New Jersey legal term
Ammunition in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Ammunition” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New Jersey criminal code.
What does “Ammunition” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Ammunition" means ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or propellant powder designed for use in any firearm, but does not include any shotgun shot or pellet not designed for use as the single, complete projectile load for one shotgun hull or casing or any unloaded, non-metallic shotgun hull or casing not having a primer. "Deadly weapon" shall have the same meaning as in subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:11-1. "Family or household member" means a spouse, domestic partner as defined in section 3 of P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-3), partner in a civil union couple as defined in section 2 (N.J.S.A. 2C:58-21)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Booby traps in manufacturing or distribution facilities; fortified premises
- Certain persons not to have weapons or ammunition
- Manufacture, transport, disposition and defacement of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances
- Violation of the regulatory provisions relating to firearms; false representation in applications
Related terms in the same statutes
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