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N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2.1 — "Public place" defined; loitering to obtain or distribute CDS is a disorderly persons offense

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

Part of Chapter 33, New Jersey Statutes.

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Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2.1

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:33-2.1Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
1. a. As used in this section: "Public place" means any place to which the public has access, including but not limited to a public street, road, thoroughfare, sidewalk, bridge, alley, plaza, park, recreation or shopping area, public transportation facility, vehicle used for public transportation, parking lot, public library or any other public building, structure or area. b. A person, whether on foot or in a motor vehicle, commits a disorderly persons offense if (1) he wanders, remains or prowls in a public place with the purpose of unlawfully obtaining or distributing a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog; and (2) engages in conduct that, under the circumstances, manifests a purpose to obtain or distribute a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog. c. Conduct that may, where warranted under the circumstances, be deemed adequate to manifest a purpose to obtain or distribute a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog includes, but is not limited to, conduct such as the following: (1) Repeatedly beckoning to or stopping pedestrians or motorists in a public place; (2) Repeatedly passing objects to or receiving objects from pedestrians or motorists in a public place; (3) Repeatedly circling in a public place in a motor vehicle and on one or more occasions passing any object to or receiving any object from a person in a public place. d. The element of the offense described in paragraph (1) of subsection b. of this section may not be established solely by proof that the actor engaged in the conduct that is used to satisfy the element described in paragraph (2) of subsection b. of this section. L.1991,c.383.

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Is "Public place" defined; loitering to obtain or distribute CDS is a disorderly persons offense a crime in New Jersey?

"Public place" defined; loitering to obtain or distribute CDS is a disorderly persons offense is a disorderly persons offense in New Jersey, which is not a crime under the New Jersey Constitution (N.J.S.A. 2C:1-4) — it carries no criminal record and is heard in municipal court. Governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2.1.

Which New Jersey statute covers "Public place" defined; loitering to obtain or distribute CDS is a disorderly persons offense?

"Public place" defined; loitering to obtain or distribute CDS is a disorderly persons offense is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2.1 ("Public place" defined; loitering to obtain or distribute CDS is a disorderly persons offense).

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