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

2C:33-16 Bringing alcoholic beverages, cannabis items onto school property; disorderly person. 1. Any person of legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages or cannabis items, who, in the case of alcoholic beverages, knowingly and without the express written permission of the school…

2C:33-17 Availability of alcoholic beverages to underaged, offenses. 1. a. Anyone who purposely or knowingly offers or serves or makes available an alcoholic beverage to a person under the legal age for consuming alcoholic beverages or entices or encourages that person to drink a…

2C:33-19. Possession of remotely activated paging devices on school property, disorderly persons offense; exemptions 2. No person enrolled as a student of an elementary or secondary school, knowingly and without the express written permission of the school board, its delegated au…

2C:33-2. Disorderly conduct. 2C:33-2. Disorderly Conduct. a. Improper behavior. Except as otherwise provided in subsection c. of this section, a person is guilty of a petty disorderly persons offense, if with purpose to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessl…

2C:33-2.1. "Public place" defined; loitering to obtain or distribute CDS is a disorderly persons offense 1. a. As used in this section: "Public place" means any place to which the public has access, including but not limited to a public street, road, thoroughfare, sidewalk, bridg…

2C:33-2.2 Penalties, fines for parents, legal guardians demonstrating willful, wanton disregard, conduct of juvenile. 1. A parent or legal guardian having legal custody of a juvenile shall be: a. subject to a fine of $1,000, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceedi…

2C:33-20. Use of remotely activated paging device during commission of certain crimes is a crime of fourth degree A person is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree if he uses a remotely activated paging device while engaged in the commission of, or an attempt to commit, or fligh…

2C:33-21 Interception or use of official communications. 1. Any person who intercepts any message or transmission made on or over any police, fire or emergency medical communications system, or any person who is the recipient of information so intercepted, and who uses the inform…

2C:33-22. Possession of emergency communications receiver 2. Any person who, while in the course of committing or attempting to commit a crime, including the immediate flight therefrom, possesses or controls a radio capable of receiving any message or transmission made on or over…

2C:33-23. Radar device not included 3. For purposes of P.L.1991, c.432 (C.2C:33-21 et seq.), the term "police, fire or emergency medical communications system" shall not include radar devices used to monitor vehicular speed. L.1991,c.432,s.3.

2C:33-23.1 License required for certain radio transmissions. 1. A person shall not: a. Make, or cause to be made, a radio transmission of energy in this State unless the person obtains a license, or an exemption from licensure, from the Federal Communications Commission pursuant …

2C:33-23.2 Violations, fourth-degree crime. 2. A person who violates the provisions of P.L.2005, c.293 as amended by P.L.2025, c.349 is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.2005,c.293,s.2; amended 2025, c.349, s.2.

2C:33-23.3 Offense relative to access of information indicating the location of law enforcement vehicles. 1. a. (1) A person commits a disorderly persons offense if, without license or privilege to do so, he knowingly intercepts a signal transmitted by an automatic vehicle locati…

2C:33-24 "Act of graffiti." 2C:33-24. As used in this chapter, "act of graffiti" means the drawing, painting or making any mark or inscription on public or private real or personal property without the permission of the owner. amended 2014, c.69, s.3.

2C:33-26 Sale of motor vehicles on Sunday; exemption. 4. Except as provided in section 1 of P.L.2011, c.29 (C.39:10-38), a person who engages in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging motor vehicles or who opens a place of business and attempts to engage in such conduct o…

2C:33-27. Consumption of alcohol in restaurants 5. Consumption of alcohol in restaurants. a. No person who owns or operates a restaurant, dining room or other public place where food or liquid refreshments are sold or served to the general public, and for which premises a license…

2C:33-28 Solicitation, recruitment to join criminal street gang; crime, degrees, sentencing. 1. a. An actor who solicits or recruits another to join or actively participate in a criminal street gang with the knowledge or purpose that the person who is solicited or recruited will …

2C:33-29 Crime of gang criminality; "criminal street gang" defined; grading of offense. 1. a. A person is guilty of the crime of gang criminality if, while knowingly involved in criminal street gang activity, he commits, attempts to commit, or conspires to commit, whether as a pr…

2C:33-3 False public alarms. 2C:33-3. False Public Alarms. a. (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person is guilty of a crime of the third degree if he initiates or circulates a report or warning of an impending fire, explosion, crime, catastrophe, emergency, …

2C:33-3.2 Fines for violation of N.J.S.2C:33-3. 3. a. Any person who violates the provisions of N.J.S.2C:33-3 shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $2,000 or actual costs incurred by or resulting from the law enforcement and emergency services response to the false…

2C:33-30 Crime of promotion of organized street crime; grading of offense. 2. a. A person promotes organized street crime if he conspires with others as an organizer, supervisor, financier or manager to commit any crime specified in chapters 11 through 18, 20, 33, 35, or 37 of Ti…

2C:33-31 Crime of dogfighting, penalties; definitions. 1. a. A person is guilty of dog fighting if that person knowingly: (1) keeps, uses, is connected with or interested in the management of, or receives money for the admission of a person to, a place kept or used for the purpos…

2C:33-32 Leader, financier of dog fighting network; penalties. 2. a. A person is a leader of a dog fighting network if he conspires with others in a scheme or course of conduct to unlawfully engage in dog fighting, as defined in section 1 of P.L.2015, c.85 (C.2C:33-31), as an org…

