New Jersey Statutes

Titles / THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE / Sections

• Chapter 1

• 1
  Short title; rules of construction
  
  
• 14
  Definitions.
  
  
• 13
  Proof beyond a reasonable doubt; affirmative defenses; burden of proving fact when not an element of an offense
  
  
• 12
  Former prosecution before court lacking jurisdiction or when fraudulently procured by the defendant
  
  
• 11
  Former prosecution in another jurisdiction: when a bar
  
  
• 10
  When prosecution barred by former prosecution for different offense
  
  
• 9
  When prosecution barred by former prosecution for the same offense
  
  
• 8
  Method of prosecution when conduct constitutes more than one offense
  
  
• 6
  Time limitations.
  
  
• 5
  Abolition of common law crimes; all offenses defined by statute; application of general provisions of the code; limitation of local government laws
  
  
• 4
  Classes of offenses
  
  
• 3
  Territorial applicability
  
  
• 2
  Purposes; principles of construction
  
  
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• Chapter 2

• 8
  Intoxication
  
  
• 9
  Duress
  
  
• 10
  Consent
  
  
• 11
  De minimis infractions
  
  
• 12
  Entrapment
  
  
• 7
  Liability of corporations and persons acting, or under a duty to act, in their behalf
  
  
• 6
  Liability for conduct of another; complicity
  
  
• 1
  Requirement of voluntary act; omission as basis of liability; possession as an act
  
  
• 2
  General requirements of culpability
  
  
• 3
  Causal relationship between conduct and result; divergence between result designed, contemplated or risked and actual result
  
  
• 4
  Ignorance or mistake
  
  
• 5
  Defenses generally
  
  
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• Chapter 3

• 11
  Definitions.
  
  
• 10
  Justification in property crimes
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 8
  Use of force by persons with special responsibility for care, discipline or safety of others
  
  
• 7
  Use of force in law enforcement
  
  
• 6
  Use of force in defense of premises or personal property
  
  
• 5
  Use of force for the protection of other persons
  
  
• 4
  Use of force in self-protection.
  
  
• 3
  Execution of public duty
  
  
• 2
  Necessity and other justifications in general
  
  
• 1
  Justification an affirmative defense; civil remedies unaffected
  
  
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• Chapter 4

• 8
  Commitment of a person by reason of insanity
  
  
• 9
  Release of persons committed by reason of insanity
  
  
• 10
  Statements for purposes of examination or treatment inadmissible except on issue of mental condition.
  
  
• 11
  Immaturity excluding criminal conviction; transfer of proceedings to family court
  
  
• 7
  Disposition
  
  
• 6
  Determination of fitness to proceed; effect of finding of unfitness; proceedings if fitness is regained; post-commitment hearing
  
  
• 5
  Psychiatric or psychological examination of defendant with respect to fitness to proceed.
  
  
• 4
  Mental incompetence excluding fitness to proceed
  
  
• 3
  Requirement of notice
  
  
• 2
  Evidence of mental disease or defect admissible when relevant to element of the offense
  
  
• 1
  Insanity defense
  
  
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• Chapter 5

• 7
  Key to lock in or on real property owned or leased by state
  
  
• 6
  Motor vehicle master keys
  
  
• 5
  Burglar's tools
  
  
• 4
  Grading of criminal attempt and conspiracy; mitigation in case of lesser danger.
  
  
• 3
  Incapacity, irresponsibility or immunity of party to conspiracy
  
  
• 2
  Conspiracy.
  
  
• 1
  Criminal attempt
  
  
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• Chapter 6

• 1
  Persons accused of minor offenses
  
  
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• Chapter 7

• 14
  Responsibilities of Attorney General.
  
  
• 15
  Immunity for failure to investigate, disclose information.
  
  
• 16
  Authorized use of disclosed information; prohibited uses.
  
  
• 17
  Severability.
  
  
• 18
  Internet Registry Advisory Council.
  
  
• 19
  Citation of acts, system as "Megan's Law."
  
  
• 20
  Findings, declarations relative to a study of "Megan's Law."
  
  
• 21
  Comprehensive study of "Megan's Law."
  
  
• 22
  Definitions relative to sex offenders.
  
  
• 23
  Sex offender prohibited from participation in youth serving organization.
  
  
• 13
  Development, maintenance of system on the Internet registry.
  
  
• 12
  Findings, declarations relative to sex offender central registry on the Internet.
  
  
• 11
  Notification advisory council established; review of guidelines
  
  
• 2
  Registration of sex offenders; definition; requirements; penalties.
  
  
• 2.1
  Verification of residence prior to release from confinement of certain offenders.
  
  
• 3
  Notice of obligation to register
  
  
• 4
  Forms of registration.
  
  
• 5
  Records; immunity.
  
  
• 6
  Community notified of release of sex offender
  
  
• 7
  Notification of community to which sex offender moves
  
  
• 8
  Guidelines, procedures for notification
  
  
• 9
  Notification immunity
  
  
• 10
  Other notification not limited by act
  
  
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• Chapter 11

• 4
  Manslaughter.
  
  
• 5
  Death by auto or vessel
  
  
• 5.1
  Knowingly leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in death, second degree crime.
  
  
• 6
  Aiding suicide
  
  
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• Chapter 11A

• 1
  Cloning of human being, first degree crime; definition.
  
  
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• Chapter 11

• 3c
  Restitution.
  
  
• 3b
  Resentencing to term of life imprisonment.
  
  
• 1
  Definitions
  
  
• 2
  Criminal homicide
  
  
• 2.1
  Elapse of time between assault and death, prosecution for criminal homicide
  
  
• 3
  Murder.
  
  
• 3a
  Adoption of court rules concerning photo of homicide victim
  
  
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• Chapter 12

• 13
  Throwing bodily fluid at certain law enforcement officers deemed aggravated assault; grading, sentence.
  
  
• 12
  Definitions relative to certain acts of inmates, parolees
  
  
• 11
  Disarming a law enforcement, corrections officer; crime; degrees.
  
