New Jersey legal term
Severe personal injury in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Severe personal injury” 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 “Severe personal injury” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Severe personal injury" means severe bodily injury, disfigurement, disease, incapacitating mental anguish or chronic pain; g. (N.J.S.A. 2C:14-1)
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