New Jersey statute

N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10 — Unlawful taking of means of conveyance

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

Part of Chapter 20, New Jersey Statutes.

Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10

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:20-10Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

2C:20-10. Unlawful Taking of Means of Conveyance a. A person commits a disorderly persons offense if, with purpose to withhold temporarily from the owner, he takes, operates, or exercises control over any means of conveyance, other than a motor vehicle, without consent of the owner or other person authorized to give consent. "Means of conveyance" includes but is not limited to motor vehicles, bicycles, motorized bicycles, boats, horses, vessels, surfboards, rafts, skimobiles, airplanes, trains, trams and trailers. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsections a., b. and c. of this section that the actor reasonably believed that the owner or any other person authorized to give consent would have consented to the operation had he known of it. b. A person commits a crime of the fourth degree if, with purpose to withhold temporarily from the owner, he takes, operates or exercises control over a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner or other person authorized to give consent. c. A person commits a crime of the third degree if, with purpose to withhold temporarily from the owner, he takes, operates or exercises control over a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner or other person authorized to give consent and operates the motor vehicle in a manner that creates a risk of injury to any person or a risk of damage to property. d. A person commits a crime of the fourth degree if he enters and rides in a motor vehicle knowing that the motor vehicle has been taken or is being operated without the consent of the owner or other person authorized to consent. L.1978, c.95; amended 1979,c.178,s.35A; 1993,c.134.

Official sources

justia: N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10

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Questions this section answers

What degree of offense is receiving a stolen motor vehicle in New Jersey?

It depends on the circumstances: receiving a stolen motor vehicle ranges from a crime of the third degree to a crime of the second degree in New Jersey under N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.2.

Receiving a stolen motor vehicle (value $75,000 or more): crime of the second degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.2) · Receiving a stolen motor vehicle (value under $75,000): crime of the third degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.2)

What degree of offense is theft of a motor vehicle in New Jersey?

It depends on the circumstances: theft of a motor vehicle ranges from a crime of the third degree to a crime of the second degree in New Jersey under N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.1.

Theft of a motor vehicle — value $75,000 or more, or multiple vehicles: crime of the second degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.1) · Theft of a motor vehicle — otherwise: crime of the third degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.1)

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.