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New Jersey Criminal Charges
238 offenses defined by New Jersey statute, each with its classification and penalty table.
- "Leader of a firearms trafficking network" defined; first degree crime; fines; sentencingCrime of the First Degree
- "Public Corruption Profiteering Penalty Act."
- "Public place" defined; loitering to obtain or distribute CDS is a disorderly persons offenseDisorderly Persons Offense
- 2nd degree crimesCrime of the Second Degree
- Abandonment, neglect of elderly person, disabled adult; third degree crimeCrime of the Third Degree
- Acceptance or receipt of unlawful benefit by public servant for official behavior
- Advertising to promote sale, crime of fourth degreeCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Aiding suicide
- Animal owned, used by law enforcement agency, search and rescue dog, harming, threatening, interference with officer, degree of crime, penalties
- Application of public health emergency credits to juvenileCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Arson and related offenses
- Assault
- Availability of alcoholic beverages to underaged, offensesDisorderly Persons Offense
- Bad checks, money orders, electronic funds transfers
- Bail jumping; default in required appearance
- BigamyDisorderly Persons Offense
- Booby traps in manufacturing or distribution facilities; fortified premises
- Bribery in official and political matters
- Bringing alcoholic beverages, cannabis items onto school property; disorderly personDisorderly Persons Offense
- Burglar's tools
- Burglary
- Carjacking definedCrime of the First Degree
- Causing fear of unlawful bodily violence, crime of third degree; act of graffiti, additional penaltyCrime of the Third Degree
- Causing or risking widespread injury or damage
- Certain actions relevant to evictions, disorderly persons offense
- Certain payments for referral to certain facilities, fourth degree crimeCrime of the Third Degree
- Certain persons not to have weapons or ammunition
- Classes of offenses
- Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly
- Compounding
- Computer criminal activity; degree of crime; sentencing
- Consumer products; unauthorized writing, offenseDisorderly Persons Offense
- Contempt
- Corrupting or influencing a jury
- Creating a hazardDisorderly Persons Offense
- Credit cards
- Crime of corruption of public resources; grading
- Crime of cyber-harassment
- Crime of gang criminality; "criminal street gang" defined; grading of offenseCrime of the First Degree
- Crime of official deprivation of civil rights
- Crime of pattern of official misconduct
- Crime of promotion of organized street crime; grading of offenseCrime of the First Degree
- Crimes involving theft from cargo carrier; degree of crime, penalties
- Crimes relative to synthetic cannabinoid; degree
- Criminal coercion
- Criminal mischief
- Criminal restraintCrime of the Third Degree
- Criminal sexual contact
- Criminal simulationCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Criminalization, degree of crime
- Criminalization, degree of crime
- Death by auto or vessel
- Deceptive business practices
- Defacement of private property, crime of fourth degree; act of graffiti, additional penaltyCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Defrauding secured creditorsCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Degree of crime; penalties; restitution; liability to owner of property
- Delivering drug paraphernalia to person under 18 years of age, crime of third degreeCrime of the Third Degree
- Desecration of venerated objectsDisorderly Persons Offense
- Destruction, alteration, falsification of records, crime of fourth degreeCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Disarming a law enforcement, corrections officer; crime; degrees
- Disbursing moneys, incurring obligations in excess of appropriationsCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Discarding hypodermic needle or syringePetty Disorderly Persons Offense
- Disorderly conduct
- Disorderly persons offenseDisorderly Persons Offense
- Disposition of body parts, criminal penalties imposed for certain offenses
- Disrupting meetings and processionsDisorderly Persons Offense
- Distribute, dispense or possess with intent to distribute or manufacture, crime of fourth degreeCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Distribution on or within 1,000 feet of school propertyCrime of the Third Degree
- Disturbing, desecrating human remains; offenses
- Electric monitoring device tampering, removal, vandalismCrime of the Third Degree
- Electrical contracting without business permit, fourth degree crimeCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Electronic central registryCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Employer requiring lie detector testDisorderly Persons Offense
- Employing a juvenile in a drug distribution schemeCrime of the Second Degree
- Endangering an injured victimCrime of the Third Degree
- Endangering another person; offense created; degree of crime
- Endangering welfare of children
- Escape
- False imprisonmentDisorderly Persons Offense
- False public alarms
- False reports to law enforcement authorities
- False swearingCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Falsifying or tampering with records
