New Jersey legal term
School in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “School” 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 “School” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"School" means a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school within this State offering education in grades K through 12, or any combination thereof, at which a child may legally fulfill compulsory school attendance requirements. Amended 1979, c.178, s.8; 1991, c.91, s.142; 1993, c.219, s.1; 1995, c.20, s.1; 2001, c.220, s.1; 2006, c.78, s.1. (N.J.S.A. 2C:1-14)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Assault
- Unlicensed entry of structures; defiant trespasser; peering into dwelling places; defenses
- Violations, degree of offense, crime
- Bringing alcoholic beverages, cannabis items onto school property; disorderly person
- Death by auto or vessel
- Distribution on or within 1,000 feet of school property
- Prohibited areas, carrying, firearms, destructive device
- Sexually oriented business; location, building requirements; penalty
- Solicitation, recruitment to join criminal street gang; crime, degrees, sentencing
- Unlawful possession of weapons
Related terms in the same statutes
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