New Jersey statute

N.J.S.A. 2C:58-16 — Retailer's written warnings; wholesaler's warning; violation, penalty

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

Part of Chapter 58, New Jersey Statutes.

Criminal charges under this statute

Retailer's written warnings; wholesaler's warning; violation, penalty

Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:58-16

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:58-16Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

2. a. Upon the retail sale or transfer of any firearm, the retail dealer or his employee shall deliver to the purchaser or transferee the following written warning, printed in block letters not less than one-fourth of an inch in height: "IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE, PUNISHABLE BY A FINE AND IMPRISONMENT, FOR AN ADULT TO LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR." b. Every wholesale and retail dealer of firearms shall conspicuously post at each purchase counter the following warning, printed in block letters not less than one inch in height: "IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR." c. Violation of this section by any retail or wholesale dealer of firearms is a petty disorderly persons offense. L.1991,c.397,s.2.

Official sources

justia: N.J.S.A. 2C:58-16

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Questions this section answers

Is retailer's written warnings; wholesaler's warning; violation, penalty a crime in New Jersey?

Retailer's written warnings; wholesaler's warning; violation, penalty is a petty disorderly persons offense in New Jersey, which is not a crime under the New Jersey Constitution (N.J.S.A. 2C:1-4) — it carries no criminal record and is heard in municipal court. Governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:58-16.

Which New Jersey statute covers retailer's written warnings; wholesaler's warning; violation, penalty?

Retailer's written warnings; wholesaler's warning; violation, penalty is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:58-16 (Retailer's written warnings; wholesaler's warning; violation, penalty).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.