreme Court may promulgate Rules of Court to effectuate the purposes of the "Extreme Risk Protective Order Act of 2018," P.L.2018, c.35 (C.2C:58-20 et al.). L.2018, c.35, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:20-6 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 20 / Section 20-6
Theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake.
Status: in_force

2C:20-6. Theft of Property Lost, Mislaid, or Delivered by Mistake. a. A person who comes into control of property of another that he knows to have been lost, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake as to the nature or amount of the property or the identity of the recipient is guilty of theft if, knowing the identity of the owner and with purpose to deprive said owner thereof, he converts the property to his own use. b. (1) Proof that an individual who knows or should have known that the individual erroneously received an electronic payment from another individual through a payment processor and who was properly notified that the payment was erroneous and did not return, within 30 days of notification, the funds transferred to the sender, shall give rise to a permissive inference that the individual committed theft in violation of subsection a. of this section. (2) Proof that an individual who received an electronic payment from another individual through a payment processor was not notified within 180 days after the transfer of funds that the payment was erroneous shall give rise to a permissive inference that the individual did not know that their receipt of the electronic payment was erroneous. (3) It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution for theft under subsection a. of this section if an individual who erroneously received an electronic payment from another individual through a payment processor returns the funds within 30 days of receipt of the funds or of notification that the funds were erroneously transferred. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:20-6, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; amended 2025, c.237, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-7 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 34 / Section 34-7
Certain defenses abolished.
Status: in_force

2A:34-7. Certain defenses abolished. Recrimination, condonation and the clean hands doctrine are hereby abolished as defenses to divorce from the bonds of matrimony, dissolution of a civil union, divorce from bed and board or legal separation from a partner in a civil union couple, and if both parties make out grounds for a divorce, dissolution or legal separation, a decree may be granted to each; provided that nothing herein shall preclude or abrogate the responsibility of a party for the penalty provided by law for perjury or the subornation of perjury. Amended 1971, c.212, s.4; 2006, c.103, s.67.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:2-2 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2
General requirements of culpability
Status: in_force

a. Minimum requirements of culpability. Except as provided in subsection c.(3) of this section, a person is not guilty of an offense unless he acted purposely, knowingly, recklessly or negligently, as the law may require, with respect to each material element of the offense. b. Kinds of culpability defined. (1) Purposely. A person acts purposely with respect to the nature of his conduct or a result thereof if it is his conscious object to engage in conduct of that nature or to cause such a result. A person acts purposely with respect to attendant circumstances if he is aware of the existence of such circumstances or he believes or hopes that they exist. "With purpose," "designed," "with design" or equivalent terms have the same meaning. (2) Knowingly. A person acts knowingly with respect to the nature of his conduct or the attendant circumstances if he is aware that his conduct is of that nature, or that such circumstances exist, or he is aware of a high probability of their existence. A person acts knowingly with respect to a result of his conduct if he is aware that it is practically certain that his conduct will cause such a result. "Knowing," "with knowledge" or equivalent terms have the same meaning. (3) Recklessly. A person acts recklessly with respect to a material element of an offense when he consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the material element exists or will result from his conduct. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that, considering the nature and purpose of the actor's conduct and the circumstances known to him, its disregard involves a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would observe in the actor's situation. "Recklessness," "with recklessness" or equivalent terms have the same meaning. (4) Negligently. A person acts negligently with respect to a material element of an offense when he should be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the material element exists or will result from his conduct. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that the actor's failure to perceive it, considering the nature and purpose of his conduct and the circumstances known to him, involves a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe in the actor's situation. "Negligently" or "negligence" when used in this code, shall refer to the standard set forth in this section and not to the standards applied in civil cases. c. Construction of statutes with respect to culpability requirements. (1) Prescribed culpability requirement applies to all material elements. When the law defining an offense prescribes the kind of culpability that is sufficient for the commission of an offense, without distinguishing among the material elements thereof, such provision shall apply to all the material elements of the offense, unless a contrary purpose plainly appears. (2) Substitutes for kinds of culpability. When the law provides that a particular kind of culpability suffices to establish an element of an offense such element is also established if a person acts with higher kind of culpability. (3) Construction of statutes not stating culpability requirement. Although no culpable mental state is expressly designated in a statute defining an offense, a culpable mental state may nevertheless be required for the commission of such offense, or with respect to some or all of the material elements thereof, if the proscribed conduct necessarily involves such culpable mental state. A statute defining a crime, unless clearly indicating a legislative intent to impose strict liability, should be construed as defining a crime with the culpability defined in paragraph b.(2) of this section. This provision applies to offenses defined both within and outside of this code. d. Culpability as to illegality of conduct. Neither knowledge nor recklessness nor negligence as to whether conduct constitutes an offense or as to the existence, meaning or application of the law determining the elements of an offense is an element of such offense, unless the definition of the offense or the code so provides. e. Culpability as determinant of grade of offense. When the grade or degree of an offense depends on whether the offense is committed purposely, knowingly, recklessly or criminally negligently, its grade or degree shall be the lowest for which the determinative kind of culpability is established with respect to any material element of the offense. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:2-2, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by L.1981, c. 290, s. 4, eff. Sept. 24, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-22.9 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-22.9
Liability of member of utilization review committee for disclosure of information
Status: in_force

No member of a utilization review committee may be held liable for damages or otherwise prejudiced in any manner by reason of recommendations or findings made by said committee or for furnishing information or data obtained in the course of his duties as a member of a committee to the persons and officials mentioned in section 1 hereof. L.1970, c. 313, s. 2, eff. Dec. 21, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:123-15 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 123 / Section 123-15
Effective date
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect January first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four. L.1953, c. 267, p. 1792, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-29 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 35 / Section 35-29
Definitions relative to industrial use of certain chemicals; not deemed a CDS, certain; inferences.
Status: in_force

1. a. For the purposes of this section: "Finished product" means a product: (1) that does not contain an industrial use chemical or from which an industrial chemical cannot be readily extracted or readily synthesized and (2) which is not sold for human consumption. "Industrial distribution" means any process or operation necessary for distributing an industrial product, including, but not limited to, wholesaling, delivery or transport, and storage. "Industrial product" means a non-drug, non-controlled finished product that is not for human consumption. "Industrial use chemical" means gamma butyrolactone or 1,4-butanedoil. "Industrial use chemical manufacturer" means a person who: (1) is involved in the manufacture of an industrial chemical for use in the manufacture of an industrial product; (2) provides that industrial use chemical to an industrial use chemical distributor or a manufacturer of an industrial product; and (3) is in compliance with any requirements to register with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration as a List I Chemical registrant. "Industrial use chemical distributor" means a person who: (1) is involved in the industrial distribution of an industrial use chemical; and (2) is in compliance with any requirements to register with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration as a List I Chemical registrant. "Manufacturer of an industrial product" means a person who is involved in any process or operation necessary for manufacturing an industrial product in which that person acquires an industrial use chemical from an industrial use chemical manufacturer or an industrial use chemical distributor and who possesses that substance solely for use in the manufacture of an industrial product. b. An industrial use chemical shall not be deemed a controlled dangerous substance within the meaning of N.J.S.2C:35-2 when that substance is in the possession of: (1) An industrial use chemical manufacturer; (2) An industrial use chemical distributor; (3) A manufacturer of an industrial product; or (4) A person possessing a finished product. c. This section shall not apply to: (1) An industrial use chemical manufacturer who sells, delivers or otherwise distributes an industrial use chemical to a person who is not an industrial use chemical distributor or a manufacturer of an industrial product; (2) An industrial use chemical distributor who sells, delivers or otherwise distributes an industrial use chemical to a person who is not an industrial use chemical distributor or a manufacturer of an industrial product; (3) A person who extracts or synthesizes an industrial use chemical from a finished product or a person who extracts or synthesizes an industrial use chemical from any product or material, unless that extraction or synthesis is authorized by law; or (4) A person whose possession of an industrial use chemical is not in compliance with the provisions of subsection b. of this section or whose possession of that substance is not specifically authorized by law. d. (1) There shall be a permissive inference that a person to whom an industrial use chemical is sold, delivered or otherwise distributed in a quantity of 10 gallons or less is not an industrial use chemical distributor or a manufacturer of an industrial product. (2) There shall be a permissive inference that a person who possesses an industrial use chemical in a quantity of one gallon or less is not an industrial use chemical manufacturer, an industrial use chemical distributor, a manufacturer of an industrial product or a person possessing a finished product, and is a person whose possession of the industrial use chemical is not specifically authorized by law. (3) The inferences established in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall not apply to the distribution or possession of sample quantities for the purpose of conducting chemical research, chemical quality assurance testing or industrial product or applications development. L.2007, c.152, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:158-18.2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 158 / Section 158-18.2
Approval of appointment of legal assistant
Status: in_force

Every appointment of such a legal assistant and the amount of his salary shall be made subject to the approval of the board of chosen freeholders or the Superior Court assignment judge of the county. Such approval shall not be required in the filling of vacancies. L.1953, c. 307, p. 1848, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-2.13 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 58 / Section 58-2.13
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in P.L.2022, c.57 (C.2C:58-2.13 et al.): "Microstamp" means a unique alphanumeric or geometric code that identifies the make, model, and serial number of a firearm. "Microstamp roster" means the roster of firearms that have been designated as microstamping-enabled firearms, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2022, c.57 (C.2C:58-2.14). "Microstamping component" means a component of a firearm that will produce a microstamp on at least one location of the expended cartridge case each time the firearm is fired. "Microstamping-enabled firearm" means a firearm that contains a microstamping component. b. (1) Within 180 days of the date of enactment of P.L.2022, c.57 (C.2C:58-2.13 et al.), the Attorney General or a designee shall: establish performance standards and qualifying criteria for determining whether a firearm constitutes a microstamping-enabled firearm; establish a process by which to determine whether a firearm constitutes a microstamping-enabled firearm; and complete the investigation required pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection. (2) Based on the standards, criteria, and process established pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Attorney General shall complete an investigation concerning the technological viability of microstamping-enabled firearms. The investigation shall include, but need not be limited to, live-fire testing evidence. At the conclusion of the investigation, the Attorney General shall certify whether viable microstamping-enabled technology exists. If the Attorney General certifies that the technology does not exist, the microstamping examiner designated pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall examine firearms submitted pursuant to subsection e. of this section and make technological viability certification recommendations to the Attorney General until such time as the Attorney General certifies that microstamping-enabled firearms are technologically viable. c. The Attorney General or a designee shall designate a microstamping examiner. The examiner shall examine firearms submitted pursuant to subsection e. of this section in a manner proscribed by the Attorney General and shall: (1) make microstamping-enabled technology viability recommendations, pursuant to subsection b. of this section; (2) following certification by the Attorney General that microstamping-enabled firearms are technologically viable, determine whether a firearm meets the performance standards and qualifying criteria established by the Attorney General to be designated as a microstamping-enabled firearm. d. Upon designation of the first microstamping-enabled firearm, the examiner shall create a microstamp roster, which shall include each firearm so designated. The roster shall be updated as necessary and shall be published on a website maintained by the New Jersey State Police. A copy of the roster shall be made available every six months to licensed retail firearms dealers in this State. e. Any person seeking to include a firearm on the microstamping roster may apply to the microstamping examiner for a determination of whether the make and model of firearm proposed by the applicant may be designated as a microstamping-enabled firearm. f. If one or more firearms are included on the microstamp roster, the Attorney General shall determine the commercial availability of microstamping-enabled firearms. Upon certification that microstamping-enabled firearms are commercially available, each licensed retail dealer of firearms shall: (1) make available for purchase at least one firearm included on the roster and display the firearm in a conspicuous manner that makes it easily visible to customers and distinguishable from traditional firearms; (2) post in one or more locations in the licensed retail dealer's place or places of business in a conspicuous manner that makes them easily visible and accessible to customers: (a) copies of the microstamp roster; and (b) a sign that includes a clear and conspicuous statement disclosing the features of microstamping-enabled firearms that are not offered by traditional firearms and advising customers that such firearms may be purchased through the licensed retail dealer; (3) accept and process orders to enable customers to purchase through the licensed retail dealer any firearms included on the microstamp roster; (4) refrain from claiming that any firearm is a microstamping-enabled firearm if that firearm is not included on the microstamp roster; and (5) in the event that the licensed retail dealer's inventory of firearms included on the microstamp roster is depleted: (a) place an order for at least one firearm on the microstamp roster within 21 days of the sale of the last firearm on the microstamp roster; (b) maintain written records of the licensed retail dealer's efforts to place an order and maintain those records on the premises and allow them to be open for inspection at all times; and (c) post a sign on the premises indicating that microstamping-enabled firearms are sold routinely on the licensed retail dealer's premises and will soon be available for purchase. g. If at least one firearm is listed on the microstamp roster, the Superintendent of State Police shall designate officers to inspect the microstamping-enabled firearm inventory and records of all licensed retail dealers of firearms to determine whether a licensed retail dealer is in compliance with the provisions of subsection f. of this section. The inspections shall be conducted at least once every two years at any time during the normal business hours of the licensed retail dealer's place of business. L.2022, c.57, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:49A-16.3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 49A / Section 49A-16.3
Applicability.
Status: in_force

