New Jersey legal term
Straw purchaser in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Straw purchaser” 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 “Straw purchaser” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Straw purchaser" means an individual who purchases, or attempts or conspires to purchase, a gun-related product at the request, order, or demand of another or for the purpose of selling or transferring to another person, knowing or reasonably believing that such other person is not authorized to either purchase or possess a gun-related product, or both, by the laws of this State, the United States, or of the state in which the other person resides by virtue of having a conviction of a crime, or for any other reason. L.2022, c.56, s.2. (N.J.S.A. 2C:58-34)
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