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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