New Jersey legal term
Sexual activity in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Sexual activity” 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 “Sexual activity” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Sexual activity" includes, but is not limited to, sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, and oral-anal contact, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex; masturbation; touching of the genitals, buttocks, or female breasts; sadistic or masochistic abuse and other deviate sexual relations. (3) "House of prostitution" is any place where prostitution or promotion of prostitution is regularly carried on by one person under the control, management or supervision of another. (4) "Promoting prostitution" is: (a) Owning, controlling, managing, su (N.J.S.A. 2C:34-1)
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