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

2C:35-10b Lawful operation of cannabis establishments, distributors, and delivery services. 50. Lawful Operation of Cannabis Establishments, Distributors, and Delivery Services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following acts are not unlawful and shall not be a cri…

2C:35-10b1 Enforcement program, unlicensed manufacture, distribution, sale of purported cannabis, cannabis items. 4. a. The Division of State Police, in consultation with local law enforcement agencies and the Cannabis Regulatory Commission, shall develop and implement an enforce…

2C:35-10c Criminal investigation. 61. Criminal Investigation. None of the following shall, individually or collectively, constitute reasonable articulable suspicion of a crime, unless on property used for school purposes which is owned by a school or school board, or at any deten…

2C:35-10d Prohibition of persons under the legal age purchasing cannabis or cannabis resin. 64. Prohibition of Persons Under the Legal Age Purchasing Cannabis or Cannabis Resin. Consistent with the relevant definitions set forth in section 3 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-33): a. A c…

2C:35-10e Age-based restrictions on sale of tetrahydrocannabinol products. 10. a. (1) It shall be unlawful to sell or distribute a product intended for human consumption that contains tetrahydrocannabinol in any detectable amount to a person under 21 years of age. (2) A violation…

2C:35-10f Prohibited business actions, cannabis, hemp-derived products, cannabinoids. 8. a. On or after April 13, 2026, or unless otherwise authorized by law, it shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or distribute any of the following: (1) any viable seeds from a Cannabis sa…

2C:35-10g Sale of intoxicating hemp beverages, certificate of analysis. 12. a. (1) Except as provided in section 11 of P.L.2025, c.215 (C.24:6I-48.5), on or after April 13, 2026, any person or entity that sells, offers for sale, or distributes an intoxicating hemp beverage shall …

2C:35-10h Construction of act, transportation, shipment of hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoid products. 14. Nothing in P.L.2025, c.215 (C.2C:35-10f et al.) shall be construed to prohibit the transportation or shipment of hemp or hemp-derived cannabinoid products in this State as auth…

2C:35-10i Enforcement, sale regulations, intoxicating hemp beverage, cannabis item, cannabis product. 9. a. The provisions of P.L.2025, c.215 (C.2C:35-10f et al.), may be enforced by State and local law enforcement agencies, State and local health and consumer protection agencies…

2C:35-10j Attorney General to develop, issue guidelines for law enforcement, sale of hemp-derived, intoxicating hemp products. 15. As soon as practicable, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Cannabis Regulatory Commission and the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control,…

2C:35-11 Imitation controlled dangerous substances; distribution, possession, manufacture, etc.; penalties 2C:35-11. Imitation controlled dangerous substances; distribution, possession, manufacture, etc.; penalties. a. It is unlawful for any person to distribute or to possess or …

2C:35-11.1 Counterfeit drugs, medical devices; degree of crime; definitions. 1. a. A person who knowingly creates, distributes, dispenses. administers, installs, implants, possesses, or has under the person's control with intent to distribute a counterfeit drug or medical device,…

2C:35-11.2 Restrictions upon conviction. 3. a. Any person convicted of an offense in violation of section 1 of P.L.2019, c.339 (C.2C:35-11.1) shall be ineligible, either directly or indirectly, to submit a bid, enter into any contract, or conduct business with any board, agency, …

2C:35-12. Waiver of Mandatory Minimum and Extended Terms. Whenever an offense defined in this chapter specifies a mandatory sentence of imprisonment which includes a minimum term during which the defendant shall be ineligible for parole, a mandatory extended term which includes a…

2C:35-13 Obtaining by fraud 2C:35-13. Obtaining by Fraud. It shall be unlawful for any person to acquire or obtain possession of a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge. It shall be unlawful for…

2C:35-14 Rehabilitation program for persons with a substance use disorder. 2C:35-14. Rehabilitation Program for Persons with a Substance Use Disorder Subject to a Presumption of Incarceration or a Mandatory Minimum Period of Parole Ineligibility; Criteria for Imposing Special Pro…

2C:35-14.1 Defendant required to submit to professional diagnostic assessment, exceptions. 1. a. Except as provided in subsection c., the court shall require a defendant to submit to a professional diagnostic assessment if: (1) there is a reasonable basis to believe that the defe…

2C:35-14.2 Sentence of special probation for certain defendants. 2. a. In all cases where a professional diagnostic assessment within the meaning of paragraph (1) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:35-14 has been ordered and completed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2012, c.23 (C.2C:35-14…

2C:35-14.3 Phase-in of implementation of provisions of law relative to special probation. 3. The Administrative Director of the Courts is authorized to phase-in the implementation of the provisions of P.L.2012, c.23 (C.2C:35-14.1 et al.) related to a program of mandatory sentenci…

2C:35-15 Mandatory drug enforcement and demand reduction penalties; collection; disposition; suspension. 2C:35-15. a. (1) In addition to any disposition authorized by this title, every person convicted of a violation of any offense defined in this chapter or chapter 36 of this ti…

2C:35-16 Forfeiture or postponement of driving privileges. 2C:35-16. a. In addition to any 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 can be ordered for an adjudication o…

2C:35-16.1. Notification to landlord of offenses committed by tenant under "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987" The court in which any conviction is had or any plea of guilty entered to a charge of an offense under the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et …

2C:35-17. Exception to physician-patient privilege Information communicated to a practitioner in an effort unlawfully to obtain or procure the administration of a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog shall not be a privileged communication. L. 1987, c. 10…

