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N.J.S.A. 2C:3-1 — Justification an affirmative defense; civil remedies unaffected

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

Part of Chapter 3, Colorado Revised Statutes.

Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:3-1

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:3-1Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

a. In any prosecution based on conduct which is justifiable under this chapter, justification is an affirmative defense. b. The fact that conduct is justifiable under this chapter does not abolish or impair any remedy for such conduct which is available in any civil action. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:3-1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.

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