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N.J.S.A. 2C:40A-5 — Additional penalty for attorneys; grade of offense

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

Part of Chapter 40A, Colorado Revised Statutes.

Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:40A-5

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:40A-5Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
2. In addition to any other sanction that may be imposed by the Supreme Court, an attorney who violates the Rules of Professional Conduct promulgated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey by contacting an accident or disaster victim or an accident or disaster victim's relative, using means other than written communication, to solicit professional employment on the attorney's own behalf, and who acts with intent to accept money or something of value for his services, shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. L.1999,c.325,s.2.

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