Assault
New Jersey Statutes Annotated 2C:12-1(a): Assault
A person is guilty of assault if he:
- Attempts to cause or purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or
- Negligently causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon; or
- Attempts by physical menace to put another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury.
Simple assault is a disorderly persons offense and punishable by:
- Imprisonment for up to six months;
- A fine of up to $1,000; or
- Both.
Simple assault committed in a fight or scuffle entered into by mutual consent is a petty disorderly persons offense, punishable by:
- Imprisonment for up to thirty days;
- A fine of up to $500; or
- Both.
A person who is employed by a nursing home who commits a simple assault upon an institutionalized elderly person is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree, punishable by:
- Imprisonment for up to 18 months;
- A fine of up to $10,000; or
- Both.
Simple assault is a crime of the fourth degree if the person acted with a purpose to intimidate an individual or group of individuals because of race, color, religion, gender, handicap, sexual orientation, or ethnicity and is punishable by:
- Imprisonment for up to 18 months;
- A fine of up to $10,000; or
- Both.
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