2C:33-4 Harassment. 2C:33-4. Harassment. Except as provided in subsection e., a person commits a petty disorderly persons offense if, with purpose to harass another, he: a. Makes, or causes to be made, one or more communications anonymously or at extremely inconvenient hours, or …

2C:33-4.1 Crime of cyber-harassment. 1. a. A person commits the crime of cyber-harassment if, while making one or more communications in an online capacity via any electronic device or through a social networking site and with the purpose to harass another, the person: (1) threat…

2C:33-4.2 Education, awareness of cyber-harassment, assistance to victims, promotion of prevention training, initiatives; public servants. 2. a. The Attorney General shall, through the Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance in the Department of Law and Public Saf…

2C:33-7. Obstructing highways and other public passages a. A person, who, having no legal privilege to do so, purposely or recklessly obstructs any highway or other public passage whether alone or with others, commits a petty disorderly persons offense. "Obstructs" means renders …

2C:33-8. Disrupting meetings and processions A person commits a disorderly persons offense if, with purpose to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession or gathering, he does an act tending to obstruct or interfere with it physically. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:33-8, eff. Sept. 1…

2C:33-8.1 Definitions relative to disruption of funerals, violations, disorderly persons offense. 2. a. As used in this act: "funeral" means the ceremonies, processions and memorial services held in connection with the burial or cremation of the dead; and "demonstration" includes…

2C:33-9. Desecration of venerated objects A person commits a disorderly persons offense if he purposely desecrates any public monument, insignia, symbol, or structure, or place of worship or burial. "Desecrate" means defacing, damaging or polluting. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:33-9, eff…

2C:34-1 Prostitution and related offenses. 2C:34-1. Prostitution and Related Offenses. a. As used in this section: (1) "Prostitution" is sexual activity with another person in exchange for something of economic value, or the offer or acceptance of an offer to engage in sexual act…

2C:34-1.1 Loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitution 3. Loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitution. a. As used in this section, "public place" means any place to which the public has access, including but not limited to any public street, sidewalk, bridge, a…

2C:34-1.2 Additional penalties for engaging in prostitution as a patron. 11. a. In addition to any other disposition authorized by law, the court shall order any person convicted of a disorderly persons offense for engaging in prostitution as a patron pursuant to paragraph (1) of…

2C:34-2. Obscenity for persons 18 years of age or older 2C:34-2. Obscenity for Persons 18 Years of Age or Older. a. Definitions for purpose of this section: (1) "Obscene material" means any description, narrative account, display, or depiction of sexual activity or anatomical are…

2C:34-3. Obscenity for persons under 18 2C:34-3. Obscenity For Persons Under 18. a. Definitions for purposes of this section: (1) "Obscene material" means any description, narrative account, display, depiction of a specified anatomical area or specified sexual activity contained …

2C:34-3.1. Retailer defined "Retailer," as used in this act, means any person who operates a store, newsstand, booth, concession or similar business with unimpeded access for persons under 18 years old, who is in the business of making sales of periodicals or other publications a…

2C:34-3.2. Display of obscene material A municipality may enact an ordinance making it a petty disorderly persons offense for a retailer to display or permit to be displayed at his business premises any obscene material as defined in N.J.S. 2C:34-3, at a height of less than 5 fee…

2C:34-4. Public communication of obscenity a. "Publicly communicate" means to display, post, exhibit, give away or vocalize material in such a way that its character and content may be readily and distinctly perceived by the public by normal unaided vision or hearing when viewing…

2C:34-6. Definitions 2. As used in sections 2 and 3 of this act: a. "Sexually oriented business" means: (1) A commercial establishment which as one of its principal business purposes offers for sale, rental, or display any of the following: Books, magazines, periodicals or other …

2C:34-7 Sexually oriented business; location, building requirements; penalty. 3. a. Except as provided in a municipal zoning ordinance adopted pursuant to N.J.S.2C:34-2, no person shall operate a sexually oriented business within 1,000 feet of any existing sexually oriented busin…

2C:35-1. Short Title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987." L. 1987, c. 106, s. 1.

2C:35-1.1. Declaration of policy and legislative findings The Legislature hereby finds and declares to be the public policy of this State, the following: a. By enactment of the "New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice," N.J.S. 2C:1-1 et seq., the Legislature recognized the need for t…

2C:35-1.2. Reference to Code of Criminal Justice Whenever in any law, rule or regulation, reference is made to the "New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act," P.L. 1970, c. 226 (C. 24:21-1 et seq.) or any part thereof, the same shall mean and refer to the appropriate chapte…

2C:35-10 Possession, use or being under the influence, or failure to make lawful disposition. 2C:35-10. Possession, Use or Being Under the Influence, or Failure to Make Lawful Disposition. a. It is unlawful for any person, knowingly or purposely, to obtain, or to possess, actuall…

2C:35-10.2 Possession, etc. of gamma hydroxybutyrate; penalties 4. a. It is a crime of the third degree for any person, knowingly or purposely, to obtain, or to possess, gamma hydroxybutyrate unless the substance was obtained directly, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order…

2C:35-10.3 Possession, etc. of flunitrazepam; penalties 6. a. It is a crime of the third degree for any person, knowingly or purposely, to obtain, or to possess, flunitrazepam, unless the substance was obtained directly, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order form from a pr…