§ 2C:24-1 Bigamy
§ 2C:24-4 Endangering welfare of children
§ 2C:24-4.1 Leader of child pornography network; degree of crime; definitions
§ 2C:24-5 Willful nonsupport
§ 2C:24-6 Unlawful adoptions
§ 2C:24-7.1 Endangering another person; offense created; degree of crime
§ 2C:24-7.2 Personal identifying information protected during certain prosecutions, knowingly exposing others to infectious, communicable disease
§ 2C:24-8 Abandonment, neglect of elderly person, disabled adult; third degree crime
§ 2C:24-9 Use of 17-year-old or younger to commit criminal offense; crime
§ 2C:24-10 Female genital mutilation of females under 18 years of age, third degree crime
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 2C > Chapter 24 - Bigamy

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