  
• 10.2
  Temporary restraining order for alleged stalking; conditions
  
  
• 10.1
  Conviction for stalking, permanent restraining order.
  
  
• 10
  Definitions; stalking designated a crime; degrees.
  
  
• 3
  Terroristic threats.
  
  
• 2
  Reckless endangerment.
  
  
• 1.2
  Endangering an injured victim.
  
  
• 1.1
  Knowingly leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in serious bodily injury, third degree crime.
  
  
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• Chapter 13

• 8
  Human trafficking.
  
  
• 7
  Luring, enticing an adult, certain circumstances, third degree crime; definitions.
  
  
• 6
  Luring, enticing child by various means, attempts; crime of second degree; subsequent offense, mandatory imprisonment; definitions.
  
  
• 5
  Criminal coercion
  
  
• 4
  Interference with custody.
  
  
• 3
  False imprisonment
  
  
• 2
  Criminal restraint
  
  
• 1
  Kidnapping.
  
  
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• Chapter 14

• 8
  Juveniles in need of supervision (J.I.N.S.) law not affected
  
  
• 9
  Invasion of privacy, degree of crime; defenses, privileges
  
  
• 10
  Additional penalties for sex offenders; collection; use.
  
  
• 11
  Definitions relative to victims of sex offenses.
  
  
• 12
  Conditions placed upon release of certain defendants.
  
  
• 7
  Victim's previous sexual conduct; manner of dress
  
  
• 6
  Sentencing
  
  
• 5
  Provisions generally applicable to Chapter 14
  
  
• 4
  Lewdness
  
  
• 3
  Aggravated criminal sexual contact; criminal sexual contact
  
  
• 2.1
  Victim of sexual assault may consult with prosecutor on plea negotiations
  
  
• 2
  Sexual assault.
  
  
• 1
  Definitions
  
  
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• Chapter 15

• 2
  Carjacking defined
  
  
• 1
  Robbery
  
  
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• Chapter 16

• 1
  Bias intimidation.
  
  
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• Chapter 17

• 9
  Nuclear electric generating plant; damaging or tampering with equipment which results in injury; crime of second degree
  
  
• 8
  Nuclear electric generating plant; damaging or tampering with equipment which results in death; crime of first degree
  
  
• 7
  Tampering, damage involving nuclear electric generating plant; crime of first degree.
  
  
• 6
  Motor vehicles; removal or alteration of identification number or mark; possession; penalty
  
  
• 3.1
  Traffic sign, signal damage, removal, violation.
  
  
• 3
  Criminal mischief.
  
  
• 2
  Causing or risking widespread injury or damage.
  
  
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• Chapter 18

• 6
  Offenses; penalties; restitution
  
  
• 5
  Knowingly or recklessly operating motor vehicle or riding horseback on lands of another without written permission, or damaging or injuring tangible property
  
  
• 4
  Lands defined
  
  
• 3
  Unlicensed entry of structures; defiant trespasser; peering into dwelling places; defenses.
  
  
• 2
  Burglary.
  
  
• 1
  Definitions.
  
  
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• Chapter 20

• 21
  Injunctive relief by state; other persons
  
  
• 20
  Civil actions
  
  
• 18
  Leader of auto theft trafficking network, penalty
  
  
• 17
  Use of juvenile in theft of automobiles, penalty
  
  
• 16
  Operation of facility for sale of stolen automobile parts; penalties
  
  
• 15
  Sign required
  
  
• 14
  Detention on probable cause
  
  
• 13
  Concealment of material
  
  
• 22
  Estoppel
  
  
• 23
  Definitions.
  
  
• 38
  Penalty for theft of electronic vehicle identification system transponder.
  
  
• 37
  Misuse of food stamp coupons, ATP card, benefit card, value less than $150.
  
  
• 36
  Misuse of food stamp coupons, ATP card, benefit card, value equal or greater than $150.
  
  
• 35
  Definitions.
  
  
• 34
  Situs of offense, determination.
  
  
• 31
  Wrongful access, disclosure of information; degree of crime; sentencing.
  
  
• 25
  Computer criminal activity; degree of crime; sentencing.
  
  
• 24
  Value of property or services; additional measures.
  
  
• 12
  Definitions for sections 2-4
  
  
• 11.2
  Leader of organized retail theft enterprise.
  
  
• 4
  Theft by deception
  
  
• 3
  Theft by unlawful taking or disposition
  
  
• 2.3
  Theft from grave sites, certain; penalty.
  
  
• 2.2
  Additional fine for auto theft
  
  
• 2.1
  Additional penalties for theft or unlawful taking of motor vehicle
  
  
• 2
  Consolidation of theft and computer criminal activity offenses; grading; provisions applicable to theft generally.
  
  
• 1.1
  Offense involving access device; presumption of unlawful purpose
  
  
• 1
  Definitions.
  
  
• 5
  Theft by extortion
  
  
• 6
  Theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake
  
  
• 11.1
  Guidelines for prosecution of shoplifting offenses
  
  
• 11
  Shoplifting.
  
  
• 10
  Unlawful taking of means of conveyance.
  
  
• 9
  Theft by failure to make required disposition of property received
  
  
• 8
  Theft of services
  
  
• 7.2
  Notification of theft of scrap metal.
  
  
• 7.1
  Fencing
  
  
• 7
  Receiving stolen property
  
  
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• Chapter 21

• 22.1
  Definitions relative to use of runners; crime; sentencing.
  
  
• 23
  Findings, declarations
  
  
• 24
  Definitions
  
  
• 25
  Money laundering, illegal investment, crime.
  
  
• 26
  Knowledge inferred
  
  
• 27
  Degrees of offense; penalties; nonmerger.
  
  
• 27.1
  Criteria for imposition of anti-money laundering profiteering penalty.
  
  
• 22
  Unauthorized practice of law, penalties
  
  
• 21
  Short title; definitions; offenses; penalties.
  