3. a. Except as otherwise provided in subsection b. of this section, this act shall apply to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment: (1) grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and (2) under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable. b. This act shall not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the judgment is: (1) a judgment for taxes; (2) a fine or other penalty; or (3) a judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations. c. A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment shall have the burden of establishing that this act applies to the foreign-country judgment. L.2017, c.365, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:4-1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 4 / Section 4-1
Insanity defense
Status: in_force

A person is not criminally responsible for conduct if at the time of such conduct he was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or if he did know it, that he did not know what he was doing was wrong. Insanity is an affirmative defense which must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:4-1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by L.1979, c. 178, s. 11A, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:104-7 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 104 / Section 104-7
Conditions of release; confinement
Status: in_force

2C:104-7 Conditions of release; confinement. a. A confined person shall not be held in jail or prison, but shall be lodged in comfortable quarters and served ordinary food. b. The conditions of release for a material witness or for a person held on an application for a material witness order shall be the least restrictive to effectuate the appearance of the material witness. A judge may: (1) place the witness in the custody of a designated person or organization agreeing to supervise the person; (2) restrict the travel of the person; (3) require the person to report; (4) set bail; or (5) impose other reasonable restrictions on the material witness. c. A person confined shall be paid $40.00 per day, and when the interests of justice require, the judge may order additional payment not exceeding the actual financial loss resulting from the confinement. The party obtaining the material witness order bears the cost of confinement and payment unless the party is indigent. Source: 2A:162-3, 2A:162-4. L.1994,c.126,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:82-44 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 82 / Section 82-44
No liability for permitting examination
Status: in_force

No hospital, and no officer or employee of any hospital shall be liable in any action for damages in any court by reason of permitting the examination of such hospital's records under the provisions of this article.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:19-38 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 19 / Section 19-38
Estate vests in new assignee; accounting and delivery by predecessor
Status: in_force

Upon the appointment of any new assignee as aforesaid, the entire trust estate, in whatsoever form the same then may be, shall forthwith vest in him. The court may compel the removed assignee, or the personal representative of the former assignee, to account in said court for his trust, to deliver possession of the estate in his hands to his successor, to pay over to such successor any balance found due on the accounting, and to execute such conveyance of the trust estate to his successor as the court may direct.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:82-5 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 82 / Section 82-5
Record used to refresh memory
Status: in_force

When a notary public or any other person authorized to protest instruments under the laws of this state is called upon to testify concerning a protest made by him, he may, to refresh his memory, refer to the record thereof kept by him as required by law.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:37-8 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 37 / Section 37-8
Gambling offenses; jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

All offenses under this chapter shall be prosecuted in the Superior Court. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:37-8, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by L.1979, c. 178, s. 72, eff. Sept. 1, 1979
N.J. Stat. § 2C:5-4 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 5 / Section 5-4
Grading of criminal attempt and conspiracy, mitigation in cases of lesser danger.
Status: in_force

2C:5-4. Grading of Criminal Attempt and Conspiracy; Mitigation in Cases of Lesser Danger. a. Grading. Except as provided in subsections c., d., and e., an attempt or conspiracy to commit a crime of the first degree is a crime of the second degree; except that an attempt or conspiracy to commit murder or terrorism is a crime of the first degree, provided, however, that if the person attempted or conspired to murder five or more persons, the person shall be sentenced by the court to a term of 30 years, during which the person shall not be eligible for parole, or to a specific term of years which shall be between 30 years and life imprisonment, of which the person shall serve not less than 30 years before eligibility for parole. Otherwise an attempt is a crime of the same degree as the most serious crime which is attempted, and conspiracy is a crime of the same degree as the most serious crime which is the object of the conspiracy; provided that, leader of organized crime is a crime of the second degree. An attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense defined by a statute outside the code shall be graded as a crime of the same degree as the offense is graded pursuant to N.J.S.2C:1-4 and N.J.S.2C:43-1. b. Mitigation. The court may impose sentence for a crime of a lower grade or degree if neither the particular conduct charged nor the defendant presents a public danger warranting the grading provided for such crime under subsection a. because: (1) The criminal attempt or conspiracy charged is so inherently unlikely to result or culminate in the commission of a crime; or (2) The conspiracy, as to the particular defendant charged, is so peripherally related to the main unlawful enterprise. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, conspiracy to commit a crime set forth in subsection a., b., or d. of N.J.S.2C:17-1 where the structure which was the target of the crime was a church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship is a crime of the first degree. d. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, conspiracy to commit a crime as set forth in P.L.1994, c.121 (C.2C:21-23 et seq.) is a crime of the same degree as the most serious crime that was conspired to be committed. e. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, conspiracy to commit a crime of human trafficking as set forth in section 1 of P.L.2005, c.77 (C.2C:13-8) is a crime of the first degree. amended 1979, c.178, s.18; 1981, c.167, s.4; 1981, c.290, s.11; 1981, c.511, s.2; 1986, c.190; 1997, c.34; 1999, c.25, s.2; 2002, c.26, s.9; 2013, c.51, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:39-1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-1
Unlawful entry prohibited.
Status: in_force

2A:39-1. No person shall enter upon or into any real property or estate therein and detain and hold the same, except where entry is given by law, and then only in a peaceable manner. With regard to any real property occupied solely as a residence by the party in possession, such entry shall not be made in any manner without the consent of the party in possession unless the entry and detention is made pursuant to legal process as set out in N.J.S.2A:18-53 et seq., as amended and supplemented; P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1 et al.), as amended and supplemented; P.L.1975, c.311 (C.2A:18-61.6 et al.), as amended and supplemented; P.L.1978, c.139 (C.2A:18-61.6 et al.), as amended and supplemented; the "Tenant Protection Act of 1992," P.L.1991, c.509 (C.2A:18-61.40 et al.); or N.J.S.2A:35-1 et seq. and "The Fair Eviction Notice Act," P.L.1974, c.47 (C.2A:42-10.15 et al.). A person violating this section regarding entry of rental property occupied solely as a residence by a party in possession shall be a disorderly person. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1971, c.227, s.1; 2005,c.319,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:61-3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 61 / Section 61-3
Judgment or order founded upon equitable cause of action; public or private sale
Status: in_force

When a sale of real estate is ordered by the superior court in any action, wherein the order or judgment under which such sale is ordered, is founded upon a cause of action of an equitable nature, except mortgage foreclosure sales, the officer or person authorized or directed to make the sale may, in his discretion, make the same at public or private sale and on such terms as he may deem to be most advantageous to the parties concerned therein. A private sale shall not be valid until it is confirmed by the court upon a report of the terms thereof by the officer or person making the sale.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344
N.J. Stat. § 2A:159A-1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 159A / Section 159A-1
Agreement on detainers; findings of party states; purpose
Status: in_force

The agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this State with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS The contracting States solemnly agree that: ARTICLE I The party States find that charges outstanding against a prisoner, detainers based on untried indictments, informations or complaints, and difficulties in securing speedy trial of persons already incarcerated in other jurisdictions, produce uncertainties which obstruct programs of prisoner treatment and rehabilitation. Accordingly, it is the policy of the party States and the purpose of this agreement to encourage the expeditious and orderly disposition of such charges and determination of the proper status of any and all detainers based on untried indictments, informations or complaints. The party States also find that proceedings with reference to such charges and detainers, when emanating from another jurisdiction, cannot properly be had in the absence of cooperative procedures. It is the further purpose of this agreement to provide such cooperative procedures. L.1958, c. 12, p. 33, s. 1 (Art. I), eff. April 18, 1958.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:170-51.11 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 170 / Section 170-51.11
Prohibitions concerning sale of tobacco, vapor products at retail; violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

1. a. No person shall, either directly or indirectly by an agent or employee, when engaging in the sale or offer for sale of any tobacco or vapor product to a consumer at retail: (1) offer, provide, or accept coupons, including online coupons; (2) offer or provide price reduction promotions, including online promotional discount codes; or (3) offer or provide price rebates. b. A person who violates the provisions of subsection a. of this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $250 for the first violation, not less than $500 for the second violation, and $1,000 for the third and each subsequent violation. The civil penalty shall be collected pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), in a summary proceeding before the municipal court having jurisdiction. An official authorized by statute or ordinance to enforce the State or local health codes or a law enforcement officer having enforcement authority in that municipality may issue a summons for a violation of the provisions of subsection a. of this section, and may serve and execute all process with respect to the enforcement of this section consistent with the Rules of Court. A penalty recovered under the provisions of this subsection shall be recovered by and in the name of the State by the local health agency. The penalty shall be paid into the treasury of the municipality in which the violation occurred for the general uses of the municipality. c. In addition to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, upon the recommendation of the municipality, following a hearing by the municipality, the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury may suspend or, after a second or subsequent violation of the provisions of subsection a. of this section, revoke a license issued under section 202 of P.L.1948, c.65 (C.54:40A-4) of a retail dealer. The licensee shall be subject to administrative charges, based on a schedule issued by the Director of the Division of Taxation, which may provide for a monetary penalty in lieu of a suspension. d. A penalty imposed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed in connection with the offense. e. Nothing in this section shall apply to coupons , price reductions, or price rebates for smoking cessation products, including gum, lozenges, or other aids to smoking cessation approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration , and nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a medical cannabis dispensary or clinical registrant issued a permit pursuant to P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-1 et al.) from using coupons, price reductions, or price rebates in connection with medical cannabis, paraphernalia, or other related products dispensed to or on behalf of a registered qualifying patient. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on news media that accept or public advertising that may include coupons, price reductions, or rebates that violate the provisions of this section. f. As used in this section: "Tobacco product" means cigarettes made of tobacco or of any other matter or substance which can be smoked, or any cigarette paper or tobacco in any form, including smokeless tobacco. "Vapor product" means any non-combustible product containing nicotine that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, to produce vapor from nicotine in a solution or any form. "Vapor product" includes, but is not limited to, any electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device, and any vapor cartridge or other container of nicotine in a solution or other form that is intended to be used with, or in, any such device. "Vapor product" does not include any product that is approved, and that is regulated as a prescription drug delivery service, by the United States Food and Drug Administration under Chapter V of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. L.2019, c.396, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:28-1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 28 / Section 28-1
Perjury
Status: in_force

