New Jersey legal term
Sexually oriented business in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Sexually oriented business” 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 “Sexually oriented business” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Sexually oriented business" means: (a) A commercial establishment which as one of its principal business purposes offers for sale, rental, or display any of the following: Books, magazines, periodicals or other printed material, or photographs, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides or other visual representations which depict or describe a "specified sexual activity" or "specified anatomical area"; or still or motion picture machines, projectors or other image-producing devices which show images to one person per machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are char (N.J.S.A. 2C:33-12.2)
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