New Jersey legal term
Cargo carrier in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Cargo carrier” 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 “Cargo carrier” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Cargo carrier" means: (1) any business or establishment regularly operating for the purpose of conveying goods or property for compensation from one place to another by road, highway, rail, water, or air, by any means, including, but not limited to, any pipeline system, railroad car, motor truck, truck, trailer, semi-trailer, commercial motor vehicle or other vehicle, any steamboat, vessel or aircraft, and any business or establishment regularly engaged in the temporary storage of goods or property incident to further distribution of the goods or property elsewhere for commercial purposes, in (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-1)
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