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N.J.S.A. 2C:40-18 — Violation of law intended to protect public health and safety; grading

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

Part of Chapter 40, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:40-18

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:40-18Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
2. a. A person is guilty of a crime of the second degree if the person knowingly violates a law intended to protect the public health and safety or knowingly fails to perform a duty imposed by a law intended to protect the public health and safety and recklessly causes death. b. A person is guilty of a crime of the third degree if the person knowingly violates a law intended to protect the public health and safety or knowingly fails to perform a duty imposed by a law intended to protect the public health and safety and recklessly causes serious bodily injury. c. A person is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree if the person knowingly violates a law intended to protect the public health and safety or knowingly fails to perform a duty imposed by a law intended to protect the public health and safety and recklessly causes significant bodily injury. L.1997,c.180,s.2.

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