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N.J.S.A. 2C:21-2.3 — Producing, selling, offering, displaying, possessing, fraudulent motor vehicle insurance ID cards; penalties

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

Part of Chapter 21, New Jersey Statutes.

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Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-2.3

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:21-2.3Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
2. a. A person who knowingly produces, sells, offers or exposes for sale a document, printed form or other writing which simulates a motor vehicle insurance identification card is guilty of a crime of the third degree. In addition to any other penalty imposed, a person convicted under this section shall be ordered by the court to perform community service for a period of 30 days. b. A person who exhibits or displays to a law enforcement officer or a person conducting a motor vehicle inspection pursuant to chapter 8 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes a falsely made, forged, altered, counterfeited or simulated motor vehicle insurance identification card, knowing that the insurance identification card was falsely made, forged, altered, counterfeited or simulated, commits a crime of the fourth degree. c. A person who possesses a falsely made, forged, altered, counterfeited or simulated motor vehicle insurance identification card, knowing that the insurance identification card was falsely made, forged, altered, counterfeited or simulated, commits a disorderly persons offense. L.1997,c.385,s.2;(recodified April 1999); amended 2001, c.124.

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What degree of offense is producing, selling, offering, displaying, possessing, fraudulent motor vehicle insurance ID cards; penalties in New Jersey?

It depends on the circumstances: producing, selling, offering, displaying, possessing, fraudulent motor vehicle insurance ID cards; penalties ranges from a disorderly persons offense to a crime of the third degree in New Jersey under N.J.S.A. 2C:21-2.3.

Producing/selling/offering simulated insurance ID card: crime of the third degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:21-2.3) · Exhibiting/displaying falsified insurance ID card: crime of the fourth degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:21-2.3) · Possessing falsified insurance ID card: disorderly persons offense (N.J.S.A. 2C:21-2.3)

Which New Jersey statute covers producing, selling, offering, displaying, possessing, fraudulent motor vehicle insurance ID cards; penalties?

Producing, selling, offering, displaying, possessing, fraudulent motor vehicle insurance ID cards; penalties is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:21-2.3 (Producing, selling, offering, displaying, possessing, fraudulent motor vehicle insurance ID cards; penalties).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.