New Jersey legal term
Enterprise in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Enterprise” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New Jersey criminal code.
What does “Enterprise” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Enterprise" includes any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, business trust, association, or other legal entity, and any union or group of individuals associated in fact, although not a legal entity, and it includes illicit as well as licit enterprises and governmental as well as other entities. r. (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-1)
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