- Female genital mutilation of females under 18 years of age, third degree crimeCrime of the Third Degree
- FencingCrime of the Third Degree
- Forgery and Related Offenses
- Fraud in insolvency
- Frauds relating to public records and recordable instruments
- Gambling, risking property valued $1,000 more, offense, exceptionDisorderly Persons Offense
- Grading of criminal attempt and conspiracy, mitigation in cases of lesser danger
- Harassment
- Hazing
- Health care claims fraud, degree of crime; prosecution guidelines
- Hindering apprehension or prosecution
- Hindering apprehension or prosecution for terrorism
- Home invasion burglary definedCrime of the First Degree
- Human traffickingCrime of the First Degree
- Imitation controlled dangerous substances; distribution, possession, manufacture, etc.; penaltiesCrime of the Third Degree
- Impersonating a public servant or law enforcement officer
- Implements for escape; other contraband
- Interference with transportation
- Invasion of privacy, degree of crime; defenses, privileges
- Key to lock in or on real property owned or leased by stateDisorderly Persons Offense
- Kidnapping
- Leader of cargo theft network
- Leader of Narcotics Trafficking NetworkCrime of the First Degree
- Leader of organized retail theft enterpriseCrime of the Second Degree
- Leader, auto theft trafficking network, penalty
- Leader, financier of dog fighting network; penaltiesCrime of the Second Degree
- Lewdness
- Loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitutionDisorderly Persons Offense
- Maintaining a nuisance
- Maintaining or operating a controlled dangerous substance production facilityCrime of the First Degree
- Maintenance of a gambling resort or online gambling resortCrime of the Third Degree
- Manslaughter
- Manufacture, transport, disposition and defacement of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances
- Manufacturing, distributing or dispensing
- Manufacturing, etc. flunitrazepam; penalties
- Minor's access to a loaded firearm; penalty, conditionsDisorderly Persons Offense
- Misapplication of entrusted property and property of government or financial institution
- Misconduct by corporate official
- Misrepresentation of mileage of motor vehicleDisorderly Persons Offense
- Motor vehicle master keysCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Motor vehicle title offenses, grading
- Motor vehicles; removal or alteration of identification number or mark; possession; penalty
- MurderCrime of the First Degree
- Nuclear electric generating plant; damaging or tampering with equipment which results in death; crime of first degreeCrime of the First Degree
- Nuclear electric generating plant; damaging or tampering with equipment which results in injury; crime of second degreeCrime of the Second Degree
- Obscenity for persons 18 years of age or olderCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Obscenity for persons under 18Crime of the Third Degree
- Obstructing administration of law or other governmental function
- Obstructing highways and other public passagesPetty Disorderly Persons Offense
- Obtaining, possessing synthetic cannabinoid; degree of crime
- Offense relative to access of information indicating the location of law enforcement vehicles
- Offenses against service animals, guide dogs, degree of crime; penalties, restitution
- Offenses involving false government documents
- Offer of unlawful benefit to public servant for official behavior
- Official misconduct
- Operation of facility for sale of stolen automobile parts; penaltiesCrime of the Second Degree
- Participation in pyramid promotional scheme, crime, penalties
- Pawnbrokers; loaning on firearms
- Penalties for committing certain offenses while released on bail, own recognizance increasedCrime of the Second Degree
- Penalty for false contract payment claims, representation, for a government contract; prevailing wage violations; grading
- PerjuryCrime of the Third Degree
- Possession of a gambling deviceDisorderly Persons Offense
- Possession of gambling records
- Possession of weapons for unlawful purposes
- Possession, etc. of flunitrazepam; penaltiesCrime of the Third Degree
- Possession, etc. of gamma hydroxybutyrate; penaltiesCrime of the Third Degree
- Possession, use or being under the influence, or failure to make lawful disposition
- Posting, information, certain, Internet; degree of crime
- Prescription legend drugs
- Producing, selling, offering, displaying, possessing, fraudulent motor vehicle insurance ID cards; penalties
- Prohibited areas, carrying, firearms, destructive device
- Prohibited juror contactCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Prohibited weapons and devices
- Promoting gambling
- Prostitution and related offenses
- Providing certain items to a person under 21 years of age, petty disorderly persons offensePetty Disorderly Persons Offense
- Public communication of obscenityCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Receiving a stolen motor vehicle
- Receiving deposits in a failing financial institutionCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Refusal to allow blood, biological sample to be drawn; fourth degree crimeCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Rehabilitation program for persons with a substance use disorder