  
• 20.1
  Unlicensed practice of acupuncture, third degree crime.
  
  
• 20
  Unlicensed practice of medicine, surgery, podiatric medicine, crime of third degree.
  
  
• 19
  Wrongful credit practices and related offenses.
  
  
• 18
  Slugs
  
  
• 17.6
  Report of identity theft to local law enforcement agency.
  
  
• 17.5
  Deletion of certain items from victim's consumer reporting files.
  
  
• 17.4
  Action by person defrauded by unauthorized use of personal identifying information.
  
  
• 17.3
  Trafficking in personal indentifying information pertaining to another person, certain; crime degrees; terms defined
  
  
• 27.2
  Calculation of anti-money laundering profiteering penalty.
  
  
• 27.3
  Revocation or reduction of penalty assessment.
  
  
• 40
  Immunity.
  
  
• 39
  Report by purchaser.
  
  
• 38
  Requisite knowledge, belief for violation.
  
  
• 37
  Requirements for reselling of secondhand jewelry.
  
  
• 36
  Sale of secondhand jewelry.
  
  
• 35
  False public utility employee identification badge, violations, degree of crime.
  
  
• 34
  Penalty for false contract payment claims, representation, for a government contract; prevailing wage violations; grading.
  
  
• 33
  Electrical contracting without business permit, fourth degree crime.
  
  
• 32
  Short title; definitions relative to counterfeit marks; offenses.
  
  
• 31
  Unauthorized practice of immigration law; penalties
  
  
• 30
  Unlawful practice of dentistry; third degree crime
  
  
• 29
  Investigative interrogatives
  
  
• 28
  Civil action for treble damages; allocation
  
  
• 27.6
  Collection and distribution.
  
  
• 27.5
  Relation to other dispositions.
  
  
• 27.4
  Payment schedule.
  
  
• 41
  Regulations.
  
  
• 17.2
  Use of personal identifying information of another, certain; second degree crime.
  
  
• 4.8
  Motor vehicle title offenses, grading.
  
  
• 4.7
  Insurance Fraud Detection Reward Program
  
  
• 4.6
  Crime of insurance fraud
  
  
• 4.5
  Definitions relative to insurance fraud
  
  
• 4.4
  Findings, declarations relative to insurance fraud
  
  
• 4.3
  Health care claims fraud, degree of crime; prosecution guidelines.
  
  
• 4.2
  Definitions relative to health care claims fraud.
  
  
• 4.1
  Destruction, alteration, falsification of records, crime of fourth degree
  
  
• 4
  Falsifying or tampering with records
  
  
• 3
  Frauds relating to public records and recordable instruments
  
  
• 2.4
  Possession of certain fraudulent receipts, universal product code (UPC) labels and checks
  
  
• 2.3
  Producing, selling, offering, displaying, possessing, fraudulent motor vehicle insurance ID cards; penalties
  
  
• 2.2
  Ban on police badge transfers
  
  
• 2.1
  Offenses involving false government documents, degree of crime.
  
  
• 2
  Criminal simulation
  
  
• 1
  Forgery and Related Offenses
  
  
• 5
  Bad checks.
  
  
• 6
  Credit cards
  
  
• 6.1
  Definitions relative to scanning devices, reencoders; criminal use, degree of crime.
  
  
• 17.1
  Restitution to victim of unlawful use of personal identifying information.
  
  
• 17
  Impersonation; theft of identity; crime.
  
  
• 16
  Securing execution of documents by deception
  
  
• 15
  Misapplication of entrusted property and property of government or financial institution
  
  
• 14
  Receiving deposits in a failing financial institution
  
  
• 13
  Fraud in insolvency
  
  
• 12
  Defrauding secured creditors
  
  
• 11
  Rigging publicly exhibited contest
  
  
• 10
  Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly
  
  
• 9
  Misconduct by corporate official
  
  
• 8.1
  Definition; determination of degree of offense
  
  
• 8
  Misrepresentation of mileage of motor vehicle
  
  
• 7.4
  Disorderly persons offense
  
  
• 7.3
  False representation
  
  
• 7.2
  Definitions
  
  
• 7
  Deceptive business practices
  
  
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• Chapter 22

• 2
  Disposition of body parts, criminal penalties imposed for certain offenses.
  
  
• 1
  Disturbing, desecrating human remains; offenses.
  
  
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• Chapter 24

• 9
  Use of 17-year-old or younger to commit criminal offense; crime.
  
  
• 8
  Abandonment, neglect of elderly person, disabled adult; third degree crime
  
  
• 7
  Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person
  
  
• 6
  Unlawful adoptions
  
  
• 5
  Willful nonsupport
  
  
• 4
  Endangering welfare of children.
  
  
• 1
  Bigamy
  
  
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• Chapter 25

• 29
  Hearing procedure; relief.
  
  
• 29.1
  Civil penalty for certain domestic violence offenders.
  
  
• 29.2
  Collection, distribution of civil penalties collected.
  
  
• 29.3
  Rules of Court.
  
  
• 29.4
  Surcharge for domestic violence offender to fund grants.
  
  
• 30
  Violations, penalties
  
  
• 31
  Contempt, law enforcement procedures.
  
  
• 32
  Alleged contempt, complainant's procedure
  
  
• 33
  Records of applications for relief; reports; confidentiality; forms.
  
  
• 34
  Domestic violence restraining orders, central registry.
  
  
• 35
  Rules of Court concerning central registry for domestic violence.
  
  
• 28
  Filing complaint alleging domestic violence in Family Part; proceedings.
  
  
• 27
  Conditions of sentencing of defendant found guilty of domestic violence.
  
  
• 26.1
  Notification of victim of release of defendant
  
  
• 17
  Short title
  
  
• 18
  Findings, declarations
  
  
• 19
  Definitions
  
  
• 20
  Development of training course; curriculum.
  
  
• 21
  Arrest of alleged attacker; seizure of weapons, etc.
  
