New Jersey legal term
Public nuisance in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Public nuisance” 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 “Public nuisance” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Public nuisance" means any condition which injures, endangers, or threatens to injure or endanger or contributes to the injury or endangerment of the health, safety, peace, comfort, or convenience of others or which otherwise constitutes a public nuisance under common law. "Reasonable controls" means reasonable procedures, safeguards, and business practices that are designed to: (1) prevent the sale or distribution of a gun-related product to a straw purchaser, a firearm trafficker, a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under State or federal law, or a person who the gun industr (N.J.S.A. 2C:58-34)
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