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N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.2 — Receiving a stolen motor vehicle

Current through P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

Part of Chapter 20, New Jersey Statutes.

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Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.2

Statutory text current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22. This publication reproduces the official text of the New Jersey Statutes from the statute files published by the New Jersey Legislature; it is not the official statutes of the State of New Jersey.

N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.2Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
2. a. Receiving a stolen motor vehicle. A person is guilty of receiving a stolen motor vehicle if the person knowingly receives or brings into this State a motor vehicle that is the property of another knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it is probably stolen. Receiving a stolen motor vehicle is a crime of the second degree if the value of the motor vehicle is $75,000 or more, otherwise it is a crime of the third degree. b. It is an affirmative defense that the property was received with the purpose to restore it to the owner. c. Permissive inference. The requisite knowledge or belief may be inferred in the case of a person who: (1) is found in possession or control of two or more motor vehicles stolen on two or more separate occasions; or (2) has received a stolen motor vehicle in another transaction within the year preceding the transaction charged; or (3) being a person in the business of buying or selling motor vehicles, acquires the motor vehicle without having ascertained by reasonable inquiry that the person from whom it was obtained had a legal right to possess and dispose of it; or (4) is found in possession of a motor vehicle without proper documentation or other evidence of right to possession. For the purposes of this section, "receiving" means acquiring possession, control or title, or lending on the security of the motor vehicle. L.2023, c.101, s.2.

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Questions this section answers

What degree of offense is receiving a stolen motor vehicle in New Jersey?

It depends on the circumstances: receiving a stolen motor vehicle ranges from a crime of the third degree to a crime of the second degree in New Jersey under N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.2.

Receiving a stolen motor vehicle (value $75,000 or more): crime of the second degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.2) · Receiving a stolen motor vehicle (value under $75,000): crime of the third degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.2)

Which New Jersey statute covers receiving a stolen motor vehicle?

Receiving a stolen motor vehicle is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.2 (Receiving a stolen motor vehicle).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.