  
• 21.1
  Rules, regulations concerning weapons prohibitions and domestic violence.
  
  
• 22
  Immunity from civil liability
  
  
• 23
  Dissemination of notice to victim of domestic violence
  
  
• 24
  Domestic violence offense reports.
  
  
• 25
  Criminal complaints; proceedings
  
  
• 26
  Release of defendant before trial; conditions.
  
  
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• Chapter 27

• 12
  Crime of corruption of public resources; grading.
  
  
• 11
  Offer of unlawful benefit to public servant for official behavior.
  
  
• 10
  Acceptance or receipt of unlawful benefit by public servant for official behavior.
  
  
• 9
  Unlawful official business transaction where interest is involved; grading; conditions.
  
  
• 5
  Retaliation for past official action
  
  
• 3
  Threats and other improper influence in official and political matters
  
  
• 2
  Bribery in official and political matters
  
  
• 1
  Definitions
  
  
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• Chapter 28

• 5.4
  Standard for issuance
  
  
• 5.5
  No interference with defense preparation
  
  
• 6
  Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence
  
  
• 7
  Tampering with public records or information
  
  
• 8
  Impersonating a public servant or law enforcement officer.
  
  
• 5.3
  Moving parties
  
  
• 5.2
  Penalties for violations
  
  
• 5.1
  Witness, victim protective orders
  
  
• 5
  Tampering with witnesses and informants; retaliation against them.
  
  
• 4
  False reports to law enforcement authorities
  
  
• 3
  Unsworn falsification to authorities
  
  
• 2
  False swearing
  
  
• 1
  Perjury
  
  
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• Chapter 29

• 7
  Bail jumping; default in required appearance
  
  
• 8
  Corrupting or influencing a jury.
  
  
• 8.1
  Prohibited juror contact
  
  
• 9
  Contempt.
  
  
• 10
  Definitions relative to use of certain electronic communication devices in correctional facilities; possession, use, sale, crimes, certain.
  
  
• 6
  Implements for escape; other contraband
  
  
• 5
  Escape
  
  
• 4
  Compounding
  
  
• 3.1
  Animal owned, used by law enforcement agency, search and rescue dog, infliction of harm upon, interference with officer, degree of crime, penalties.
  
  
• 3
  Hindering apprehension or prosecution.
  
  
• 2
  Resisting arrest, eluding officer
  
  
• 1
  Obstructing administration of law or other governmental function
  
  
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• Chapter 30

• 8
  "Public Corruption Profiteering Penalty Act."
  
  
• 7
  Crime of pattern of official misconduct
  
  
• 6
  Crime of official deprivation of civil rights
  
  
• 5
  Findings, declarations relative to deprivation of civil rights by public officials
  
  
• 4
  Disbursing moneys, incurring obligations in excess of appropriations
  
  
• 3
  Speculating or wagering on official action or information
  
  
• 2
  Official misconduct
  
  
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• Chapter 33

• 22
  Possession of emergency communications receiver
  
  
• 21
  Interception or use of official communications.
  
  
• 20
  Use of remotely activated paging device during commission of certain crimes is a crime of fourth degree
  
  
• 19
  Possession of remotely activated paging devices on school property, disorderly persons offense; exemptions
  
  
• 17
  Availability of alcoholic beverages to underaged, offenses
  
  
• 16
  Alcoholic beverages; bringing or possession on school property by person of legal age; penalty
  
  
• 15
  Possession, consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons under legal age; penalty.
  
  
• 14.1
  Vandalizing railroad crossing devices, property; grading of offenses; graffiti.
  
  
• 23
  Radar device not included
  
  
• 23.1
  License required for certain radio transmissions.
  
  
• 30
  Crime of promotion of organized street crime; grading of offense.
  
  
• 29
  Crime of gang criminality; "criminal street gang" defined; grading of offense.
  
  
• 28
  Solicitation, recruitment to join criminal street gang; crime, degrees, sentencing.
  
  
• 27
  Consumption of alcohol in restaurants
  
  
• 26
  Sale of motor vehicles on Sunday; exemption.
  
  
• 25
  Warning sign required for sale of spray paint; violations, penalties
  
  
• 24
  Definitions
  
  
• 23.2
  Violations, fourth degree crime.
  
  
• 14
  Interference with transportation.
  
  
• 13.1
  Sale of cigarettes, electronic smoking devices to persons under age 19, petty disorderly persons offense.
  
  
• 7
  Obstructing highways and other public passages
  
  
• 4
  Harassment.
  
  
• 3.2
  Fines for violation of N.J.S.2C:33-3.
  
  
• 3.1
  Penalties for juvenile violating N.J.S.2C:33-3.
  
  
• 3
  False public alarms.
  
  
• 2.1
  "Public place" defined; loitering to obtain or distribute CDS is a disorderly persons offense
  
  
• 2
  Disorderly conduct
  
  
• 1
  Riot; failure to disperse
  
  
• 8
  Disrupting meetings and processions
  
  
• 8.1
  Definitions relative to disruption of funerals, violations, disorderly persons offense.
  
  
• 13
  Smoking in public.
  
  
• 12.2
  Sexually oriented business, nuisance; crime
  
  
• 12.1
  Abating nuisance
  
  
• 12
  Maintaining a nuisance
  
  
• 11.1
  Certain actions relevant to evictions, disorderly persons offense.
  
  
• 11
  Defacement of private property, crime of fourth degree; act of graffiti, additional penalty
  
  
• 10
  Causing fear of unlawful bodily violence, crime of third degree; act of graffiti, additional penalty
  
  
• 9
  Desecration of venerated objects
  
  
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• Chapter 34

• 7
  Sexually oriented business; location, building requirements; penalty.
  
