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N.J.S.A. 2C:1-12 — Former prosecution before court lacking jurisdiction or when fraudulently procured by the defendant
Current through P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
Part of Chapter 1, New Jersey Statutes.
Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:1-12
Statutory text current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22. This publication reproduces the official text of the New Jersey Statutes from the statute files published by the New Jersey Legislature; it is not the official statutes of the State of New Jersey.
A prosecution is not a bar within the meaning of sections 2C:1-9, 10 and 11 under any of the following circumstances:
a. The former prosecution was before a court which lacked jurisdiction over the defendant or the offense tried in that court; or
b. The former prosecution was procured by the defendant without the knowledge of the appropriate prosecuting officer; or
c. The former prosecution resulted in a judgment of conviction which was held invalid in a subsequent proceeding on a petition for post-conviction relief or similar process, except that any bar as to reprosecution for a greater inclusive offense created by section 2C:1-9a. shall apply.
L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:1-12, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
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