Title 2C, Title 2C: THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

2C:17-7 Tampering, damage involving nuclear electric generating plant; crime of first degree. 1. The provisions of N.J.S.2C:17-2 to the contrary notwithstanding, any person who purposely or knowingly damages or tampers with any machinery, device, or equipment at a nuclear electri…

2C:17-8. Nuclear electric generating plant; damaging or tampering with equipment which results in death; crime of first degree Any person who purposely or knowingly damages or tampers with any machinery, device, or equipment at a nuclear electric generating plant which results in…

2C:17-9. Nuclear electric generating plant; damaging or tampering with equipment which results in injury; crime of second degree Any person who purposely or knowingly damages or tampers with any machinery, device, or equipment at a nuclear electric generating plant which results …

2C:18-1 Definitions. 2C:18-1. In this chapter, unless a different meaning plainly is required: "Structure" means any building, room, ship, vessel, car, vehicle, or airplane and also means any place for carrying on business therein, whether or not a person is actually present. "Ut…

2C:18-2 Burglary. 2C:18-2. Burglary. a. Burglary defined. A person is guilty of burglary if, with purpose to commit an offense therein or thereon, the person: (1) Enters a research facility, structure other than a residential dwelling, or a separately secured or occupied portion …

2C:18-2.1 Home invasion burglary defined. 1. a. A person is guilty of home invasion burglary if, with purpose to commit an offense therein or thereon, the person, without license or privilege to do so, enters or surreptitiously remains in a residential dwelling or accommodation, …

2C:18-2.2 Residential burglary defined. 2. a. A person is guilty of residential burglary if, with purpose to commit an offense therein or thereon, the person: (1) Enters a residential dwelling or accommodation, or a separately secured portion thereof, unless the actor is licensed…

2C:18-3 Unlicensed entry of structures; defiant trespasser; peering into dwelling places; defenses. 2C:18-3. a. Unlicensed entry of structures. A person commits an offense if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he enters or surreptitiously remains in any rese…

2C:18-4. Lands defined As used in this act, "lands" means agricultural or horticultural lands devoted to the production for sale of plants and animals useful to man, encompassing plowed or tilled fields, standing crops or their residues, cranberry bogs and appurtenant dams, dikes…

2C:18-5 Offense to trespass, damage property. 2. It is an offense under P.L.1983, c.522 (C.2C:18-4 et seq.) to: a. Knowingly or recklessly operate a motorized vehicle or to ride horseback upon the lands of another without obtaining and in possession of the written permission of t…

2C:18-6 Degree of crime; penalties; restitution; liability to owner of property. 3. a. An offense pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1983, c.522 (C.2C:18-5) is a crime of the third degree if the actor causes pecuniary loss of $2,000 or more; a crime of the fourth degree if the actor ca…

2C:20-1 Definitions. 2C:20-1 Definitions. In chapters 20 and 21, unless a different meaning plainly is required: a. "Deprive" means: (1) to withhold or cause to be withheld property of another permanently or for so extended a period as to appropriate a substantial portion of its …

2C:20-1.1. Offense involving access device; presumption of unlawful purpose 6. In any prosecution for an offense enumerated in chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes involving a defaced access device, any removal, erasure, defacement, alteration, destruction, covering …

2C:20-10. Unlawful taking of means of conveyance. 2C:20-10. Unlawful Taking of Means of Conveyance a. A person commits a disorderly persons offense if, with purpose to withhold temporarily from the owner, he takes, operates, or exercises control over any means of conveyance, othe…

2C:20-10.1 Theft of a motor vehicle. 1. Theft of a motor vehicle. a. A person commits the crime of theft of a motor vehicle if the person unlawfully takes, or exercises unlawful control over, another person's motor vehicle with the purpose to deprive that person of the motor vehi…

2C:20-10.2 Receiving a stolen motor vehicle. 2. a. Receiving a stolen motor vehicle. A person is guilty of receiving a stolen motor vehicle if the person knowingly receives or brings into this State a motor vehicle that is the property of another knowing that it has been stolen, …

2C:20-10.3 Persistent stolen motor vehicle offender sentencing. 3. Persistent stolen motor vehicle offender sentencing. a. Upon request of the prosecutor, a person who has been convicted of a crime pursuant to section 1 or 2 of P.L.2023, c.101 (C.2C:20-10.1 or 2C:20-10.2) or carj…

2C:20-11 Shoplifting. a. Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section: (1) "Shopping cart" means those push carts of the type or types which are commonly provided by grocery stores, drug stores or other retail mercantile establishments for the use of the public in…

2C:20-11.1. Guidelines for prosecution of shoplifting offenses 2. The Attorney General shall develop, no later than the 120th day after the effective date of this act, guidelines to ensure that the prosecution of shoplifting offenses is conducted in a uniform manner throughout th…

2C:20-11.2 Leader of organized retail theft enterprise. 2. A person is a leader of an organized retail theft enterprise if he conspires with others as an organizer, supervisor, financier or manager, to engage for profit in a scheme or course of conduct to effectuate the transfer …

2C:20-11.3 Extended imprisonment if previously convicted on two or more separate offenses, retail theft. 5. a. Upon request of the prosecutor, a person who has been convicted of shoplifting pursuant to N.J.S.2C:20-11, receiving stolen property pursuant to N.J.S.2C:20-7, leader of…

2C:20-12. Definitions for sections 2-4 The following definitions apply to sections 2 through 4 of this act as they relate to the theft of library material: a. "Library material" means any material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, or any part thereof, belonging to,…