  
• 6
  Definitions
  
  
• 5
  Diseased person committing an act of sexual penetration
  
  
• 4
  Public communication of obscenity
  
  
• 3.2
  Display of obscene material
  
  
• 3.1
  Retailer defined
  
  
• 3
  Obscenity for persons under 18
  
  
• 2
  Obscenity for persons 18 years of age or older
  
  
• 1.1
  Loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitution
  
  
• 1
  Prostitution and related offenses.
  
  
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• Chapter 35

• 28
  Unlawful possession of precursors; manufacturing methamphetamine; crime of second degree.
  
  
• 29
  Definitions relative to industrial use of certain chemicals; not deemed a CDS, certain; inferences.
  
  
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• Chapter 35A

• 1
  Short Title.
  
  
• 2
  Declaration of Policy and Legislative Findings.
  
  
• 3
  Criteria for imposition of anti-drug profiteering penality
  
  
• 4
  Calculation of anti-drug profiteering penalty
  
  
• 5
  Revocation or Reduction of Penalty Assessment.
  
  
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• Chapter 35

• 27
  Permissive inference concerning possession of ephedrine products.
  
  
• 26
  Reporting requirement for ephedrine products.
  
  
• 25
  Sale restrictions for ephedrine products; disorderly persons offense.
  
  
• 24
  Possession of certain prescription drugs
  
  
• 23
  Pending Cases
  
  
• 22
  Severability
  
  
• 21
  Seizure in violation of chapter; pretrial destruction of bulk seizures of controlled dangerous substances
  
  
• 20
  Forensic laboratory fees
  
  
• 19
  Laboratory certificates; use; admission into evidence; objections
  
  
• 18
  Exemption, burden of proof.
  
  
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• Chapter 35A

• 6
  Payment Schedule.
  
  
• 7
  Relation to Other Dispositions.
  
  
• 8
  Collection and Distribution.
  
  
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• Chapter 35B

• 16
  Satisfaction of judgment after other fines, penalties, etc.
  
  
• 15
  Stay of action pending criminal action
  
  
• 14
  Cause of action, accrual; statute of limitations on claim
  
  
• 13
  Ex parte prejudgment attachment order
  
  
• 12
  Proof of liability; prima facie evidence
  
  
• 11
  Right of action for contribution
  
  
• 10
  Comparative responsibility governing action
  
  
• 9
  Joint actions
  
  
• 8
  Damage table
  
  
• 7
  No third party damage payments; assignment of cause of action restricted
  
  
• 6
  Controlled dangerous substance individual user; conditions to bring an action
  
  
• 5
  Action for damages; plaintiffs, offenses
  
  
• 4
  Liability of illegal marketer of controlled dangerous substances
  
  
• 3
  Definitions regarding civil actions against drug dealers
  
  
• 2
  Findings, declarations regarding civil actions against drug dealers
  
  
• 1
  Short title
  
  
• 17
  Nonapplicability of act
  
  
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• Chapter 35

• 1
  Short Title
  
  
• 5.10
  Discretion to not seek restraining order
  
  
• 5.9
  Certification of offense location
  
  
• 5.8
  Violations, penalties.
  
  
• 5.7
  Issuance of order by court.
  
  
• 5.6
  Definitions relative to removal, restraint of certain offenders
  
  
• 5.5
  Findings, declarations relative to removal, restraint of certain drug offenders.
  
  
• 5.4
  Short title.
  
  
• 5.3
  Manufacturing, etc. flunitrazepam; penalties
  
  
• 5.2
  Manufacturing, etc. gamma hydroxybutyrate; penalties
  
  
• 5
  Manufacturing, distributing or dispensing
  
  
• 4.1
  Booby traps in manufacturing or distribution facilities; fortified premises
  
  
• 4
  Maintaining or operating a controlled dangerous substance production facility
  
  
• 3
  Leader of Narcotics Trafficking Network
  
  
• 2
  Definitions.
  
  
• 1.2
  Reference to Code of Criminal Justice
  
  
• 1.1
  Declaration of policy and legislative findings
  
  
• 5.11
  Drug enforcement and demand reduction penalty doubled for certain offenses.
  
  
• 6
  Employing a juvenile in a drug distribution scheme
  
  
• 7
  Distribution on or within 1,000 feet of school property.
  
  
• 17
  Exception to physician-patient privilege
  
  
• 16.1
  Notification to landlord of offenses committed by tenant under "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987"
  
  
• 16
  Forfeiture or postponement of driving privileges.
  
  
• 15
  Mandatory drug enforcement and demand reduction penalties; collection; disposition; suspension.
  
  
• 14
  Rehabilitation program for drug and alcohol dependent persons subject to a presumption of incarceration or a mandatory minimum period of parole ineligibility; criteria for imposing special probation; ineligible offenders; prosecutorial objections; commitm
  
  
• 13
  Obtaining by fraud
  
  
• 12
  Waiver of Mandatory Minimum and Extended Terms.
  
  
• 11
  Imitation controlled dangerous substances; distribution, possession, manufacture, etc.; penalties
  
  
• 10.5
  Prescription legend drugs.
  
  
• 10.4
  Toxic chemicals.
  
  
• 7a
  Review of sentence by court.
  
  
• 7.1
  Violations of N.J.S.2C:35-5, certain locations; degree of crime; terms defined
  
  
• 8
  Distribution to persons under age 18; enhanced punishment
  
  
• 9
  Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Deaths
  
  
• 10
  Possession, use or being under the influence, or failure to make lawful disposition
  
  
• 10.2
  Possession, etc. of gamma hydroxybutyrate; penalties
  
  
• 10.3
  Possession, etc. of flunitrazepam; penalties
  
  
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• Chapter 36A

• 1
  Conditional discharge for certain first offenses; expunging of records.
  
  
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• Chapter 36

• 10
  Definition of "defraud the administration of a drug test;" crime, grading
  
  
• 9
  Pending Cases
  
  
• 8
  Severability
  
  
• 7
  Seizure in violation of Chapter
  
  
• 6.1
  Discarding hypodermic needle or syringe
  
  
• 6a
  Possession of syringe, needle, certain circumstances, not an offense.
  
