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N.J.S.A. 2C:20-2.6 — Crimes involving theft from cargo carrier; degree of crime, penalties

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:20-2.6

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:20-2.6Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
6. a. A person who knowingly maintains or operates any premises, place or facility used for the storage or resale of any property stolen from a cargo carrier is guilty of a crime. Where the property involved in the offense is valued at $50,000 or more, the offense is a crime of the second degree. Otherwise, the offense is a crime of the third degree. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:43-3, the court may impose a fine not to exceed $250,000 or five times the retail value of the property stolen from the carrier seized at the time of the arrest, whichever is greater. c. A person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment that shall include a mandatory minimum term of one-third to one-half of the sentence imposed, during which time the defendant shall not be eligible for parole. The court may not suspend or make any other non-custodial disposition of any person sentenced as a second or subsequent offender pursuant to this section. For the purposes of this section an offense is considered a second or subsequent offense if the actor has at any time been convicted pursuant to this section, or under any similar statute of the United States, this State or any other state for an offense that is substantially equivalent to this section. L.2013, c.58, s.6.

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What degree of offense is crimes involving theft from cargo carrier; degree of crime, penalties in New Jersey?

It depends on the circumstances: crimes involving theft from cargo carrier; degree of crime, penalties ranges from a crime of the third degree to a crime of the second degree in New Jersey under N.J.S.A. 2C:20-2.6.

Theft from cargo carrier - $50,000 or more: crime of the second degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-2.6undefined) · Theft from cargo carrier - under $50,000: crime of the third degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-2.6undefined)

Which New Jersey statute covers crimes involving theft from cargo carrier; degree of crime, penalties?

Crimes involving theft from cargo carrier; degree of crime, penalties is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:20-2.6 (Crimes involving theft from cargo carrier; degree of crime, penalties).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.