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N.J.S.A. 2C:37-10 — Gambling, risking property valued $1,000 more, offense, exception

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

Part of Chapter 37, New Jersey Statutes.

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Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:37-10

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:37-10Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
24. a. A person who participates in any form of gambling activity by risking property with a value of $1,000 or more, having agreed to pay 10 percent or more of the proceeds of the gambling activity to another, is guilty of a disorderly persons offense, unless the person exercises sole control over whether and in what manner the property involved is risked. b. A person who solicits or conspires with another to violate subsection a. of this section is guilty of a disorderly persons offense. L.2025, c.128, s.24.

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Is gambling, risking property valued $1,000 more, offense, exception a crime in New Jersey?

Gambling, risking property valued $1,000 more, offense, exception 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:37-10.

Which New Jersey statute covers gambling, risking property valued $1,000 more, offense, exception?

Gambling, risking property valued $1,000 more, offense, exception is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:37-10 (Gambling, risking property valued $1,000 more, offense, exception).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.