  
• 6
  Possession or distribution of hypodermic syringe or needle
  
  
• 1
  Drug paraphernalia, defined; determination.
  
  
• 2
  Use or possession with intent to use, disorderly persons offense.
  
  
• 3
  Distribute, dispense or possess with intent to distribute or manufacture, crime of fourth degree.
  
  
• 4
  Advertising to promote sale, crime of fourth degree
  
  
• 5
  Delivering drug paraphernalia to person under 18 years of age, crime of third degree
  
  
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• Chapter 37

• 9
  Nonapplicability
  
  
• 8
  Gambling offenses; jurisdiction
  
  
• 7
  Possession of a gambling device
  
  
• 6.1
  Lottery equipment or advice for out of state utilization; manufacture, sale and transport; inapplicability of law providing penalty or disability
  
  
• 6
  Lottery offenses; no defense
  
  
• 5
  Gambling offenses; presumption
  
  
• 4.1
  Shipboard gambling, crime; grading; exception
  
  
• 4
  Maintenance of a gambling resort
  
  
• 3
  Possession of gambling records
  
  
• 2
  Promoting gambling
  
  
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• Chapter 38

• 5
  Soliciting or providing material support or resources for terrorism
  
  
• 4
  Hindering apprehension or prosecution for terrorism.
  
  
• 3
  Producing or possessing chemical weapons, biological agents or nuclear or radiological devices; definitions.
  
  
• 2
  Crime of terrorism; definitions.
  
  
• 1
  Short title.
  
  
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• Chapter 39

• 9.2
  Sale of handcuffs to minors, prohibited
  
  
• 10
  Violation of the regulatory provisions relating to firearms; false representation in applications.
  
  
• 11
  Pawnbrokers; loaning on firearms
  
  
• 12
  Voluntary surrender
  
  
• 13
  Unlawful use of body vests
  
  
• 14
  2nd degree crimes
  
  
• 15
  Gun advertising requirement
  
  
• 16
  "Leader of a firearms trafficking network" defined; first degree crime; fines; sentencing
  
  
• 9.1
  Sale of knives to minors; crime of the fourth degree; exceptions
  
  
• 9
  Manufacture, transport, disposition and defacement of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances.
  
  
• 1
  Definitions.
  
  
• 2
  Presumptions
  
  
• 3
  Prohibited weapons and devices
  
  
• 4
  Possession of weapons for unlawful purposes.
  
  
• 4.1
  Weapons; controlled dangerous substances and other offenses, penalties.
  
  
• 5
  Unlawful possession of weapons.
  
  
• 6
  Exemptions.
  
  
• 7
  Certain persons not to have weapons.
  
  
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• Chapter 40

• 23
  Production, delivery of ignition key, documentation required
  
  
• 22
  Penalty for causing death or injury while driving in violation of R.S.39:3-40 or unlicensed.
  
  
• 21
  Tattooing of a minor; parental permission, required
  
  
• 20
  Use of certain cable, wire devices; fourth degree crime
  
  
• 19
  Consumer products; unauthorized writing, offense.
  
  
• 18
  Violation of law intended to protect public health and safety; grading
  
  
• 24
  "Traffic control preemption device" defined; possession, certain, unlawful, violations, penalties.
  
  
• 25
  Persons permitted to dispense contact lenses; violations, fines, penalties.
  
  
• 26
  Operating motor vehicle during period of license suspension, fourth degree crime.
  
  
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• Chapter 40A

• 1
  Employer requiring lie detector test
  
  
• 2
  Violation of contract to pay employees
  
  
• 3
  Wrongful discharge of employee
  
  
• 4
  Solicitation of professional employment, certain; regulated; terms defined; grade of offense.
  
  
• 5
  Additional penalty for attorneys; grade of offense.
  
  
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• Chapter 40

• 17
  Tampering, degree of offense; sentencing requirements.
  
  
• 16
  Definitions.
  
  
• 15
  Violations; petty disorderly persons offense
  
  
• 1
  Creating a hazard
  
  
• 2
  Refusing to yield a party line
  
  
• 3
  Hazing; aggravated hazing
  
  
• 4
  Consent not available as defense to hazing
  
  
• 5
  Conduct constituting offense may be prosecuted under other provisions of Title 2C
  
  
• 6
  Definitions
  
  
• 7
  Portable, oil-burning heating devices; certificate of evaluation by test of safety prior to sale, offer for sale or use
  
  
• 8
  Label cautioning and informing user
  
  
• 14
  Regulations
  
  
• 13
  Posting of sign at point of sale or display of prohibition of use in multiple dwellings or in residences in certain municipalities
  
  
• 12
  Carbon monoxide limitations
  
  
• 11
  Automatic safety shut-off device or design feature to eliminate fire hazard in event of tipover
  
  
• 10
  Construction requirements
  
  
• 9
  Inclusion of instructions concerning proper and safe maintenance and operation
  
  
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• Chapter 41

• 6.2
  Severability
  
  
• 6.1
  Remedies cumulative
  
  
• 6
  Liberal construction
  
  
• 5
  Investigative interrogatories
  
  
• 4
  Civil remedies
  
  
• 3
  Criminal penalties.
  
  
• 2
  Prohibited activities
  
  
• 1.1
  Declaration of policy and legislative findings
  
  
• 1
  Definitions.
  
  
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• Chapter 43

• 10
  Place of imprisonment; beginning sentences; transfers
  
  
• 9
  Release of all offenders; length of recommitment and reparole after revocation of parole
  
  
• 8.1
  Seasonally leased premises; termination of right to occupy, visit
  
  
• 8
  Sentence of imprisonment for disorderly persons offenses and petty disorderly persons offenses
  
  
• 7.2
  Mandatory service of 85% of sentence for certain offenses.
  
  
• 7.1
  Life imprisonment without parole
  
  
• 7
  Sentence of imprisonment for crime; extended terms.
  
