New Jersey statute

N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3.1 — Traffic sign, signal damage, removal, violation

Current through P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

Part of Chapter 17, New Jersey Statutes.

Criminal charges under this statute

Traffic sign, signal damage, removal, violation

Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3.1

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.

N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3.1Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

3. A person who purposely, knowingly, recklessly or negligently defaces, injures or removes an official traffic sign or signal described in Title 39 of the Revised Statutes is guilty of a disorderly persons offense. If a juvenile who is adjudicated delinquent for an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a violation of this section is assessed a fine and the court determines that the juvenile is unable to pay the fine, the juvenile's parents or legal guardian shall be responsible for the imposed fine. L.1998,c.54,s.3.

Official sources

justia: N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3.1

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Questions this section answers

Is traffic sign, signal damage, removal, violation a crime in New Jersey?

Traffic sign, signal damage, removal, violation is a disorderly persons offense in New Jersey, which is not a crime under the New Jersey Constitution (N.J.S.A. 2C:1-4) — it carries no criminal record and is heard in municipal court. Governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3.1.

Which New Jersey statute covers traffic sign, signal damage, removal, violation?

Traffic sign, signal damage, removal, violation is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3.1 (Traffic sign, signal damage, removal, violation).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.