New Jersey legal term
Mentally incapacitated in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Mentally incapacitated” 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 “Mentally incapacitated” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Mentally incapacitated" means that condition in which a person is rendered temporarily or permanently incapable of understanding or controlling one's conduct, or of appraising or controlling one's condition, which incapacity shall include but is not limited to an inability to comprehend one's own peril; (3) "Bodily injury" shall have the meaning set forth in N.J.S.2C:11-1. c. (N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1.2)
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