  
• 6.7
  Effective date; applicability.
  
  
• 6.6
  Internet access conditions for certain sex offenders; fourth degree crime.
  
  
• 11
  Program of intensive supervision, eligibility.
  
  
• 12
  Supervisory treatment - pretrial intervention.
  
  
• 13
  Supervisory treatment procedure
  
  
• 22
  Disclaimer
  
  
• 21
  Index and reports
  
  
• 20
  Reduction or elimination of time during which rules may be canceled by joint resolution
  
  
• 19
  Adoption of rules at such time, or with such effective date, or without presentation at judicial conference, as may be provided in joint resolution
  
  
• 18
  Change or cancellation of rules by statute or adoption of subsequent rules
  
  
• 17
  Effective date of rules; rules subject to cancellation by joint resolution
  
  
• 16
  Public announcement of proposed rules; delivery of copies
  
  
• 15
  Presentation of proposed rules at judicial conference
  
  
• 14
  Authority of supreme court
  
  
• 6.5
  Mandatory minimum prison term for public officer, employee convicted of certain crimes; waiver, reduction.
  
  
• 1
  Degrees of crimes
  
  
• 3.4
  Restitution for extradition costs.
  
  
• 3.3
  Additional penalties for persons convicted of crime deposited in "Law Enforcement Officers Training and Equipment Fund"
  
  
• 3.2
  Assessments for Safe Neighborhoods Services
  
  
• 3.1
  Victim, witness, criminal disposition, and collection funds
  
  
• 3
  Fines and restitutions
  
  
• 2.3
  Orders for certain serological testing required under certain circumstances
  
  
• 2.2
  Issuance of court order requiring serological tests
  
  
• 2.1
  Motor vehicle theft or unlawful taking; restitution
  
  
• 2
  Sentence in accordance with code; authorized dispositions.
  
  
• 3.5
  Additional penalty for certain offenses.
  
  
• 3.6
  Additional penalty for sex offense for deposit in Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program Fund.
  
  
• 6.4
  Special sentence of parole supervision for life.
  
  
• 6.3
  Review of sentence
  
  
• 6.2
  Probation; reduction of mandatory minimum term
  
  
• 6.1
  Person under minimum mandatory sentence for possession of firearm with intent to use against property of another; review of sentence; imposition of other sentence
  
  
• 6
  Sentence of imprisonment for crime; ordinary terms; mandatory terms.
  
  
• 5.1
  Crimes committed by students, notification to principal, certain circumstances.
  
  
• 5
  Young adult offenders
  
  
• 4
  Penalties Against Corporations; Forfeiture of Corporate Charter or Revocation of Certificate Authorizing Foreign Corporation to do Business in the State
  
  
• 3.8
  Offenses involving computer criminal activities; penalties; "Computer Crime Prevention Fund."
  
  
• 3.7
  Surcharge for certain sexual offenders to fund grants, programs, certain.
  
  
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• Chapter 44

• 6.2
  Person sentenced to incarceration, care and custody of minor child.
  
  
• 6.3
  Report of persons convicted of certain crimes residing with minor children.
  
  
• 6.4
  Rules of Court.
  
  
• 7
  Appellate review of actions of sentencing court
  
  
• 8
  Convicted defendants, prior restrictions continued.
  
  
• 6.1
  Defendant liable for cost of psychological evaluation; rules, regulations.
  
  
• 6
  Procedure on sentence; presentence investigation and report.
  
  
• 5.1
  Penalties for committing certain offenses while released on bail, own recognizance increased.
  
  
• 5
  Multiple sentences; concurrent and consecutive terms.
  
  
• 4
  Definition of prior conviction; conviction in another jurisdiction; proof of prior conviction
  
  
• 3
  Criteria for sentence of extended term of imprisonment.
  
  
• 2
  Criteria for Imposing Fines and Restitutions
  
  
• 1
  Criteria for withholding or imposing sentence of imprisonment.
  
  
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• Chapter 45

• 4
  Notice and hearing on revocation or modification of conditions of suspension or probation
  
  
• 3
  Summons or arrest of defendant under suspended sentence or on probation; commitment without bail; revocation and resentence
  
  
• 2
  Period of suspension or probation; modification of conditions; discharge of defendant.
  
  
• 1
  Conditions of suspension or probation.
  
  
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• Chapter 46

• 5
  Inapplicability of chapter to certain fines and restitutions
  
  
• 4.1
  Application of moneys collected; priority.
  
  
• 4
  Fines, assessments, penalties, restitution; collection; disposition.
  
  
• 3
  Revocation of fine
  
  
• 2
  Consequences of nonpayment; summary collection.
  
  
• 1.2
  Rules, regulations
  
  
• 1.1
  Computerized Collection Fund
  
  
• 1
  Time and method of payment; disposition of funds.
  
  
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• Chapter 47

• 10
  "Sexually oriented material" defined; receipt by inmates at Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, prohibited.
  
  
• 9
  Establishment of program to record, analyze recidivism of convicted sex offenders.
  
  
• 8
  Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, "good time"; conditions
  
  
• 7
  Cost of maintenance
  
  
• 5.1
  Revocation of parole
  
  
• 5
  Parole
  
  
• 4.2
  Confinement of female offenders
  
  
• 4.1
  Transfer out of Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center
  
  
• 3
  Disposition
  
  
• 2
  Report on Examination
  
  
• 1
  Referral to adult diagnostic and treatment center; commitment; examination
  
  
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• Chapter 48A

• 4
  Report to Governor, Legislature.
  
  
• 3
  Constitution of commission.
  
  
• 2
  Duty of commission.
  
  
• 1
  "Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission."
  
  
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• Chapter 51

• 5
  Forfeiture, suspension of license, certificate; exceptions
  
  
• 3
  Voting and jury service
  
  
• 2.1
  Applicability of act.
  
  
• 2
  Forfeiture of public office, position, or employment.
  