a. Offense defined. A person is guilty of perjury, a crime of the third degree, if in any official proceeding he makes a false statement under oath or equivalent affirmation, or swears or affirms the truth of a statement previously made, when the statement is material and he does not believe it to be true. b. Materiality. Falsification is material, regardless of the admissibility of the statement under rules of evidence, if it could have affected the course or outcome of the proceeding or the disposition of the matter. It is no defense that the declarant mistakenly believed the falsification to be immaterial. Whether a falsification is material is a question of law. c. Irregularities no defense. It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that the oath or affirmation was administered or taken in an irregular manner. A document purporting to be made upon oath or affirmation at any time when the actor presents it as being so verified shall be deemed to have been duly sworn or affirmed. d. Retraction. It is an affirmative defense under this section that the actor retracted the falsification in the course of the proceeding or matter in which it was made prior to the termination of the proceeding or matter without having caused irreparable harm to any party. e. Corroboration. No person shall be convicted of an offense under this section where proof of falsity rests solely upon contradiction by testimony of a single person other than the defendant. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:28-1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by L.1979, c. 178, s. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:41A-3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-3
Executive head defined; duties of governor on receipt of notice of adoption from another state
Status: in_force

As used in paragraph (c) of article 7 of the interpleader compact, the phrase "executive head" shall mean the Governor of this State. In the event that the Governor shall take any action pursuant to paragraph (c) of article 7 of such interpleader compact, he shall promptly notify the Secretary of State and shall deposit with him copies of any and all official communications and documents relating to such action. The Governor shall take appropriate action pursuant to paragraph (c) of article 7 of the interpleader compact so as not to become party thereto with any State not recognized by the United States of America or with any State the features of whose legal system make the equitable operation of said compact impractical. L.1957, c. 97, p. 192, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:56-6 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-6
Title of some parties disputed; partition or sale as to undisputed parts not delayed
Status: in_force

When all defendants in any action in the superior court for partition of real estate fail to answer, or, by answer, admit or fail to deny the title of the plaintiff or of any co-defendant or co-defendants as alleged in the complaint, and do not contest the plaintiff's right to an actual partition of the real estate or to a sale thereof if actual partition is found to be impractical, but one or more of such defendants raises an issue of title as against a co-defendant or co-defendants, the plaintiff and each defendant whose title is not denied by any other defendant shall be entitled to a judgment, that the interest of the plaintiff and of each such defendant whose title is not questioned be set off by actual partition, if an actual partition be practicable, and if not, that the real estate be sold and the plaintiff and each defendant whose title is not questioned be paid his share of the net proceeds of sale, without waiting for the determination of the question of title as between the various defendants. The remainder of the real estate shall await, or the remainder of the proceeds shall be paid into court to await, the determination of the question of title before being partitioned or distributed, as the case may be, to or among the remaining defendants.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:170-51.12 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 170 / Section 170-51.12
Sale of flavored vapor products prohibited; violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

1. a. No retailer, either directly or indirectly by an agent or employee, or by a vending machine owned by the retailer or located in the retailer's establishment, shall sell, offer for sale, distribute for commercial purpose at no cost or minimal cost or with coupons or rebate offers, give or furnish, to a person any vapor product that has a characterizing flavor. b. A retailer that violates the provisions of subsection a. of this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $500 for the first violation, not less than $1,000 for the second violation, and not less than $2,000 for the third and each subsequent violation. The civil penalty shall be collected pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), in a summary proceeding before the municipal court having jurisdiction. An official authorized by statute or ordinance to enforce the State or local health codes or a law enforcement officer having enforcement authority in that municipality shall issue a summons for a violation of the provisions of subsection a. of this section, and shall serve and execute all process with respect to the enforcement of this section consistent with the Rules of Court. A penalty recovered under the provisions of this subsection shall be recovered by and in the name of the State by the local health agency. The penalty shall be paid into the treasury of the municipality in which the violation occurred for the general uses of the municipality. c. In addition to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury: (1) shall, upon a third and each subsequent violation of the provisions of subsection a. of this section, following a hearing by the municipality, suspend, for a period of not less than three years, the license issued under section 4 of P.L.2019, c.147 (C.54:40B-3.3) of a vapor business; and (2) notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, upon a fourth or subsequent violation of the provisions of subsection a. of this section, may, upon recommendation by the municipality and following a hearing by the municipality, revoke the license issued under section 4 of P.L.2019, c.147 (C.54:40B-3.3) of a vapor business. A licensee whose license is subject to suspension or revocation shall additionally be subject to administrative charges, based on a schedule issued by the Director of the Division of Taxation. d. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to medical cannabis, medical cannabis products, paraphernalia, or related supplies dispensed to or on behalf of a registered qualifying patient pursuant to the "Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act," P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-1 et al.). e. As used in this section: "Characterizing flavor" means a distinguishable flavor, taste, or aroma other than tobacco, including, but not limited to, any fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic beverage, herb, mint, menthol, wintergreen, or spice flavoring, that is imparted, prior to or during consumption, by a vapor product, including any smoke or vapor emanating from that product. A vapor product shall be deemed to have a characterizing flavor if the product is advertised or marketed as having or producing any such distinguishable flavor, taste, or aroma. "Vapor product" means any device that may be used to deliver any aerosolized or vaporized substance to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, vape pen, or e-hookah. "Vapor product" includes any component, part, or accessory of the device, and also includes any substance that may be aerosolized or vaporized by such device, regardless of whether the substance contains nicotine. "Vapor product" does not include any drug, device, or combination product approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration pursuant to the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," 21 U.S.C. s.301 et seq. L.2019, c.425, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:43-6.6 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 43 / Section 43-6.6
Internet access conditions for certain sex offenders; fourth degree crime.
Status: in_force

1. a. In the case of a person who has been convicted, adjudicated delinquent or found not guilty by reason of insanity for the commission of a sex offense as defined in subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-2), and who is required to register as provided in subsections c. and d. of section 2 of P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-2), or who is serving a special sentence of community or parole supervision for life as provided in section 2 of P.L.1994, c.130 (C.2C:43-6.4), or who has been convicted, adjudicated delinquent or found not guilty by reason of insanity for a violation of N.J.S.2C:34-3, and where the trier of fact makes a finding that a computer or any other device with Internet capability was used to facilitate the commission of the crime the court shall, in addition to any other disposition, order the following Internet access conditions: (1) Prohibit the person from accessing or using a computer or any other device with Internet capability without the prior written approval of the court except, if such person is on probation or parole, the person may use a computer or any other device with Internet capability in connection with that person's employment or search for employment with the prior approval of the person's probation or parole officer; (2) Require the person to submit to periodic unannounced examinations of the person's computer or any other device with Internet capability by a probation officer, parole officer, law enforcement officer or assigned computer or information technology specialist, including the retrieval and copying of all data from the computer or device and any internal or external peripherals and removal of such information, equipment or device to conduct a more thorough inspection; (3) Require the person to submit to the installation on the person's computer or device with Internet capability, at the person's expense, one or more hardware or software systems to monitor the Internet use; and (4) Require the person to submit to any other appropriate restrictions concerning the person's use or access of a computer or any other device with Internet capability. b. A person who fails to comply with the Internet access conditions set forth in this section shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. c. The appropriate agency heads shall promulgate guidelines which set forth standards to guide agency action in regard to the specific Internet access conditions which may be imposed on a person pursuant to the provisions of this act. d. The Attorney General or the County Prosecutor may petition the court to impose restrictions pursuant to this section upon any person who is required to register as provided in section 2 of P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-2) for a sex offense set forth in paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-2). L.2007,c.219,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44A-3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-3
Lien entitlement for work, services, etc.; terms defined.
Status: in_force

3. a. Any contractor, subcontractor or supplier who provides work, services, material or equipment pursuant to a contract, shall be entitled to a lien for the value of the work or services performed, or materials or equipment furnished in accordance with the contract and based upon the contract price, subject to sections 6, 9, and 10 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-6, 2A:44A-9 and 2A:44A-10). The lien shall attach to the interest of the owner or unit owner of the real property development, or be filed against the community association, in accordance with this section. b. For purposes of this section: (1) "interest of the owner of the real property development" includes interest in any residential or nonresidential units not yet sold or transferred and the proportionate undivided interests in the common elements attributable to those units; (2) "interest of the unit owner" includes the proportionate undivided interests in the common elements of the real property development; (3) "unit owner" means an owner of an interest in a residential or nonresidential unit who is not a developer of the property and acquires the unit after the master deed or master declaration is recorded, or after the public offering statement is filed with the Department of Community Affairs; and c. In the case of a condominium, notwithstanding the provisions of the "Condominium Act," P.L.1969, c.257 (C.46:8B-1 et seq.), or in the case of any other real property development with common elements or common areas or facilities, if the contract is: (1) with the owner of the real property development, then the lien shall attach to the interest of the owner of the real property development; (2) with the community association, the lien claim shall be filed against the community association but shall not attach to any real property. In either case, if the work, services, material or equipment are performed or furnished as part of the common elements or facilities of a real property development, the lien shall not attach to the interest of the unit owner. d. If the work, services, material or equipment are performed or furnished solely within or as part of a residential or nonresidential unit, the lien shall attach only to the interest of the unit owner. e. If a tenant contracts for improvement of the real property, the lien shall attach to the leasehold estate of the tenant and to the interest in the property of any person who: (1) has expressly authorized the contract for improvement in writing signed by the person against whom the lien claim is asserted, which writing provides that the person's interest is subject to a lien for this improvement; (2) has paid, or agreed in writing to pay, the majority of the cost of the improvement; or (3) is a party to the lease or sublease that created the leasehold interest of the tenant and the lease or sublease provides that the person's interest is subject to a lien for the improvement. f. An amount of a lien on an interest of a person other than a tenant shall be limited to the amount that person agreed in writing to pay, less payments made by or on behalf of that person in good faith prior to the filing of the lien. g. If an interest in real property is lawfully conveyed after work, services, material, or equipment are performed or furnished but before a lien attaches, the lien shall attach only to the interest retained by the owner or unit owner or community association, as the case may be, who contracted for the work, services, material or equipment and not to the interest previously conveyed. h. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the right of any claimant from pursuing any other remedy provided by law. L.1993, c.318, s.3; amended 2010, c.119, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-2.12 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 58 / Section 58-2.12
Suicide prevention course curriculum, informational materials for firearm retail dealers.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall establish a suicide prevention course curriculum and suicide prevention informational materials for firearm retail dealers who sell firearms or operate a firing range in this State. b. The Attorney General shall notify firearm retail dealers of the course curriculum established pursuant to subsection a. of this section and encourage their participation in a training course. The training course shall be made available by the Department of Law and Public Safety in a classroom setting or on an Internet website. The training course shall include: (1) methods to recognize signs of suicidal tendencies or characteristics in firearm purchasers or renters; (2) suicide intervention strategies to reduce the incidence of attempted and completed suicides among persons purchasing or renting a firearm; and (3) information regarding available community services and counseling programs developed to prevent suicide. c. The Attorney General shall distribute the suicide prevention informational materials established pursuant to subsection a. of this section to each firearm retail dealer who sells firearms or operates a firing range in this State. The informational materials shall advise customers on methods to prevent firearms from being accessible to a friend or family member in crisis. A firearm retail dealer who sells firearms or operates a firing range shall make available the informational materials at each retail purchase counter. L.2019, c.167.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:18-61.49 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 18 / Section 18-61.49
Applicability of protected tenancy
Status: in_force