2C:20-13. Concealment of material Any person who purposely conceals, on or off the premises of the library facility, upon his person or among his belongings, or upon the person or among the belongings of another, any library material shall be prima facie presumed to have conceale…

2C:20-14. Detention on probable cause a. A law enforcement officer, a special officer, or an employee of a library facility who has probable cause for believing that a person has willfully concealed library material and that he can recover the material by taking the person into c…

2C:20-15. Sign required All library facilities shall post at their primary entrances and exits a conspicuous sign to read as follows: IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE THEFT OF BOOKS AND LIBRARY MATERIAL, STATE LAW AUTHORIZES THE DETENTION FOR A REASONABLE PERIOD OF ANY PERSON USING THESE …

2C:20-16. Operation of facility for sale of stolen automobile parts; penalties a. A person who knowingly maintains or operates any premises, place or facility used for the remodeling, repainting, or separating of automobile parts for resale of any stolen automobile is guilty of a…

2C:20-17. Use of juvenile in theft of automobiles, penalty a. A person who is at least 18 years of age who knowingly uses, solicits, directs, hires or employs a person who is in fact 17 years of age or younger to commit theft of an automobile is guilty of a crime of the second de…

2C:20-18. Leader, auto theft trafficking network, penalty 1. a. A person is a leader of an auto theft trafficking network if the person conspires with others as an organizer, supervisor, financier, manager, or recruiter to engage for profit or to commit other criminal activity in…

2C:20-2. Consolidation of theft and computer criminal activity offenses. 2C:20-2. a. Consolidation of Theft and Computer Criminal Activity Offenses. Conduct denominated theft or computer criminal activity in this chapter constitutes a single offense, but each episode or transacti…

2C:20-2.1 Additional penalties for theft or unlawful taking of motor vehicle. 1. a. In addition to any other disposition authorized by law, a person convicted under the provisions of this chapter of theft or unlawful taking of a motor vehicle shall be subject: (1) For the first o…

2C:20-2.2. Additional fine for auto theft Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:43-3, if the fair market value of the automobile and its contents at the time it was stolen exceeds $7,500.00 and the automobile is not recovered, the court may sentence the defendant to pay a fi…

2C:20-2.3 Theft from grave sites, certain; penalty. 1. a. A person is guilty of theft if he unlawfully removes a headstone, headstone marker, flag or flag holder from a grave site or exercises control over a headstone, headstone marker, flag or flag holder without license or priv…

2C:20-2.4 Leader of cargo theft network. 4. a. A person is a leader of a cargo theft network if he conspires with others as an organizer, supervisor, financier or manager to engage for profit in a scheme or course of conduct to unlawfully take, dispose of, distribute, bring into,…

2C:20-2.5 Additional disposition for certain offenses; degree of crime, penalties. 5. a. In addition to any other disposition authorized by law, a person convicted under the provisions of chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes of an offense involving the taking of prop…

2C:20-2.6 Crimes involving theft from cargo carrier; degree of crime, penalties. 6. a. A person who knowingly maintains or operates any premises, place or facility used for the storage or resale of any property stolen from a cargo carrier is guilty of a crime. Where the property …

2C:20-20. Civil actions 8. Civil Actions. a. Any person damaged in his business or property by reason of a violation of section 7 of this amendatory and supplementary act may sue therefor in any appropriate court and shall recover threefold any damages he sustains and the cost of…

2C:20-21. Injunctive relief by state; other persons a. In addition to any other action or proceeding authorized by law, the Attorney General or a person alleging injury or loss, may bring an action in the Superior Court to enjoin violations of chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Je…

2C:20-22. Estoppel A final judgment rendered in favor of the Attorney General or other person in any criminal action, or proceeding under chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, shall estop the defendant in the action or proceeding in any subsequent civil action or pro…

2C:20-23 Definitions. 2. As used in this act: a. "Access" means to instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise make use of any resources of a computer, computer storage medium, computer system, or computer network. b. "Computer" means an electronic…

2C:20-24 Value of property or services; additional measures. 3. For the purposes of this act, the value of any property or services, including the use of computer time, shall be their fair market value, if it is determined that a willing buyer and willing seller exist. Value shal…

2C:20-25 Computer criminal activity; degree of crime; sentencing. 4. A person is guilty of computer criminal activity if the person purposely or knowingly and without authorization, or in excess of authorization: a. Accesses any data, data base, computer storage medium, computer …

2C:20-3. Theft by unlawful taking or disposition a. Movable property. A person is guilty of theft if he unlawfully takes, or exercises unlawful control over, movable property of another with purpose to deprive him thereof. b. Immovable property. A person is guilty of theft if he …

2C:20-31 Wrongful access, disclosure of information; degree of crime; sentencing. 10. a. A person is guilty of a crime of the third degree if the person purposely or knowingly and without authorization, or in excess of authorization, accesses any data, data base, computer, comput…

2C:20-31.1 Posting, information, certain, Internet; degree of crime. 1. a. For the purposes of this section: "Authorized person" means a covered person or any of the following persons hereby authorized to submit or revoke a request for the redaction or nondisclosure of a home add…

2C:20-33 Obtaining, copying, accessing program, software valued at $1,000 or less. 12. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution pursuant to subsection e. of section 4 of P.L.1984, c.184 (C.2C:20-25), which shall be proved by clear and convincing evidence, that the actor obta…

2C:20-34 Situs of offense, determination. 13. For the purpose of prosecution under this act, and in addition to determining the situs of the offense pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.2C:1-3, the situs of an offense of computer criminal activity shall also be the location of the…