  
• 1
  Basis of disqualification or disability
  
  
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• Chapter 52

• 24
  County prosecutor's obligation to ascertain propriety of petition
  
  
• 23
  Use of expunged records by department of corrections
  
  
• 22
  Use of expunged records by parole board
  
  
• 21
  Use of expunged records in conjunction with setting bail, presentence report or sentencing
  
  
• 20
  Use of expunged records in conjunction with supervisory treatment or diversion programs
  
  
• 19
  Order of superior court permitting inspection of records or release of information; limitations
  
  
• 18
  Supplying information to violent crimes compensation board
  
  
• 25
  Retroactive application
  
  
• 26
  Vacating of orders of sealing; time; basis
  
  
• 27
  Effect of expungement
  
  
• 27.1
  Petition to rescind order of debarment for health care claims fraud; restoration.
  
  
• 28
  Motor vehicle offenses
  
  
• 29
  Fee
  
  
• 30
  Disclosure of expungement order
  
  
• 31
  Limitation
  
  
• 32
  Construction
  
  
• 17
  Use of expunged records by agencies on pending petition for expungement
  
  
• 16
  Expunged record including names of persons other than petitioner
  
  
• 1
  Definition of expungement
  
  
• 2
  Indictable offenses.
  
  
• 3
  Disorderly persons offenses and petty disorderly persons offenses
  
  
• 4
  Ordinances
  
  
• 4.1
  Juvenile delinquent; expungement of adjudications and charges.
  
  
• 5
  Expungement of records of young drug offenders
  
  
• 6
  Arrests not resulting in conviction
  
  
• 7
  Petition for expungement
  
  
• 8
  Statements to accompany petition
  
  
• 15
  Records to be removed; control
  
  
• 14
  Grounds for denial of relief.
  
  
• 13
  When hearing on petition for expungement shall not be held
  
  
• 12
  Denial of relief although no objection entered
  
  
• 11
  Order expungement where no objection prior to hearing
  
  
• 10
  Service of petition and documents
  
  
• 9
  Order fixing time for hearing
  
  
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• Chapter 58

• 6.1
  Possession of firearms by minors; exceptions
  
  
• 7
  Persons possessing explosives or destructive devices to notify police
  
  
• 8
  Certain wounds and injuries to be reported
  
  
• 9
  Certain convictions to be reported
  
  
• 10
  Incendiary or tracer ammunition
  
  
• 12
  Registration of assault firearms
  
  
• 13
  Transfer of assault firearm to another; rendering inoperable; voluntarily surrendering
  
  
• 14
  Annual report on assault firearms
  
  
• 15
  Minor's access to a loaded firearm; penalty, conditions
  
  
• 16
  Retailer's written warnings; wholesaler's warning; violation, penalty
  
  
• 17
  "KeepSafe" program established
  
  
• 18
  Report on KeepSafe program
  
  
• 19
  Report of loss, theft of firearm within 36 hours; violations, penalties.
  
  
• 5
  Licenses to possess and carry machine guns and assault firearms
  
  
• 4.1
  Employee of armored car company; application; letter from chief executive officer
  
  
• 4
  Permits to carry handguns
  
  
• 1
  Registration of manufacturers and wholesale dealers of firearms
  
  
• 2
  Retailing of firearms; licensing of dealers and their employees.
  
  
• 2.1
  Guidelines for delivery of handguns
  
  
• 2.2
  Findings, declarations relative to sale of handguns.
  
  
• 2.3
  Reports as to availability of personalized handguns.
  
  
• 2.4
  List of personalized handguns.
  
  
• 2.5
  Sale of personalized handguns, inapplicability.
  
  
• 2.6
  Rules, regulations.
  
  
• 3.4
  Exemption on restriction of purchase of handguns.
  
  
• 3.3
  "Handgun ammunition" defined; sale, purchase, etc., regulated; violation, fourth degree crime.
  
  
• 3.2
  Temporary transfer of firearm for training purposes
  
  
• 3.1
  Temporary transfer of firearms
  
  
• 3
  Purchase of firearms.
  
  
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• Chapter 62

• 1
  Support orders for willful nonsupport
  
  
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• Chapter 64

• 9
  Forfeited weapons with military value; donation to National Guard Militia Museum
  
  
• 8
  Seized property; statute of limitations on claims
  
  
• 7
  Vesting of title in forfeited property
  
  
• 6
  Disposal of forfeited property
  
  
• 5
  Seized property; rights of owners and others holding interests
  
  
• 4
  Seized property; evidentiary use
  
  
• 3
  Forfeiture procedures
  
  
• 2
  Forfeiture procedures; prima facie contraband
  
  
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• Chapter 65

• 4
  Disposition of documentary exhibits
  
  
• 3
  Disposition of stolen property after final determination of proceeding
  
  
• 2
  Release of stolen property prior to final determination of proceeding
  
  
• 1
  Procedure to be followed by law enforcement agencies when stolen property is taken into custody
  
  
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• Chapter 66

• 11
  Construction of act
  
  
• 10
  No liability for freezing funds
  
  
• 9
  Rights and remedies of financial institution
  
  
• 8
  Notice
  
  
• 7
  Time limit
  
  
• 6
  Disposition of funds
  
  
• 5
  Release of funds
  
  
• 4
  Duty of financial institutions
  
  
• 3
  Issuance of an order
  
  
• 2
  Application by Attorney General
  
  
• 1
  Attachment of deposited funds of suspected terrorists or their supporters
  
  
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• Chapter 98

• 4
  Effective date
  
  
• 3
  Allocations
  
  
• 2
  Repealer
  
  
• 1
  Construction
  
  
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• Chapter 104

• 8
  Deposition
  
  
• 7
  Conditions of release; confinement
  
  
• 6
  Material witness hearing
  
  
• 5
  Arrest without warrant
  
  
• 4
  Arrest with warrant
  
  
• 3
  Order to appear
  
  
• 2
  Application for material witness order
  
  
• 1
  Definitions
  
  
• 9
  Orders appealable