New Jersey statute

N.J.S.A. 2C:5-7 — Key to lock in or on real property owned or leased by state

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

Part of Chapter 5, New Jersey Statutes.

Criminal charges under this statute

Key to lock in or on real property owned or leased by state

Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:5-7

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:5-7Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

Any person who knowingly uses, distributes, manufactures, duplicates or possesses a key designed to be used in a lock in or on real property owned or leased by the State without conforming to the rules and regulations established according to section 2 of this act is guilty of a disorderly persons offense. L.1981, c. 248, s. 1.

Official sources

justia: N.J.S.A. 2C:5-7

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Questions this section answers

Is key to lock in or on real property owned or leased by state a crime in New Jersey?

Key to lock in or on real property owned or leased by state 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:5-7.

Which New Jersey statute covers key to lock in or on real property owned or leased by state?

Key to lock in or on real property owned or leased by state is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:5-7 (Key to lock in or on real property owned or leased by state).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.