- Residential burglary definedCrime of the Second Degree
- Resisting arrest, eluding officer
- Retailer's written warnings; wholesaler's warning; violation, penaltyPetty Disorderly Persons Offense
- Retaliation for past official actionCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Rigging publicly exhibited contest
- Riot; failure to disperse
- Robbery
- Sale by licensed pharmacy of hypodermic syringe or needle under certain circumstancesDisorderly Persons Offense
- Sale of certain alarm business signs, decals; prohibitedDisorderly Persons Offense
- Sale of handcuffs to minors, prohibitedDisorderly Persons Offense
- Sale of knives to minors; crime of the fourth degree; exceptionsCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Sale of motor vehicles on Sunday; exemptionDisorderly Persons Offense
- Sale restrictions for ephedrine products; disorderly persons offenseDisorderly Persons Offense
- Second degree crimeCrime of the Second Degree
- Second degree crime; penaltiesCrime of the Second Degree
- Securing execution of documents by deceptionCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Sex offender prohibited from participation in youth serving organization
- Sexual assault
- Sexual extortion, crime, parameters
- Sexually oriented business, nuisance; crimeCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Sexually oriented business; location, building requirements; penaltyCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Shoplifting
- SlugsDisorderly Persons Offense
- Solicitation, recruitment to join criminal street gang; crime, degrees, sentencing
- Soliciting or providing material support or resources for terrorism
- Special sentence of parole supervision for life
- Speculating or wagering on official action or information
- Strict Liability for Drug-Induced DeathsCrime of the First Degree
- Strict liability vehicular homicideCrime of the Third Degree
- Tampering with or fabricating physical evidenceCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Tampering with public records or information
- Tampering, damage involving nuclear electric generating plant; crime of first degreeCrime of the First Degree
- Tampering, degree of offense; sentencing requirements
- Tattooing of a minor; parental permission, requiredDisorderly Persons Offense
- Terroristic threats
- Theft of a motor vehicle
- Theft of services
- Threats and other improper influence in official and political mattersCrime of the Third Degree
- Throwing bodily fluid at certain law enforcement officers deemed aggravated assault; grading, sentences
- Toxic chemicalsDisorderly Persons Offense
- Traffic sign, signal damage, removal, violationDisorderly Persons Offense
- Trafficking in personal identifying information pertaining to another person, certain; crime degrees; terms defined
- Unauthorized practice of chiropractic; third degree crimeCrime of the Third Degree
- Unauthorized practice of immigration law; penalties
- Unauthorized practice of law, penalties
- Unauthorized practice of psychoanalysis; third degree crimeCrime of the Third Degree
- Unauthorized practice of psychology; third degree crimeCrime of the Third Degree
- Unauthorized practice of social work; third degree crimeCrime of the Third Degree
- Unlawful official business transaction where interest is involved; grading; conditionsCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Unlawful possession of precursors; manufacturing methamphetamine; crime of second degreeCrime of the Second Degree
- Unlawful possession of weapons
- Unlawful practice of dentistry; third degree crimeCrime of the Third Degree
- Unlawful use of body vests
- Unlicensed entry of structures; defiant trespasser; peering into dwelling places; defenses
- Unlicensed practice of acupuncture, third degree crimeCrime of the Third Degree
- Unlicensed practice of medicine, surgery, podiatric medicine, crime of third degreeCrime of the Third Degree
- Unsworn falsification to authorities
- Use of juvenile in theft of automobiles, penaltyCrime of the Second Degree
- Use of personal identifying information of another; certain; degree of crime
- Use of remotely activated paging device during commission of certain crimes is a crime of fourth degreeCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Use or possession with intent to useDisorderly Persons Offense
- Vandalizing railroad crossing devices, property; grading of offenses; graffiti
- Violation of contract to pay employeesDisorderly Persons Offense
- Violation of law intended to protect public health and safety; grading
- Violation of the regulatory provisions relating to firearms; false representation in applications
- Violations of N.J.S.2C:35-5, certain locations; degree of crime; terms defined
- Violations, degree of offense, crime
- Violations, fourth degree crimeCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Violations; petty disorderly persons offensePetty Disorderly Persons Offense
- Weapons; controlled dangerous substances and other offenses, penaltiesCrime of the Second Degree
- Willful nonsupportCrime of the Fourth Degree
- Wrongful access, disclosure of information; degree of crime; sentencing
- Wrongful credit practices and related offenses
- Wrongful discharge of employeeDisorderly Persons Offense