New Jersey statute

N.J.S.A. 2C:36-6a — Possession of hypodermic syringe, needle under certain circumstances not an offense

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

Part of Chapter 36, New Jersey Statutes.

Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:36-6a

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:36-6aPrimary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

8. The possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle by a consumer who participates in, or an employee or volunteer of, a sterile syringe access program established pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-27 and C.26:5C-28), as amended by P.L.2016, c.36, shall not constitute an offense pursuant to N.J.S.2C:36-1 et seq. This provision shall extend to a hypodermic syringe or needle that contains a residual amount of a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog. L.2006, c.99, s.8; amended 2016, c.36, s.4.

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