New Jersey statute

N.J.S.A. 2C:40-4 — Consent, sanction not available as defense

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

Part of Chapter 40, New Jersey Statutes.

Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:40-4

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:40-4Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

2. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes to the contrary, consent shall not be available as a defense to a prosecution under section 1 of P.L.1980, c.169 (C.2C:40-3). b. It shall not be an affirmative defense to a prosecution under section 1 of P.L.1980, c.169 (C.2C:40-3) that the conduct in which the actor engaged was sanctioned or approved by a student or fraternal organization or an institution of higher education. L.1980, c.169, s.2; amended 2021, c.208, s.8.

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justia: N.J.S.A. 2C:40-4

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