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N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.2 — Use of personal identifying information of another; certain; degree of crime

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

Part of Chapter 21, New Jersey Statutes.

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Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.2

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:21-17.2Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
5. a. A person is guilty of a crime of the second degree if, in obtaining or attempting to obtain a driver's license, birth certificate or other document issued by a governmental agency which could be used as a means of verifying a person's identity, age or any other personal identifying information, that person knowingly exhibits, displays or utters a document or other writing which falsely purports to be a driver's license, birth certificate or other document issued by a governmental agency or which belongs or pertains to a person other than the person who possesses the document. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:1-8 or any other law, a conviction under this section shall not merge with a conviction of any other criminal offense, nor shall such other conviction merge with a conviction under this section, and the court shall impose separate sentences upon each violation of this section and any other criminal offense. c. A violation of N.J.S.2C:28-7, constituting a disorderly persons offense, section 1 of P.L.1979, c.264 (C.2C:33-15), section 64 of P.L.2021, c.15 (C.2C:35-10d), R.S.33:1-81 or section 6 of P.L.1968, c.313 (C.33:1-81.7) in a case where the person uses the personal identifying information of another to illegally purchase an alcoholic beverage or for using the personal identifying information of another to misrepresent his age for the purpose of obtaining tobacco, any cannabis item, or other consumer product denied to persons under 21 years of age shall not constitute an offense under this section if the actor received only that benefit or service and did not perpetrate or attempt to perpetrate any additional injury or fraud on another. L.2003, c.184, s.5; amended 2005, c.224, s.4; 2021, c.16, s.67; 2021, c.25, s.15.

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What degree of offense is use of personal identifying information of another; certain; degree of crime in New Jersey?

Use of personal identifying information of another; certain; degree of crime is a crime of the second degree in New Jersey under N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.2.

Use of false or another's identifying document to obtain government-issued ID: crime of the second degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.2)

Which New Jersey statute covers use of personal identifying information of another; certain; degree of crime?

Use of personal identifying information of another; certain; degree of crime is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.2 (Use of personal identifying information of another; certain; degree of crime).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.