New Jersey statute
N.J.S.A. 2C:33-8 — Disrupting meetings and processions
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:33-8
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.
A person commits a disorderly persons offense if, with purpose to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession or gathering, he does an act tending to obstruct or interfere with it physically.
L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:33-8, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
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Questions this section answers
Is disrupting meetings and processions a crime in New Jersey?
Disrupting meetings and processions 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:33-8.
Which New Jersey statute covers disrupting meetings and processions?
Disrupting meetings and processions is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:33-8 (Disrupting meetings and processions).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.