10. The protected tenancy status authorized under the provisions of this act shall not be applicable to any qualified tenant until such time as the owner has filed his conversion recording. The protected tenancy status shall automatically apply as soon as a tenant receives notice of qualification and the landlord files his conversion recording. The conversion recording shall not be filed until after the registration of conversion. L.1991,c.509,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-21a — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-21a
Definitions
Status: in_force

Unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context of this act, as used in this act: a. "News media" means newspapers, magazines, press associations, news agencies, wire services, radio, television or other similar printed, photographic, mechanical or electronic means of disseminating news to the general public. b. "News" means any written, oral or pictorial information gathered, procured, transmitted, compiled, edited or disseminated by, or on behalf of any person engaged in, engaged on, connected with or employed by a news media and so procured or obtained while such required relationship is in effect. c. "Newspaper" means a paper that is printed and distributed ordinarily not less frequently than once a week and that contains news, articles of opinion, editorials, features, advertising, or other matter regarded as of current interest, has a paid circulation and has been entered at a United States post office as second class matter. d. "Magazine" means a publication containing news which is published and distributed periodically, has a paid circulation and has been entered at a United States post office as second class matter. e. "News agency" means a commercial organization that collects and supplies news to subscribing newspapers, magazines, periodicals and news broadcasters. f. "Press association" means an association of newspapers or magazines formed to gather and distribute news to its members. g. "Wire service" means a news agency that sends out syndicated news copy by wire to subscribing newspapers, magazines, periodicals or news broadcasters. h. "In the course of pursuing his professional activities" means any situation, including a social gathering, in which a reporter obtains information for the purpose of disseminating it to the public, but does not include any situation in which a reporter intentionally conceals from the source the fact that he is a reporter, and does not include any situation in which a reporter is an eyewitness to, or participant in, any act involving physical violence or property damage. Added by L.1977, c. 253, s. 2, eff. Oct. 5, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:158A-22 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 158A / Section 158A-22
Annual report
Status: in_force

The Office of the Public Defender shall report annually to the Legislature, the Governor and the Supreme Court. Such report may be combined with that of any other body, agency or study group engaged in reviewing the administration of criminal justice. The report shall include all pertinent data on the operations of the office, the costs, projected needs, and to the extent experience may indicate, recommendations for statutory changes, including changes in the criminal law or changes in court rules, all as may be appropriate to the improvement of the system of criminal justice, the control of crime, the rehabilitation of offenders, and other related objectives. L.1967, c. 43, s. 22, eff. July 1, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:52-3 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 52 / Section 52-3
Disorderly persons offenses and petty disorderly persons offenses.
Status: in_force

2C:52-3. Disorderly persons offenses and petty disorderly persons offenses. a. (1) Any person who has been convicted of one or more disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offenses under the laws of this State who has not been convicted of any crime, whether within this State or any other jurisdiction, may present an expungement application to a court pursuant to this section. (2) Any person who has been convicted of one or more disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offenses under the laws of this State who has also been convicted of one or more crimes shall not be eligible to apply for an expungement pursuant to this section, but may present an 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, pursuant to N.J.S.2C:52-2. b. Any person who has been convicted of one or more disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offenses under the laws of this State who has not been convicted of any crime, whether within this State or any other jurisdiction, may present an expungement application pursuant to this section 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 if: the person has been convicted, under the laws of this State, on the same or separate occasions of no more than five disorderly persons offenses, no more than five petty disorderly persons offenses, or a combination of no more than five disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses, and the person does not otherwise have any subsequent conviction for a disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense, whether within this State or any other jurisdiction, such that the total number of convictions for disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses would exceed five. Subject to the provision of subsection e. of N.J.S.2C:52-14 requiring denial of an expungement petition when a person has had a previous criminal conviction expunged, a prior conviction for another disorderly persons offense or petty disorderly persons offense shall not bar presenting an application seeking expungement relief for the convictions that are the subject of the application, which may include convictions for no more than five disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offenses, or combination thereof; or the person has been convicted of multiple disorderly persons offenses or multiple petty disorderly persons offenses under the laws of this State, or a combination of multiple disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses under the laws of this State, which convictions were entered on the same day, and does not otherwise have any subsequent conviction for another offense in addition to those convictions included in the expungement application, whether any such conviction was within this State or any other jurisdiction. Subject to the provision of subsection e. of N.J.S.2C:52-14 requiring denial of an expungement petition when a person has had a previous criminal conviction expunged, a prior conviction for another disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense that was not entered on the same day shall not bar presenting an application seeking expungement relief for the convictions entered on the same day that are the subject of the application; or the person has been convicted of multiple disorderly persons offenses or multiple petty disorderly persons offenses under the laws of this State, or a combination of multiple disorderly persons and petty disorderly persons offenses under the laws of this State, which offenses or combination of offenses were interdependent or closely related in circumstances and were committed as part of a sequence of events that took place within a comparatively short period of time, regardless of the date of conviction or sentencing for each individual offense, and the person does not otherwise have any subsequent conviction for another offense in addition to those convictions included in the expungement application, whether within this State or any other jurisdiction. Subject to the provision of subsection e. of N.J.S.2C:52-14 requiring denial of an expungement petition when a person has had a previous criminal conviction expunged, a prior conviction for another disorderly persons offense or petty disorderly persons offense that was not interdependent or closely related in circumstances and was not committed within a comparatively short period of time as described above shall not bar presenting an application seeking expungement relief for the convictions of offenses that were interdependent or closely related and committed within a comparatively short period of time, and that are the subject of the application. For purposes of determining eligibility to present an expungement application to the court pursuant to this section, a conviction for unlawful distribution of, or possessing or having under control with intent to distribute, marijuana or hashish in violation of paragraph (11) of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:35-5,or a lesser amount of marijuana or hashish in violation of paragraph (12) of subsection b. of that section, or a violation of either of those paragraphs and a violation of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1987, c.101 (C.2C:35-7) or subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1997, c.327 (C.2C:35-7.1), for distributing, or possessing or having under control with intent to distribute, on or within 1,000 feet of any school property, or on or within 500 feet of the real property comprising a public housing facility, public park, or public building, or for obtaining or possessing marijuana or hashish in violation of paragraph (3) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:35-10, or for an equivalent crime in another jurisdiction, regardless of when the conviction occurred, shall not be considered a conviction of a crime within this State or any other jurisdiction but shall instead be considered a conviction of a disorderly persons offense within this State or an equivalent category of offense within the other jurisdiction, and a conviction for obtaining, possessing, using, being under the influence of, or failing to make lawful disposition of marijuana or hashish in violation of paragraph (4) of subsection a., or subsection b., or subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:35-10, or a violation involving marijuana or hashish as described herein and using or possessing with intent to use drug paraphernalia with that marijuana or hashish in violation of N.J.S.2C:36-2, or for an equivalent crime or offense in another jurisdiction, regardless of when the conviction occurred, shall not be considered a conviction within this State or any other jurisdiction. Additionally, for purposes of determining eligibility to present an expungement application to the court pursuant to this section, a conviction for unlawful distribution or dispensing of, possession with intent to distribute or dispense, or manufacture with intent to distribute or dispense, drug paraphernalia in violation of N.J.S.2C:36-3 when the paraphernalia is a hypodermic syringe or needle, or for an equivalent crime involving a hypodermic syringe or needle in another jurisdiction, regardless of when the conviction occurred, shall not be considered a conviction of a crime within this State or any other jurisdiction but shall instead be considered a conviction of a disorderly persons offense within this State or an equivalent category of offense within the other jurisdiction, and a conviction for using or possessing with intent to use drug paraphernalia in violation of N.J.S.2C:36-2 when the paraphernalia is a hypodermic syringe or needle, or possession with intent to use or to distribute a hypodermic syringe or needle in violation of N.J.S.2C:36-6, of for an equivalent crime or offense in another jurisdiction, regardless of when the conviction occurred, shall not be considered a conviction within this State or any other jurisdiction. The person, if eligible, may present the expungement application after the expiration of a period of five years from the date of his 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 the conviction, or convictions if applicable, and all records and information pertaining thereto be expunged. The petition appended to an application shall comply with the requirements of N.J.S.2C:52-1 et seq. Notwithstanding the provisions of the five-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 five years is otherwise satisfied, the person may submit the expungement application and the court may grant an expungement; provided, however, that 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 collections 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. Additionally, an application may be filed and presented, and the court may grant an expungement pursuant to this section, although less than five years have expired in accordance with the time requirements when the court finds: (1) the court-ordered financial assessment is satisfied but less than five years have expired from the date of satisfaction, the five-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 his ability to satisfy the assessment; or (2) at least three but less than five years have expired from the date of the most recent conviction, payment of any court-ordered financial assessment, satisfactory completion of probation or parole, or release from incarceration, whichever is later; and the person has not been otherwise convicted of a crime, disorderly persons offense, or petty disorderly persons offense since the time of the most recent conviction; and the court finds in its discretion that compelling circumstances exist to grant the expungement. The prosecutor may object pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2019, c.269 (C.2C:52-10.1), N.J.S.2C:52-11, N.J.S.2C:52-14, or N.J.S.2C:52-24. In determining whether compelling circumstances exist for the purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, 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 paragraph (1) of this subsection or a determination of compelling circumstances pursuant to any other part of this section, 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. amended 1981, c.290, s.43; 2015, c.261, s.3; 2017, c.244, s.2; 2019, c.269, s.3; 2021, c.403, s.1; 2023, c.260, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:33-21 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-21
Liability of tenant for removing or concealing property subject to distraint
Status: in_force

Any tenant who removes or conceals any of his personal property subject to distraint by his landlord, with intent to delay, hinder, or defraud said landlord, shall be liable for the damages resulting therefrom, to his landlord; and in any action to recover such damages if it shall appear that the action of the tenant was willful, the landlord shall be entitled to recover double damages.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:46-4 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 46 / Section 46-4
Fines, assessments, penalties, restitution; collection; disposition.
Status: in_force

