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N.J.S.A. 2C:36-6.1 — Discarding hypodermic needle or syringe

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

Part of Chapter 36, New Jersey Statutes.

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Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:36-6.1

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:36-6.1Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
6. Discarding hypodermic needle or syringe. a. A person commits a petty disorderly persons offense if: (1) the person discards, in a place accessible to other persons, a hypodermic needle or syringe without destroying the hypodermic needle or syringe; or (2) he is the owner, lessee, or person in control of real property and, knowing that needles and syringes in an intact condition have been discarded or abandoned on his real property, allows them to remain. b. A hypodermic needle is destroyed if the needle is broken from the hub or mangled. A syringe is destroyed if the nipple of the barrel is broken from the barrel, or the plunger and barrel are melted. Alternatively, a hypodermic needle or syringe is destroyed if it is discarded as a single unit, without recapping, into a rigid container and the container is destroyed by grinding or crushing in a compactor, or by burning in an incinerator approved by the Department of Environmental Protection, or by another method approved by the Department of Health. L.1999, c.90, s.6; amended 2012, c.17, s.3.

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Questions this section answers

Is discarding hypodermic needle or syringe a crime in New Jersey?

Discarding hypodermic needle or syringe is a petty 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:36-6.1.

Which New Jersey statute covers discarding hypodermic needle or syringe?

Discarding hypodermic needle or syringe is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:36-6.1 (Discarding hypodermic needle or syringe).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.