NJ CRIMINAL LAW FAQS AND CRIMINAL STATUTES
Jersey City & Freehold Attorneys serving Essex, Hudson, Monmouth County, and Nearby NJ Areas
About Your Rights
- Your Fifth Amendment Rights – The Right to Remain Silent
- Your Fourteenth Amendment Rights – Right to Due Process
- Your Sixth Amendment Rights – The Right to An Attorney
FAQs About Juvenile Offenses
- How important is my child’s prior record when facing new charges?
- Will my child be charged as an adult?
- What happens next? Will my child be sent to juvenile hall or jail?
- What are the penalties and consequences juvenile offenders face?
- Will my child have a criminal record?
- What information is in a juvenile record?
- Can a school request juvenile records?
- Can a juvenile record be sealed or expunged?
- How does the NJ Supreme Court ruling on Waiver of Transfer impact juvenile offenders?
- Overview of Juvenile Offenses
FAQS About New Jersey Law
- What crimes are eligible for expungement in New Jersey?
- What are the possible penalties, fines and prison terms for crime convictions in New Jersey?
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – N.J.S.A. 2C:43-1. Degrees of crimes
- What are the criminal penalties for 1st Degree crimes?
- What are the criminal penalties for 2nd Degree crimes?
- What are the criminal penalties for 3rd Degree crimes?
- What are the criminal penalties for 4th Degree crimes?
Violent Crimes FAQs – Assault and Aggravated Assault Charges & Penalties
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1.a. Assault (Simple Assault)
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1.b. Aggravated Assault
- Aggravated assault jail times: What are the prison terms for aggravated assault?
- Assault and Simple Assault jail times: What are the prison terms for simple assault?
- How can Clark & Clark help defend me against simple assault or aggravated assault charges in NJ?
- Related: About Battery Charges
Property Crimes FAQS – Criminal Mischief Charges & Penalties
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3. Criminal Mischief
- What are charges of criminal mischief damages?
- What kinds of crimes can be charged as criminal mischief under New Jersey law?
- What are the criminal penalties for being convicted of criminal mischief in NJ?
- How can Clark & Clark help defend me against criminal mischief charges?
New Jersey Law – Criminal Statutes
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – N.J.S.A. 2C:43-1. Degrees of crimes
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1.a. Assault (Simple Assault)
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1.b. Aggravated Assault
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – Penalties for Vehicular Homicide (Manslaughter) – 2C:11-5. Death By Auto or Vessel
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – Penalties for Identity Theft & Impersonation – 2C:21-17 to 2C:21-17.6. Identity Theft
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – Penalties for Theft Crimes – 2A:61C-1 Shoplifting, retail thefts, civil action
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – Penalties for N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2. Resisting Arrest, Eluding Officer
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – Penalties for 2C:17-3. Criminal Mischief
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2. Sexual Assault
- New Jersey Criminal Statutes – N.J.S.A. 2C:11-2 Criminal Homicide