3. a. All fines, assessments imposed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1979, c.396 (C.2C:43-3.1), all penalties imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1999, c.295 (C.2C:43-3.5), all penalties imposed pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2001, c.81 (C.2C:43-3.6), all penalties imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2005, c.73 (C.2C:14-10), all penalties imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2009, c.143 (C.2C:43-3.8), all penalties imposed pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2013, c.214 (C.30:4-123.97), and restitution shall be collected as follows: (1) All fines, assessments imposed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1979, c.396 (C.2C:43-3.1), all penalties imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1999, c.295 (C.2C:43-3.5), all penalties imposed pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2001, c.81 (C.2C:43-3.6), all penalties imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2005, c.73 (C.2C:14-10), all penalties imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2009, c.143 (C.2C:43-3.8), all penalties imposed pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2013, c.214 (C.30:4-123.97), and restitution imposed by the Superior Court or otherwise imposed at the county level, shall be collected by the county probation division except when the fine, assessment, or restitution is imposed in conjunction with a custodial sentence to a State correctional facility or in conjunction with a term of incarceration imposed pursuant to section 25 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-44) in which event the fine, assessment, or restitution shall be collected by the Department of Corrections or the Youth Justice Commission established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.284 (C.52:17B-170). An adult prisoner of a State correctional institution or a juvenile serving a term of incarceration imposed pursuant to section 25 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-44) who has not paid an assessment imposed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1979, c.396 (C.2C:43-3.1), a penalty imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1999, c.295 (C.2C:43-3.5), a penalty imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2005, c.73 (C.2C:14-10), a penalty imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2009, c.143 (C.2C:43-3.8), a penalty imposed pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2013, c.214 (C.30:4-123.97), or restitution shall have the assessment, penalty, fine, or restitution deducted from any income the inmate receives as a result of labor performed at the institution or on any type of work release program or, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections or the Youth Justice Commission, from any personal account established in the institution for the benefit of the inmate. (a) A payment of restitution collected by the Department of Corrections pursuant to this paragraph shall be maintained by the department for two years during which the department shall attempt to locate the victim to whom the restitution is owed. If the department has not located the victim and the victim has not come forward to claim the payment within this two-year period, the payment shall be transferred to the Victims of Crime Compensation Office Account to be used in satisfying claims pursuant to the provisions of the "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.317 (C.52:4B-1 et seq.). (b) If the Department of Corrections has transferred a payment of restitution to the Victims of Crime Compensation Office pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, the department shall provide the office with the order for restitution and any other information regarding the identity of the victim to whom the payment is owed. The office shall be responsible for maintaining this information and for distributing payments of restitution to victims who can prove they are owed the payments. (2) All fines, assessments imposed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1979, c.396 (C.2C:43-3.1), any penalty imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1999, c.295 (C.2C:43-3.5), and restitution imposed by a municipal court shall be collected by the municipal court administrator except if the fine, assessments imposed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1979, c.396 (C.2C:43-3.1), or restitution is ordered as a condition of probation in which event it shall be collected by the county probation division. b. Except as provided in subsection c. with respect to fines imposed on appeals following convictions in municipal courts and except as provided in subsection i. with respect to restitution imposed under the provisions of P.L.1997, c.253 (C.2C:43-3.4 et al.), all fines imposed by the Superior Court or otherwise imposed at the county level, shall be paid over by the officer entitled to collect the fines to: (1) The county treasurer with respect to fines imposed on defendants who are sentenced to and serve a custodial term, including a term as a condition of probation, in the county jail, workhouse, or penitentiary except where such county sentence is served concurrently with a sentence to a State institution; or (2) The State Treasurer with respect to all other fines. c. All fines imposed by municipal courts, except a central municipal court established pursuant to N.J.S.2B:12-1 on defendants convicted of crimes, disorderly persons offenses, and petty disorderly persons offenses, and all fines imposed following conviction on appeal therefrom, and all forfeitures of bail shall be paid over by the officer entitled to collect the fines to the treasury of the municipality wherein the municipal court is located. In the case of an intermunicipal court, fines shall be paid into the municipal treasury of the municipality in which the offense was committed, and costs, fees, and forfeitures of bail shall be apportioned among the several municipalities to which the court's jurisdiction extends according to the ratios of the municipalities' contributions to the total expense of maintaining the court. In the case of a central municipal court, established by a county pursuant to N.J.S.2B:12-1, all costs, fines, fees, and forfeitures of bail shall be paid into the county treasury of the county where the central municipal court is located. d. All assessments imposed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1979, c.396 (C.2C:43-3.1) shall be forwarded and deposited as provided in that section. e. All mandatory Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction penalties imposed pursuant to N.J.S.2C:35-15 shall be forwarded and deposited as provided for in that section. f. All forensic laboratory fees assessed pursuant to N.J.S.2C:35-20 shall be forwarded and deposited as provided for in that section. g. All restitution ordered to be paid to the Victims of Crime Compensation Office pursuant to N.J.S.2C:44-2 shall be forwarded to the office for deposit in the Victims of Crime Compensation Office Account. h. All assessments imposed pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1993, c.220 (C.2C:43-3.2) shall be forwarded and deposited as provided in that section. i. All restitution imposed on defendants under the provisions of P.L.1997, c.253 (C.2C:43-3.4 et al.) for costs incurred by a law enforcement entity in extraditing the defendant from another jurisdiction shall be paid over by the officer entitled to collect the restitution to the law enforcement entities which participated in the extradition of the defendant. j. All penalties imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1999, c.295 (C.2C:43-3.5) shall be forwarded and deposited as provided in that section. k. All penalties imposed pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2001, c.81 (C.2C:43-3.6) shall be forwarded and deposited as provided in that section. l. All mandatory penalties imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2005, c.73 (C.2C:14-10) shall be forwarded and deposited as provided in that section. m. All mandatory Computer Crime Prevention penalties imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2009, c.143 (C.2C:43-3.8) shall be forwarded and deposited as provided in that section. n. All mandatory Sex Offender Supervision penalties imposed pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2013, c.214 (C.30:4-123.97) shall be forwarded and deposited as provided in that section. L.1979, c.396, s.3; amended 1981, c.224, s.1; 1983, c.73; 1991, c.91, s.146; 1991, c.329, s.12; 1993, c.220, s.12; 1995, c.281, s.2; 1996, c.95, s.17; 1997, c.253, s.2; 1999, c.295, s.4; 2001, c.81, s.15; 2005, c.73, s.5; 2009, c.143, s.2; 2013, c.214, s.5; 2015, c.55; 2019, c.363, s.6; 2025, c.35, s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4-30.146 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-30.146
Duties of support enforcement agency.
Status: in_force

23. Duties of support enforcement agency. a. In a proceeding under this act, a support enforcement agency of this State, upon request: (1) shall provide services to a petitioner residing in a state; (2) shall provide services to a petitioner requesting services through a central authority of a foreign country as described in paragraph (1) or (4) of subsection e. of section 2 of this act; and (3) may provide services to a petitioner who is an individual not residing in a state. b. A support enforcement agency of this State that is providing services to the petitioner shall: (1) take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this State, another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent; (2) request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing; (3) make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties; (4) within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner; (5) within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and (6) notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained. c. A support enforcement agency of this State that requests registration of a child support order in this State for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts: (1) to ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or (2) if two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so. d. A support enforcement agency of this State that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported. e. A support enforcement agency of this State shall request a tribunal of this State to issue a child support order and an income-withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to section 35 of this act. f. This act does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency. L.2016, c.1, s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:33-18 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-18
Wrongful acts after distraint for rent; remedy; damages
Status: in_force

When a distress is made for rent justly due and an irregularity or unlawful act shall afterwards be done by the party distraining, or his agent, the distress shall not therefore be deemed unlawful nor the party making it deemed a trespasser ab initio. The party aggrieved thereby shall be entitled to recover full satisfaction for the special damage sustained thereby, and no more. When the plaintiff shall recover such damages, he shall be entitled to his full costs, the same as in other cases of costs.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:29-11 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 29 / Section 29-11
Refusal to allow blood, biological sample to be drawn; fourth degree crime.
Status: in_force

5. A person or juvenile who knowingly refuses to allow a blood sample to be drawn or a biological sample to be collected pursuant to the provisions of the "DNA Database and Databank Act of 1994," P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.17 et seq.) is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.2011, c.104, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:157-10.5 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 157 / Section 157-10.5
Reinstatement, recovery of pay.
Status: in_force

6. If a suspended county investigator is found not guilty at trial, the charges are dismissed or the prosecution is terminated, the investigator shall be reinstated to his position and shall be entitled to recover all pay withheld during the period of suspension subject to any disciplinary proceedings or administrative action. L.2003,c.173,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:33-11.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 33 / Section 33-11.1
Certain actions relevant to evictions, disorderly persons offense.
Status: in_force

3. a. A person commits a disorderly persons offense if, after being warned by a law enforcement or other public official of the illegality of that action, the person (1) takes possession of residential real property or effectuates a forcible entry or detainer of residential real property without lawful execution of a warrant for possession in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1974, c.47 (C.2A:42-10.16) or without the consent of the occupant solely in possession of the residential real property; or (2) refuses to restore immediately to exclusive possession and occupancy any such occupant so displaced. Legal occupants unlawfully displaced shall be entitled without delay to reenter and reoccupy the premises, and shall not be considered trespassers or chargeable with any offense, provided that a law enforcement officer is present at the time of reentry. It shall be the duty of such officer to prevent the landlord or any other persons from obstructing or hindering the reentry and reoccupancy of the dwelling by the displaced occupant. As used in this section, "forcible entry and detainer" means to enter upon or into any real property and detain and hold that property by: (1) any kind of violence including threatening to kill or injure the party in possession; (2) words, circumstances or actions which have a clear intention to incite fear or apprehension or danger in the party in possession; (3) putting outside of the residential premises the personal effects or furniture of the party in possession; (4) entering peaceably and then, by force or threats, turning the party out of possession; (5) padlocking or otherwise changing locks to the property; (6) shutting off, or causing to be shut off, vital services such as, but not limited to, heat, electricity or water, in an effort to regain possession; or by (7) any means other than compliance with lawful eviction procedures pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1974, c.47 (C.2A:42-10.16), as established through possession of a lawfully prepared and valid "Execution of Warrant." b. A person who is convicted of an offense under this section more than once within a five-year period is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.2005,c.319,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:153-1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 153 / Section 153-1
Authority of governor in general
Status: in_force

The governor or person administering the government for the time being may issue a proclamation for apprehending and securing any person, known or unknown, charged, on oath of one or more credible witnesses, with having committed murder, kidnapping, burglary, robbery, arson or other heinous crime within this state, or for apprehending any person charged with aiding, abetting or concealing any such person, and in such proclamation may offer such reward as he may think proper, according to the nature and aggravation of the crime, not exceeding $25,000 for any 1 person. The reward shall be paid, on conviction of the party charged, to such person or persons as the governor or person administering the government for the time being may, in his discretion, deem entitled thereto. Such payment shall be made by the state treasurer, out of any public money in his hands unappropriated, on warrant of the comptroller under certification of the governor or person administering the government for the time being.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:17-56.53 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-56.53
Actions permitted by department to establish paternity, support orders; imposition of civil penalty.
Status: in_force

