New Jersey Statutes 2C:20-2.5. Additional disposition for certain offenses; degree of crime, penalties
Attorney's Note
Under the New Jersey Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| crime of the first degree | between 10 and 20 years | up to $200,000 |
| crime of the second degree | between 5 and 10 years | up to $150,000 |
| crime of the third degree | between 3 and 5 years | up to $15,000 |
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:20-2.5
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(1) For a crime of the third degree, to a penalty of $500;
(2) For a crime of the second degree, to a penalty of $2,500; and
(3) For a crime of the first degree or any crime where the person to be sentenced has a prior conviction for a crime defined in chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, to a penalty of $5,000.
b. All penalties provided for in this section shall be collected as provided for the collection of fines and restitutions in section 3 of P.L.1979, c.396 (C. 2C:46-4), and shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S. 2C:64-6 as if the collected monies were the proceeds of property forfeited pursuant to the provisions of chapter 64 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes. However, the distributed monies are first to be considered for use for law enforcement activities related to theft from a cargo carrier.
L.2013, c.58, s.5.