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N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.1 — Theft of a motor vehicle

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

Part of Chapter 20, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.1

Statutory text current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.

N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.1Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
1. Theft of a motor vehicle. a. A person commits the crime of theft of a motor vehicle if the person unlawfully takes, or exercises unlawful control over, another person's motor vehicle with the purpose to deprive that person of the motor vehicle. b. Theft of a motor vehicle constitutes a crime of the second degree if the value of the motor vehicle involved is $75,000 or more or if the theft involved more than one motor vehicle, otherwise it is a crime of the third degree. c. The value of the motor vehicle involved in the theft shall be determined by the trier of fact. The amount shall include, but not be limited to, the amount of any State tax avoided, evaded, or otherwise unpaid, or improperly retained or disposed of. Amounts involved in thefts of motor vehicles committed pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct, whether from the same person or several persons, may be aggregated in determining the grade of the offense. L.2023, c.101, s.1.

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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:20-10.1undefined) · Theft of a motor vehicle — otherwise: crime of the third degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.1undefined)

Which New Jersey statute covers theft of a motor vehicle?

Theft of a motor vehicle is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:20-10.1 (Theft of a motor vehicle).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.