4. Subject to safeguards on privacy and information security, prescribed pursuant to subsection b. of section 11 of P.L.1998, c.1 (C.2A:17-56.60), and appropriate procedural due process requirements including, as appropriate, notice, the opportunity to contest and notice of the right to appeal to the court, the department is authorized to take the following actions relating to the establishment of paternity or to the establishment, modification or enforcement of support orders, without the necessity of obtaining an order from the court, and to recognize and enforce the authority of state agencies of other states to take the following actions: a. Require genetic testing for the purpose of paternity establishment; b. (1) Subpoena any financial or other information needed for the establishment, modification or enforcement of a support order; and (2) impose a civil penalty for failure to respond to a subpoena which shall not exceed: $25 per violation, or, if the failure to respond is the result of a conspiracy between the entity and the non-custodial parent not to supply the required information or to supply inaccurate or incomplete information, $500. Payment of the penalty may not be required, however, if in response to the imposition of the penalty, the person or entity complies immediately with the subpoena. All penalties assessed under this section shall be payable to the State Treasurer and may be recovered in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.; c. (1) Request that any entity including for-profit, nonprofit and government employers, respond promptly to a request by the department or any out-of-State IV-D agency for information on the employment, compensation and benefits of any individual employed by the entity as an employee or contractor; and (2) impose a civil penalty for failure to respond to any request which shall not exceed: $25 per violation, or, if failure to respond is the result of a conspiracy between the entity and the non-custodial parent not to supply the required information or to supply inaccurate or incomplete information, $500. Payment of the penalty may not be required, however, if in response to the imposition of the penalty, the person or entity complies immediately with the subpoena. All penalties assessed under this section shall be paid to the State Treasurer and may be recovered in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.; d. Subject to the nonliability of entities that afford access, to obtain access, including automated access when feasible, to information contained in the following records: (1) records of other State and local government agencies which include, but are not limited to: (a) records of the Bureau of Vital Statistics in the Department of Health and Senior Services, and other agencies that collect vital statistics, including marriage, death and birth records; (b) records of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, and local tax and revenue records including address, employer, income and assets; (c) records concerning real and titled personal property; (d) records of occupational, professional, recreational and sporting licenses and records concerning the ownership and control of corporations, partnerships and other business entities; (e) records of the Department of Labor, including wage, unemployment, disability and workers compensation records; (f) records of agencies administering public assistance programs; (g) records of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, motor vehicle and commercial license and registration records; and (h) records of the Department of Corrections, including records related to State-sentenced inmates and parolees; and (2) records held by private entities with respect to individuals who owe or are owed support, or against or with respect to whom a support obligation is sought, including information on the assets and liabilities of individuals held by financial institutions and the names and addresses of the individuals and the names and addresses of the employers of the individuals appearing in customer records of public utilities and cable television companies, pursuant to a subpoena authorized under subsection b. of this section; e. Order income withholding in accordance with the provisions of State and federal law; f. Direct the obligor or payor to change the payee pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1981, c.417 (C.2A:17-56.13) in cases where support is subject to an assignment or an application for Title IV-D services has been filed; g. Secure assets to satisfy arrearages by: (1) intercepting or seizing periodic or lump sum payments from: State or local agencies, including unemployment compensation, workers' compensation or other benefits; judgments, settlements and awards; inheritances; and lotteries; (2) developing a bank information matching program and attaching and seizing assets of the obligor held in financial institutions located in this State in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1998, c.1 (C.2A:17-56.7a et al.); (3) attaching public and private retirement funds as permitted under State law; and (4) imposing a lien and initiating an execution or levy to force the sale of property and distribution of proceeds in accordance with N.J.S.2A:17-1 through N.J.S.2A:17-4, N.J.S.2A:17-57 through N.J.S.2A:17-76 and applicable court rules; h. Require each party subject to a paternity or child support proceeding to file with the court and the State case registry upon the entry of an order and to update, as appropriate, information on the location and the identity of the party, including, but not limited to: Social Security number, telephone number, driver's license number, residential and mailing addresses, and the name, address, and telephone number of the party's employer; and i. Unless otherwise ordered by the court in individual cases, increase the amount of monthly support payments to include amounts for arrearages in accordance with schedules approved by the court. L.1998,c.1,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:39-22 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 39 / Section 39-22
Unregistered prohibited firearm, procedure; exceptions, certain.
Status: in_force

3. a. A person who lawfully owned a center-fire rifle that is capable of firing a .50 BMG cartridge prohibited under the provisions of paragraph (5) of subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:39-1 on the effective date of P.L.2022, c.54 (C.2C:39-21 et al.) and does not register it pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2022, c.54 (C.2C:39-21) may retain possession of that firearm for a period not to exceed one year from that effective date. During that time period, the owner of the prohibited firearm shall either: (1) transfer the prohibited firearm to a person or firm lawfully entitled to own or possess such weapon; (2) render the prohibited firearm inoperable; or (3) voluntarily surrender the prohibited firearm pursuant to N.J.S.2C:39-12. b. If the owner of the prohibited firearm elects to render the weapon inoperable, the owner shall file a certification on a form prescribed by the superintendent indicating the date on which the weapon was rendered inoperable. This certification shall be filed with either the chief law enforcement officer of the municipality in which the owner resides or, in the case of an owner who resides in a municipality which does not have a full-time police department, with the superintendent. c. As used in this section, "inoperable" means that the firearm is altered in such a manner that it cannot be immediately fired and that the owner or possessor of the firearm does not possess or have control over the parts necessary to make the firearm operable. d. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any antique firearm, curio or relic, or weapon solely used to fire blank ammunition for purpose of a living historical reenactment in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (5) of subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:39-1. L.2022, c.54, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:17-56.56 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-56.56
Payment of past-due support for child receiving TANF assistance.
Status: in_force

7. In any case in which an obligor owes past-due child support with respect to a child receiving assistance under a State program funded under TANF, the department is authorized to petition the court to issue an order that requires the obligor: to pay the support in accordance with a plan approved by the court; or to participate in work activities as ordered by the court, if the obligor is subject to such a plan and is not incapacitated. A petition for participation in a work activity shall include a request to adjust the amount of the order in accordance with support guidelines and the plan. L.1998,c.1,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:19-5 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 19 / Section 19-5
Assignor to annex inventory and list of creditors with their claims, to assignment
Status: in_force

The assignor shall annex to the general assignment an inventory, under oath of his estate, real and personal, together with a list of his creditors and the amount of their respective claims according to the best of his knowledge. Such inventory shall in nowise be conclusive as to the quantum of the assignor's estate, and the assignee shall be entitled to any other property which may belong to the assignor at the time of the assignment.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:49A-16.6 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 49A / Section 49A-16.6
Recognition as original matter, pending matter.
Status: in_force

6. a. If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment. b. If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the issue of recognition may be raised by counterclaim, cross-claim, or affirmative defense. c. A party against whom a foreign-country judgment is entered may file an action for a declaration that the foreign-country judgment shall not be subject to recognition. For the purposes of this section, a foreign-country judgment shall not be subject to recognition if a ground for nonrecognition stated in subsection b. or c. of section 4 of this act exists. The party bringing an action under this section shall have the burden of establishing a ground for nonrecognition under subsection b. or c. of section 4 of this act.
L.2017, c.365, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-43 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 21 / Section 21-43
Sale of certain alarm business signs, decals; prohibited.
Status: in_force

1. a. For the purposes of this section, "alarm business" means a partnership, corporation, or other business entity engaged in the installation, servicing, sale, or maintenance of burglar or fire alarm systems, or the monitoring of or responding to alarm signals when provided in conjunction with the burglar or fire alarm system. b. A person who knowingly sells, offers, or exposes for sale, or otherwise transfers, or possesses with the intent to sell, offer, or expose for sale, a sign or decal with the name or logo that is the trademark of an alarm business without the express written consent of the alarm business commits a disorderly persons offense. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on any news media that accept or publish advertising that may otherwise be subject to the provisions of this section. L.2018, c.146, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-35 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-35
Payment of surplus from sale to executor or administrator
Status: in_force

When the mortgagor or the person owning the mortgaged premises is dead at the time of the sale thereof under foreclosure, the court may, if it deems it expedient or necessary for the proper administration of the estate of the decedent, direct that the surplus arising from the proceeds of the sale be paid to the executor or administrator of the decedent, to be administered in the same manner as money arising from the sale of real estate by administrators or executors. The administrator or executor shall give bond as required by law upon an application for the sale of real estate.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:28-3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 28 / Section 28-3
Trial by court
Status: in_force

Either party to the dispute shall be afforded, by the court, a specified period of time within which to apply to set aside the report and, if any party so applies, the court shall hear the matter in a summary manner with a jury, if a jury be demanded, or without a jury, if no jury be demanded, and the issue shall be tried and determined as in other cases of a civil nature at law, in said court.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:65-5 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-5
Action for waste by heir; treble damages
Status: in_force

Any heir may maintain a civil action for the waste or destruction of his inheritance, whether such waste occurred in the lifetime of his ancestor or thereafter. The judgment in such an action shall be for the recovery of the inheritance wasted or its money value if such recovery is impossible, and treble damages.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:66-3 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 66 / Section 66-3
Issuance of an order
Status: in_force

3. Issuance of an order. If the court finds that: a. there exists a reasonable suspicion that the account holder has committed or is about to commit the crime of terrorism in violation of section 2 of P.L.2002, c.26 (C.2C:38-2) or the crime of soliciting or providing material support or resources for terrorism in violation of section 5 of P.L.2002, c.26 (C.2C:38-5); b. the accounts of the account holder are specifically identified; and c. it is necessary to freeze the account holder's funds or assets to ensure eventual restitution to victims of the alleged offense, the court may order the financial institution to freeze all or part of the account holder's deposited funds or assets so that the funds or assets may not be withdrawn or disposed of until further order of the court. As part of the consideration of an application in which there is no corroborative evidence offered, the judge shall inquire in camera as to the identity of any informants or any other additional information concerning the basis upon which the Attorney General has applied for the attachment order which the judge finds relevant in order to determine if there exists a reasonable suspicion pursuant to this act. L.2003,c.22,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:43-14 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 43 / Section 43-14
Authority of supreme court
Status: in_force

The Supreme Court may adopt rules dealing with Supervisory Treatment in accordance with procedures herein set forth. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:43-14, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-9 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 40 / Section 40-9
Inclusion of instructions concerning proper and safe maintenance and operation
Status: in_force

No portable, oil-burning heating device shall be sold or offered for sale in this State unless it is accompanied by instructions concerning its proper and safe maintenance and operation. L.1983, c. 438, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:12-6 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 12 / Section 12-6
Designation of acting judges
Status: in_force

2B:12-6. Designation of acting judges. Subject to the Rules of Court, the Assignment Judge of the vicinage may appoint an acting judge of each of the municipal courts in the vicinage to serve as judge temporarily when the judge of that court is unable to hold the municipal court or for other cause. A person appointed as an acting judge shall be a judge of another municipal court or an attorney-at-law. A copy of the appointment of an acting judge for a municipal court shall be sent to the judge of that court and to the Administrative Director of the Courts. L.1993, c.119, s.1; amended 1996, c.95, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:53A-41 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 53A / Section 53A-41
Requirements for person giving expert testimony, executing affidavit.
Status: in_force

