New Jersey statute

N.J.S.A. 2C:33-11 — Defacement of private property, crime of fourth degree; act of graffiti, additional penalty

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

Part of Chapter 33, New Jersey Statutes.

Criminal charges under this statute

Defacement of private property, crime of fourth degree; act of graffiti, additional penalty

Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-11

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:33-11Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

2. A person is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree if he purposely defaces or damages, without authorization of the owner or tenant, any private premises or property primarily used for religious, educational, residential, memorial, charitable, or cemetery purposes, or for assembly by persons for purpose of exercising any right guaranteed by law or by the Constitution of this State or of the United States by placing thereon a symbol, an object, a characterization, an appellation, or graffiti that exposes another to threat of violence. A person convicted of an offense under this section that involves an act of graffiti may, in addition to any other penalty imposed by the court, be required either to pay to the owner of the damaged property monetary restitution in the amount of pecuniary damage caused by the act of graffiti or to perform community service, which shall include removing the graffiti from the property, if appropriate. If community service is ordered, it shall be for either not less than 20 days or not less than the number of days necessary to remove the graffiti from the property. L.1981,c.282,s.2; amended 1995,c.211,s.5; 1995,c.251,s.3.

Official sources

justia: N.J.S.A. 2C:33-11

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Questions this section answers

What degree of offense is certain actions relevant to evictions, disorderly persons offense in New Jersey?

It depends on the circumstances: certain actions relevant to evictions, disorderly persons offense ranges from a disorderly persons offense to a crime of the fourth degree in New Jersey under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-11.1.

First offense - illegal eviction action: disorderly persons offense (N.J.S.A. 2C:33-11.1) · Repeat offense within five years: crime of the fourth degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:33-11.1)

What degree of offense is defacement of private property, crime of fourth degree; act of graffiti, additional penalty in New Jersey?

Defacement of private property, crime of fourth degree; act of graffiti, additional penalty is a crime of the fourth degree in New Jersey under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-11.

Which New Jersey statute covers defacement of private property, crime of fourth degree; act of graffiti, additional penalty?

Defacement of private property, crime of fourth degree; act of graffiti, additional penalty is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:33-11 (Defacement of private property, crime of fourth degree; act of graffiti, additional penalty).

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