New Jersey legal term
Immediate precursor in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Immediate precursor” 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 “Immediate precursor” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Immediate precursor" means a substance which the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety has found to be and by regulation designates as being the principal compound commonly used or produced primarily for use, and which is an immediate chemical intermediary used or likely to be used in the manufacture of a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog, the control of which is necessary to prevent, curtail, or limit such manufacture. "Manufacture" means the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion, or processing of a cont (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-2)
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