§ 2C:3-1 Justification an affirmative defense; civil remedies unaffected
§ 2C:3-2 Necessity and other justifications in general
§ 2C:3-3 Execution of public duty
§ 2C:3-4 Use of force in self-protection
§ 2C:3-5 Use of force for the protection of other persons
§ 2C:3-6 Use of force in defense of premises or personal property
§ 2C:3-7 Use of force in law enforcement
§ 2C:3-8 Use of force by persons with special responsibility for care, discipline or safety of others
§ 2C:3-9 Mistake of law as to unlawfulness of force or legality of arrest; reckless or negligent use of excessive but otherwise justifiable force; reckless or negligent injury or risk of injury to innocent persons
§ 2C:3-10 Justification in property crimes
§ 2C:3-11 Definitions
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 2C > Chapter 3 - Justification an Affirmative Defense; Civil Remedies Unaffected

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes goods and chattels, rights and credits, moneys and effects, evidences of debt, choses in action and all written instruments by which any right to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance upon, property or any debt or financial obligation is created, acknowledged, evidenced, transferred, discharged or defeated, in whole or in part, and everything except real property as herein defined which may be the subject of ownership. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.