7. In an action alleging medical malpractice, a person shall not give expert testimony or execute an affidavit pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.139 (C.2A:53A-26 et seq.) on the appropriate standard of practice or care unless the person is licensed as a physician or other health care professional in the United States and meets the following criteria: a. If the party against whom or on whose behalf the testimony is offered is a specialist or subspecialist recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association and the care or treatment at issue involves that specialty or subspecialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association, the person providing the testimony shall have specialized at the time of the occurrence that is the basis for the action in the same specialty or subspecialty, recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association, as the party against whom or on whose behalf the testimony is offered, and if the person against whom or on whose behalf the testimony is being offered is board certified and the care or treatment at issue involves that board specialty or subspecialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association, the expert witness shall be: (1) a physician credentialed by a hospital to treat patients for the medical condition, or to perform the procedure, that is the basis for the claim or action; or (2) a specialist or subspecialist recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association who is board certified in the same specialty or subspecialty, recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association, and during the year immediately preceding the date of the occurrence that is the basis for the claim or action, shall have devoted a majority of his professional time to either: (a) the active clinical practice of the same health care profession in which the defendant is licensed, and, if the defendant is a specialist or subspecialist recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association, the active clinical practice of that specialty or subspecialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association; or (b) the instruction of students in an accredited medical school, other accredited health professional school or accredited residency or clinical research program in the same health care profession in which the defendant is licensed, and, if that party is a specialist or subspecialist recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association, an accredited medical school, health professional school or accredited residency or clinical research program in the same specialty or subspecialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association; or (c) both. b. If the party against whom or on whose behalf the testimony is offered is a general practitioner, the expert witness, during the year immediately preceding the date of the occurrence that is the basis for the claim or action, shall have devoted a majority of his professional time to: (1) active clinical practice as a general practitioner; or active clinical practice that encompasses the medical condition, or that includes performance of the procedure, that is the basis of the claim or action; or (2) the instruction of students in an accredited medical school, health professional school, or accredited residency or clinical research program in the same health care profession in which the party against whom or on whose behalf the testimony is licensed; or (3) both. c. A court may waive the same specialty or subspecialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association and board certification requirements of this section, upon motion by the party seeking a waiver, if, after the moving party has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the court that a good faith effort has been made to identify an expert in the same specialty or subspecialty, the court determines that the expert possesses sufficient training, experience and knowledge to provide the testimony as a result of active involvement in, or full-time teaching of, medicine in the applicable area of practice or a related field of medicine. d. Nothing in this section shall limit the power of the trial court to disqualify an expert witness on grounds other than the qualifications set forth in this section. e. In an action alleging medical malpractice, an expert witness shall not testify on a contingency fee basis. f. An individual or entity who threatens to take or takes adverse action against a person in retaliation for that person providing or agreeing to provide expert testimony, or for that person executing an affidavit pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.139 (C.2A:53A-26 et seq.), which adverse action relates to that person's employment, accreditation, certification, credentialing or licensure, shall be liable to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 and other damages incurred by the person and the party for whom the person was testifying as an expert. L.2004,c.17,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:3-1 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 3 / Section 3-1
Appointment of court clerks
Status: in_force

2B:3-1. Appointment of Court Clerks. a. The Supreme Court shall appoint to serve at its pleasure, and shall fix the salary of, the Clerk and a Deputy Clerk of the Supreme Court, neither of whom shall be subject to the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes. b. The Supreme Court shall appoint to serve at its pleasure, and shall fix the salaries of, the Clerk and Deputy Clerks of the Superior Court and the Clerk and Deputy Clerks of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, none of whom shall be subject to the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes unless the Supreme Court directs otherwise. c. The clerks of the Supreme Court, the Superior Court, and the Appellate Division of the Superior Court shall select and employ other necessary assistants in accordance with the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes. Source: N.J.S.2A:1-2; N.J.S.2A:1-6; N.J.S.2A:2-3; N.J.S.2A:2-7; N.J.S.2A:6-23 L.1991,c.119,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:13-12 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 13 / Section 13-12
Training courses on handling, response procedures, investigation, prosecution of human trafficking cases.
Status: in_force

19. a. The Police Training Commission, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of the Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall develop and approve, as part of the police training courses required pursuant to P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-66 et seq.), courses of study on the handling, response procedures, investigation, and prosecution of human trafficking cases. The courses shall include, at a minimum, a demonstration of and information regarding known signs and signals that may be used or communicated by victims of human trafficking seeking assistance or may be observed by individuals in public spaces. These courses shall be reviewed at least once every two years and modified from time to time as need may require. b. (1) The Department of Community Affairs, in consultation with the Commission on Human Trafficking established by section 1 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-237), shall develop, approve, and provide for a one-time training course on the handling and response procedures of suspected human trafficking activities for owners, operators, and staff of hotels and motels as defined in the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.); or alternatively, the department, in consultation with the commission, shall approve a substantially similar one-time training course for use by hotels and motels in providing training to owners, operators, and staff. The department, in consultation with the commission, shall define by regulation which staff positions are required, as a condition of employment, to attend the one-time training course. Verifiable completion of the training course by required staff shall be a condition of issuance, maintenance, or renewal of any license, permit, certificate, or approval required, permitted to be granted, or issued to owners or operators under the provisions of the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.). The training course shall include, at a minimum, a demonstration of and information regarding known signs and signals that may be used or communicated by victims of human trafficking seeking assistance or may be observed by individuals in public spaces. The training course shall be reviewed at least once every two years and modified by the department, in consultation with the commission, from time to time as need may require. (2) The Department of Community Affairs, through its oversight and enforcement authority provided under the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.), shall be responsible for ensuring that all hotel and motel owners, operators, and required staff attend the one-time training course within one year of the enactment of this section in the case of all current owners, operators, and required staff engaging in their respective profession on the effective date of this section, and within six months of the first day of ownership, operation, or employment for all new owners, operators, and required staff who initially engage in their respective profession on a date that follows the effective date. (3) The Department of Community Affairs shall make available the training materials for the one-time training course to hotel and motel owners, operators, and required staff in order for the owners, operators, and required staff to fulfill the one-time training requirement set forth in this subsection. c. (1) The Department of Health, in consultation with the Commission on Human Trafficking established by section 1 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-237), shall develop, approve, and provide for a one-time training course on the handling and response procedures of suspected human trafficking activities for employees of every licensed health care facility as defined in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-2), including those professionals whose professional practice is regulated pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes; or alternatively, the department, in consultation with the commission, shall approve for use a substantially similar one-time training course provided by a recognized Statewide nonprofit healthcare trade association with demonstrated experience in providing course offerings to health care facility employees on similar workplace matters. The department, in consultation with the commission and the approved nonprofit course provider, if any, shall define by regulation which employees are required, as a condition of their employment, to attend the one-time training course. Verifiable completion of the training course by required employees shall be a condition of issuance, maintenance, or renewal of any license, permit, certificate, or approval required, permitted to be granted, or issued to licensed health care facilities under the provisions of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al.). The training course shall include, at a minimum, a demonstration of and information regarding known signs and signals that may be used or communicated by victims of human trafficking seeking assistance or may be observed by individuals in public spaces. The training course shall be reviewed at least once every two years and modified by the department, in consultation with the commission and the approved nonprofit course provider, if any, from time to time as need may require. (2) The Department of Health, through its oversight and enforcement authority provided under P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al.), shall be responsible for ensuring that all required employees of licensed health care facilities attend the one-time training course within one year of the enactment of this section in the case of all current employees engaging in their respective profession on the effective date of this section, and within six months of the first day of employment for all new employees who initially engage in their respective profession on a date that follows the effective date. If an approved nonprofit course provider is involved in providing the one-time training course to new employees who initially engage in their respective profession on a date that follows the effective date of this section, then the nonprofit course provider shall provide the training course at least once every six months in order for these employees to meet the six-month training deadline established by this paragraph. (3) The Department of Health shall make available the training materials for the one-time training course to required employees, or to the approved nonprofit course provider, if any, in order for the required employees to fulfill the one-time training requirement set forth in this subsection. d. (1) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall develop and approve a training course and a curriculum to raise awareness of judges and judicial personnel on the seriousness of the crime of human trafficking, its impact on human rights, and the need to adequately implement anti-trafficking laws, including not only the prosecution and sentencing of defendants charged with human trafficking but the need to respect and restore rights and needs of victims of human trafficking. The training course shall include, at a minimum, a demonstration of and information regarding known signs and signals that may be used or communicated by victims of human trafficking seeking assistance or may be observed by individuals in public spaces. This training course shall be reviewed at least once every two years and modified by the Administrative Office of the Courts from time to time as need may require. (2) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall make the training course, curriculum, and supporting materials available to appropriate judges and judicial personnel who may be involved with the court-related aspects of human trafficking prosecutions through annual in-service judicial training programs or other means. e. (1) The New Jersey Transit Corporation, in consultation with the Commission on Human Trafficking established by section 1 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-237), shall develop and provide a one-time training course for public transportation employees and motorbus operators of private entities under contract to the corporation to provide motorbus regular route service on the handling and response procedures for suspected human trafficking activities. Alternatively, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, in consultation with the commission, shall approve a substantially similar one-time training course provided by a recognized nonprofit association with demonstrated experience in providing course offerings to public transportation employees. The New Jersey Transit Corporation, in consultation with the commission and the approved nonprofit course provider, if any, shall establish by regulation which employees and motorbus operators of private entities under contract to the corporation to provide motorbus regular route service are required, as a condition of their employment or as a condition of the contract with the corporation, to attend the one-time training course. The New Jersey Transit Corporation, at the corporation’s discretion, may waive the training requirements of this subsection for a private entity under contract to the corporation to provide motorbus regular route service if the private entity requires its motorbus operators to complete an equal or greater training course on the handling and response procedures for suspected human trafficking activities. The training course required pursuant to this subsection shall include, at a minimum, a demonstration of and information regarding known signs and signals that may be used or communicated by victims of human trafficking seeking assistance or may be observed by individuals in public spaces. The training course shall be reviewed at least once every two years and modified as needed by the New Jersey Transit Corporation, in consultation with the commission and the approved nonprofit course provider, as appropriate. (2) The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall be responsible for ensuring that all its required employees attend the one-time training course within two years of the enactment of P.L.2025, c.343 in the case of all current employees engaging in their respective profession on the effective date of P.L.2025, c.343, and within six months of the first day of employment for all new employees who initially engage in their respective profession after the effective date of P.L.2025, c.343. If an approved nonprofit course provider is involved in providing the one-time training course to new employees who initially engage in their respective profession after the effective date of P.L.2025, c.343, then the nonprofit course provider shall provide the training course at least once every six months in order for these employees to meet the six-month training deadline. Each contract entered into after the effective date of P.L.2025, c.343 between the corporation and a private entity to provide motorbus regular route service shall include a requirement that motorbus operators of the private entity that provides motorbus regular route service under such contract shall attend the one-time training course, unless such requirement is waived pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. (3) The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall make available to public transportation employees and private entities under contract to the corporation to provide motorbus regular route service the training materials for the one-time training course. f. Pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-238), the Attorney General, in consultation with the Commission on Human Trafficking established by section 1 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-237), may provide for the expenditures of monies from the "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund" to assist with the development, maintenance, revision, and distribution of training course materials for the courses developed in accordance with this section and the operation of these training courses. L.2013, c.51, s.19; amended 2025, c.343.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:56-26 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-26
Compensation to dower or curtesy holder by lump sum or investment
Status: in_force

When a right or estate of dower or curtesy is sold pursuant to section 2A:56-25 of this title, the court shall direct the payment of a gross sum out of the proceeds of the sale of the real estate to the person entitled to such right or estate if he or she shall consent in writing to accept such gross sum. If no such consent is given, the court shall calculate an amount to be invested for the benefit of the person entitled to such right or estate.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:23B-14 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 23B / Section 23B-14
Immunity of arbitrator; competency to testify; attorney's fees and costs.
Status: in_force

