New Jersey Statutes 2C:43-3.8. Offenses involving computer criminal activities; penalties; “Computer Crime Prevention Fund.”
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 |
| crime of the fourth degree | up to 18 months | up to $10,000 |
| disorderly persons offense | up to 6 months | up to $1,000 |
| petty disorderly persons offense | up to 30 days | up to $500 |
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:43-3.8
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(a) $2,000 in the case of a crime of the first degree;
(b) $1,000 in the case of a crime of the second degree;
(c) $750 in the case of a crime of the third degree;
(d) $500 in the case of a crime of the fourth degree;
(e) $250 in the case of a disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense.
b. All penalties provided for in this section shall be collected as provided for collection of fines and restitutions in section 3 of P.L.1979, c.396 (C. 2C:46-4), and shall be forwarded to the Department of the Treasury as provided in subsection c. of this section.
c. All moneys collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the Department of the Treasury to be deposited in a nonlapsing revolving fund to be known as the “Computer Crime Prevention Fund.” Moneys in the fund shall be appropriated by the Legislature to the Department of Law and Public Safety on an annual basis for the purposes of investigating and prosecuting computer-related crime, and funding continuing educational programs on high technology crimes and the 24-hour toll-free computer crime hotline telephone service established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1998, c.134 (C. 52:17B-193) and publicizing thereof, as well as other programs designed to enhance public awareness of computer-related crime, including but not limited to use of the Internet to facilitate sexual predatory acts, cyber-stalking and cyberbullying, online child pornography, threats of violence in schools or other institutions, Internet fraud, and unauthorized intrusions into computer systems.
d. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a non-lapsing fund entitled the “Computer Crime Prevention Fund.” The fund shall be the depository for assessments collected pursuant to subsection a. of this section, to be appropriated and used in accordance with the purposes set forth in subsection c. of this section.
L.2009, c.143, s.1; amended 2017, c.141, s.4.