2C:35-18 Exemption; burden of proof. 2C:35-18. Exemption; Burden of Proof. a. If conduct is authorized by the provisions of P.L.1970, c.226 (C.24:21-1 et seq.), P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-1 et al.), or P.L.2015, c.158 (C.18A:40-12.22 et al.), that authorization shall, subject to th…

2C:35-19. Laboratory certificates; use; admission into evidence; objections 2C:35-19. Laboratory Certificates; Use; Admission into Evidence; Objections. a. The Attorney General of New Jersey may designate State Forensic Laboratories. These laboratories shall be staffed by employe…

2C:35-2 Definitions. 2C:35-2. As used in this chapter: "Administer" means the direct application of a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient or research subject by: (…

2C:35-20. Forensic laboratory fees 2C:35-20. Forensic Laboratory Fees. a. In addition to any disposition made pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S. 2C:43-2, any person convicted of an offense under this chapter shall be assessed a criminal laboratory analysis fee of $50 for each o…

2C:35-21. Seizure in violation of chapter; pretrial destruction of bulk seizures of controlled dangerous substances 2C:35-21. Seizure in Violation of Chapter; Pretrial Destruction of Bulk Seizures of Controlled Dangerous Substances. Any controlled dangerous substance or controlle…

2C:35-22. Severability If any one or more sections, clauses, sentences or parts of this chapter shall for any reason be questioned in any court, and shall be adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions thereof…

2C:35-23. Pending Cases a. Except as provided in subsections b. and c. of this section, any violation of a provision of P.L. 1970, c. 226 (C. 24:21-1 et seq.) which is amended or deleted by this act, and which violation was committed prior to the effective date of this chapter, s…

2C:35-23.1 Prosecutor shall not pursue certain charges. 4. a. Except to the extent required to dismiss, withdraw, or terminate the charge, no prosecutor shall pursue any charge, including any charge of delinquency, based on crimes or offenses pending with a court on the first day…

2C:35-24. Possession of certain prescription drugs 9. Possession of certain prescription drugs. A person who possesses a controlled dangerous substance that was prescribed or dispensed lawfully may possess it only in the container in which it was dispensed; except that the person…

2C:35-25 Sale restrictions for ephedrine products; disorderly persons offense. 1. a. Except as provided in subsection d. of this section, no person shall sell, offer for sale or purchase in any single retail transaction more than: (1) three packages, or any number of packages tha…

2C:35-26 Reporting requirement for ephedrine products. 2. Every pharmacy, store and other retail mercantile establishment shall promptly communicate to local law enforcement authorities the confirmed report of, or actual knowledge of, a loss of 30 or more grams of any drug contai…

2C:35-27 Permissive inference concerning possession of ephedrine products. 3. Proof that a person has in his possession more than 30 grams or 10 packages of any drug containing a sole active ingredient of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, or any of their salts, opt…

2C:35-28 Unlawful possession of precursors; manufacturing methamphetamine; crime of second degree. 5. a. Except as authorized by P.L.1970, c.226 (C.24:21-1 et seq.), a person is guilty of the crime of unlawful possession of a precursor if the person knowingly or purposely possess…

2C:35-29 Definitions relative to industrial use of certain chemicals; not deemed a CDS, certain; inferences. 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 canno…

2C:35-3. Leader of Narcotics Trafficking Network 2C:35-3. Leader of Narcotics Trafficking Network. As used in this section: "Financier" means a person who, with the intent to derive a profit, provides money or credit or other thing of value in order to purchase a controlled dange…

2C:35-30 Immunity from liability, certain circumstances, for persons seeking medical assistance for someone experiencing a drug overdose. 7. a. A person who, in good faith, seeks medical assistance for someone experiencing a drug overdose shall not be: (1) arrested, charged, pros…

2C:35-31 Protections for certain persons experiencing a drug overdose. 8. a. A person who experiences a drug overdose and who seeks medical assistance or is the subject of a good faith request for medical assistance pursuant to section 4 of this act shall not be: (1) arrested, ch…

2C:35-4. Maintaining or operating a controlled dangerous substance production facility 2C:35-4. Except as authorized by P.L.1970, c.226 (C.24:21-1 et seq.), any person who knowingly maintains or operates any premises, place or facility used for the manufacture of methamphetamine,…

2C:35-4.1 Booby traps in manufacturing or distribution facilities; fortified premises 1. Booby traps in Manufacturing or Distribution Facilities; Fortified Premises. a. As used in this section: (1) "Booby trap" means any concealed or camouflaged device designed or reasonably like…

2C:35-5 Manufacturing, distributing or dispensing. 2C:35-5. Manufacturing, Distributing or Dispensing. a. Except as authorized by P.L.1970, c.226 (C.24:21-1 et seq.), it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or purposely: (1) To manufacture, distribute or dispense, or to pos…

2C:35-5.10. Discretion to not seek restraining order 4. Discretion to Not Seek Restraining Order. A law enforcement officer or prosecuting attorney shall have discretion to not seek a restraining order pursuant to P.L.1999, c.334 (C.2C:35-5.4 et seq.) if the defendant is charged …

2C:35-5.11 Drug enforcement and demand reduction penalty doubled for certain offenses. 1. Any person who possesses, distributes, dispenses or has under his control with intent to distribute or dispense 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, gammabutyrol…

2C:35-5.2 Manufacturing, etc. gamma hydroxybutyrate; penalties 3. a. Except as authorized by P.L.1970, c.226 (C.24:21-1 et seq.), it shall be a crime of the second degree for any person knowingly or purposely to manufacture, distribute or dispense, or to possess or have under his…