New Jersey statute
N.J.S.A. 2C:39-9.1 — Sale of knives to minors; crime of the fourth degree; exceptions
Current through P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
Part of Chapter 39, New Jersey Statutes.
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Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-9.1
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.
4. A person who sells any hunting, fishing, combat or survival knife having a blade length of five inches or more or an overall length of 10 inches or more to a person under 18 years of age commits a crime of the fourth degree; except that the establishment by a preponderance of the evidence of all of the following facts by a person making the sale shall constitute an affirmative defense to any prosecution therefor: a. that the purchaser falsely represented his age by producing a driver's license bearing a photograph of the licensee, or by producing a photographic identification card issued pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1980, c. 47 (C.39:3-29.3), or by producing a similar card purporting to be a valid identification card indicating that he was 18 years of age or older, and b. that the appearance of the purchaser was such that an ordinary prudent person would believe him to be 18 years of age or older, and c. that the sale was made in good faith relying upon the indicators of age listed in a. and b. above.
L.1987,c.228,s.4; amended 2003, c.175, s.2.
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Questions this section answers
What degree of offense is sale of knives to minors; crime of the fourth degree; exceptions in New Jersey?
Sale of knives to minors; crime of the fourth degree; exceptions is a crime of the fourth degree in New Jersey under N.J.S.A. 2C:39-9.1.
Which New Jersey statute covers sale of knives to minors; crime of the fourth degree; exceptions?
Sale of knives to minors; crime of the fourth degree; exceptions is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:39-9.1 (Sale of knives to minors; crime of the fourth degree; exceptions).
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