14. Immunity of Arbitrator; Competency to Testify; Attorney's Fees and Costs. a. An arbitrator or an arbitration organization acting in that capacity is immune from civil liability to the same extent as a judge of a court of this State acting in a judicial capacity. b. The immunity afforded by this section supplements any immunity pursuant to other law. c. The failure of an arbitrator to make a disclosure required by section 12 of this act does not cause any loss of immunity pursuant to this section. d. In a judicial, administrative, or similar proceeding, an arbitrator or representative of an arbitration organization is not competent to testify, and may not be required to produce records as to any statement, conduct, decision, or ruling occurring during the arbitration proceeding, to the same extent as a judge of a court of this State acting in a judicial capacity. This subsection does not apply: (1) to the extent necessary to determine the claim of an arbitrator, arbitration organization, or representative of the arbitration organization against a party to the arbitration proceeding; or (2) to a hearing in a summary action to vacate an award pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection a. of section 23 of this act if the movant establishes prima facie that a ground for vacating the award exists. e. If a person commences a civil action against an arbitrator, arbitration organization or representative of an arbitration organization arising from the services of the arbitrator, organization or representative or if a person seeks to compel an arbitrator or a representative of an arbitration organization to testify or produce records in violation of subsection d. of this section, and the court decides that the arbitrator, arbitration organization or representative of an arbitration organization is immune from civil liability or that the arbitrator or representative of the organization is not competent to testify, the court shall award to the arbitrator, organization or representative reasonable attorney's fees and other reasonable expenses of litigation. L.2003,c.95,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:38-2 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2
Crime of terrorism; definitions.
Status: in_force

2. a. A person is guilty of the crime of terrorism if he commits or attempts, conspires or threatens to commit any crime enumerated in subsection c. of this section with the purpose: (1) to promote an act of terror; or (2) to terrorize five or more persons; or (3) to influence the policy or affect the conduct of government by terror; or (4) to cause by an act of terror the impairment or interruption of public communications, public transportation, public or private buildings, common carriers, public utilities or other public services; or (5) to influence or incite an act of terror against an individual or group of individuals based on their actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, affectional or sexual orientation, sex, gender identity or expression, disability, creed, or any other characteristic protected under the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.), if the underlying crime is a crime of the first or second degree. b. Terrorism is a crime of the first degree. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person convicted under this section shall be sentenced to a term of 30 years, during which the person shall not be eligible for parole, or to a specific term of years which shall be between 30 years and life imprisonment, of which the person shall serve not less than 30 years before being eligible for parole. (2) If a violation of this section results in death, the person shall be sentenced to a term of life imprisonment, during which time the person shall not be eligible for parole. c. The crimes encompassed by this section are: murder pursuant to N.J.S.2C:11-3; aggravated manslaughter or manslaughter pursuant to N.J.S.2C:11-4; vehicular homicide pursuant to N.J.S.2C:11-5; aggravated assault pursuant to subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:12-1; disarming a law enforcement officer pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1996, c.14 (C.2C:12-11); kidnapping pursuant to N.J.S.2C:13-1; criminal restraint pursuant to N.J.S.2C:13-2; robbery pursuant to N.J.S.2C:15-1; carjacking pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1993, c.221 (C.2C:15-2); aggravated arson or arson pursuant to N.J.S.2C:17-1; causing or risking widespread injury or damage pursuant to N.J.S.2C:17-2; damage to nuclear plant with the purpose to cause or threat to cause release of radiation pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1983, c.480 (C.2C:17-7); damage to nuclear plant resulting in death by radiation pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1983, c.480 (C.2C:17-8); damage to nuclear plant resulting in injury by radiation pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1983, c.480 (C.2C:17-9); burglary pursuant to N.J.S.2C:18-2; producing or possessing chemical weapons, biological agents or nuclear or radiological devices pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2002, c.26 (C.2C:38-3); possession of prohibited weapons and devices pursuant to N.J.S.2C:39-3; possession of weapons for unlawful purposes pursuant to N.J.S.2C:39-4; unlawful possession of weapons pursuant to N.J.S.2C:39-5; weapons training for illegal activities pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1983, c.229 (C.2C:39-14); racketeering pursuant to N.J.S.2C:41-1 et seq.; and any other crime involving a risk of death or serious bodily injury to any person. d. Definitions. For the purposes of this section: "Government" means the United States, any state, county, municipality, or other political unit, or any department, agency or subdivision of any of the foregoing, or any corporation or other association carrying out the functions of government. "Serious bodily injury" means bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ. "Terror" means the menace or fear of death or serious bodily injury. "Terrorize" means to convey the menace or fear of death or serious bodily injury by words or actions. e. A prosecution pursuant to this section may be brought by the Attorney General, his assistants and deputies within the Division of Criminal Justice, or by a county prosecutor or a designated assistant prosecutor if the county prosecutor is expressly authorized in writing by the Attorney General to prosecute a violation of this section. f. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:1-8 or any other provision of law, a conviction of terrorism under this section shall not merge with a conviction of any other offense, nor shall such other conviction merge with a conviction under this section, and the court shall impose separate sentences upon each violation of this section and any other offense. g. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to preclude, if the evidence so warrants, an indictment and conviction for murder under the provisions of N.J.S.2C:11-3 or any other offense. L.2002, c.26, s.2; amended 2019, c.351.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:1-1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 1 / Section 1-1
Short title; rules of construction
Status: in_force

a. This Title shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice." b. Except as provided in subsections c. and d. of this section, the code does not apply to offenses committed prior to its effective date and prosecutions and dispositions for such offenses shall be governed by the prior law, which is continued in effect for that purpose, as if this code were not in force. For the purposes of this section, an offense was committed after the effective date of the code if any of the elements of the offenses occurred subsequent thereto. c. In any case pending on or initiated after the effective date of the code involving an offense committed prior to such date: (1) The procedural provisions of the code shall govern, insofar as they are justly applicable and their application does not introduce confusion or delay; (2) The court, with the consent of the defendant, may impose sentence under the provisions of the code applicable to the offense and the offender. (3) The court shall, if the offense committed is no longer an offense under the provisions of the code, dismiss such prosecution. d. (1) The provisions of the code governing the treatment and the release or discharge of prisoners, probationers and parolees shall apply to persons under sentence for offenses committed prior to the effective date of the code, except that the minimum or maximum period of their detention or supervision shall in no case be increased. (2) Any person who is under sentence of imprisonment on the effective date of the code for an offense committed prior to the effective date which has been eliminated by the code or who has been sentenced to a maximum term of imprisonment for an offense committed prior to the effective date which exceeds the maximum established by the code for such an offense and who, on said effective date, has not had his sentence suspended or been paroled or discharged, may move to have his sentence reviewed by the sentencing court and the court may impose a new sentence, for good cause shown as though the person had been convicted under the code, except that no period of detention or supervision shall be increased as a result of such resentencing. e. The provisions of the code not inconsistent with those of prior laws shall be construed as a continuation of such laws. f. The classification and arrangement of the several sections of the code have been made for the purpose of convenience, reference and orderly arrangement, and therefore no implication or presumption of a legislative construction is to be drawn therefrom. g. In the construction of the code, or any part thereof, no outline or analysis of the contents of said title or of any subtitle, chapter, article or section, no cross-reference or cross-reference note and no headnote or source note to any section shall be deemed to be a part of the code. h. If said title or any subtitle, chapter, article or section of the code, or any provision thereof, shall be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative in whole or in part, by a court of competent jurisdiction, such title, subtitle, chapter, article, section or provision shall, to the extent that it is not unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative, be enforced and effectuated, and no such determination shall be deemed to invalidate or make ineffectual the remaining provisions of the title, or of any subtitle, chapter, article or section of the code. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:1-1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by L.1979, c. 178, s. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:6-4 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 6 / Section 6-4
Multi-county vicinage; apportionment of costs
Status: in_force

2B:6-4. Multi-County Vicinage; Apportionment of Costs. Where a judge of the Law Division or of the Family Part of the Chancery Division is assigned to cases from a vicinage including more than one county, the salary of that judge and of any employee of that judge and any expenses related to that judge shall be apportioned between the counties composing the vicinage in the manner determined by the assignment judge for that vicinage after consultation and negotiation with the governing body of each of the counties comprising the vicinage. Source: N.J.S.2A:11-10 L.1991,c.119,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:16-41 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-41
Requisites of assignment to entitle it to record
Status: in_force

An assignment of a judgment, to be entitled to record, shall be in writing, and acknowledged or proved as conveyances of real estate are required to be acknowledged or proved for the purposes of recording.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-8 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-8
20 years; actions by state for real estate or rents
Status: in_force

No person or body politic or corporate shall be sued or impleaded by the state of New Jersey for any real estate, or for any rents, revenues, issues or profits thereof, except within 20 years next after the right or title thereto or cause of such action shall have accrued.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:18-61.45 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 18 / Section 18-61.45
Designation of administrative agency
Status: in_force

6. Each municipal governing body in a qualified county shall designate a municipal board, agency or officer to act as its administrative agency for the purposes of this act or may enter into a contractual agreement with an appropriate county to act as its administrative agency for purposes of this act. In the absence of such authorization or contractual agreement, this act shall be administered by the board, agency or officer administering the provisions of the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Protected Tenancy Act," P.L.1981, c.226 (C.2A:18-61.22 et al.) in the municipality. L.1991,c.509,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:42-6.3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 42 / Section 42-6.3
Applicability of act
Status: in_force

3. The provisions of this act shall only be applicable to premises rented or leased by senior citizens receiving Social Security Old Age Pensions, Railroad Retirement Pensions or other governmental pensions in lieu of Social Security Old Age Pensions, and by recipients of Social Security Disability Benefits, Supplemental Security Income or benefits under Work First New Jersey. L.1976,c.100,s.3; amended 2001, c.142, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:17-48 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-48
Deed by sheriff after expiration of term of office to real estate sold under execution during term of office
Status: in_force

If any real estate, levied upon by virtue of any valid writ of execution by any sheriff, shall have been or shall be sold by him under such levy during the term of his office, but shall not have been conveyed by deed by such sheriff during the term of his office, or if conveyed, the deed conveying the same shall have been lost before the record thereof, and the purchaser thereof shall have entered into and remained in possession of such real estate pursuant to such sale and purchase, such sheriff shall have full power, after the expiration of his term of office, to execute and deliver to the purchaser from him of any such real estate, a good and sufficient deed. If for any cause such sheriff is unable to execute and deliver his deed, the sheriff then in office is authorized and empowered to make, execute and deliver a good and sufficient deed to effectuate such conveyance. Either of said deeds shall have the same force and effect as if the sheriff first-mentioned had executed and delivered the same during his term of office.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4-30.130 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-30.130
Duration of personal jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

7. Duration of personal jurisdiction. Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this State in a proceeding under this act or other law of this State relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this State has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided by sections 10, 11 and 16 of this act. L.2016, c.1, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:17-56.66 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-56.66
Regulations.
Status: in_force

17. a. The commissioner, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act and to comply with the requirements of Pub.L.104-193; except that, notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the provisions of this act, which regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed six months and may, thereafter, be amended, adopted or readopted by the commissioner in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). b. The Attorney General and the Commissioners of Environmental Protection, Labor, Banking and Insurance, Health and Senior Services, Corrections, Transportation and Community Affairs may, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt regulations, as appropriate, to effectuate the purposes of this act and to comply with the requirements of Pub.L.104-193; except that, notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Attorney General and the respective commissioners may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law such regulations as the Attorney General or the respective commissioners deem necessary to implement the provisions of this act, which regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed six months and may thereafter, be amended, adopted or readopted by the Attorney General or respective commissioners in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.1998,c.1,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:20-7.2 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 20 / Section 20-7.2
Notification of theft of scrap metal.
Status: in_force

3. Each State, county, and municipal police department may, upon receiving reliable information that scrap metal has been stolen, promptly notify scrap metal businesses of the theft and provide such businesses with information to identify the stolen scrap metal, to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2009, c.8 (C.45:28-1 et al.). L.2009, c.8, s.3.