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NJ 2C:12-13. Throwing bodily fluid.

Defending NJ 2C:12-13.  Throwing bodily fluid.

After you read the following NJ Criminal Statute (Throwing bodily fluid) you may decide that you need the help of a lawyer, or need a legal interpretation of how this statute applies to your case.  The firm of Villani & DeLuca has experienced criminal lawyers with over 20 years of experience, including a former municipal prosecutor.  Call the number above for a free 24×7 phone consultation or read more about the assault charge.

NJ Statute: 2C:12-13.  Throwing bodily fluid at certain law enforcement officers deemed aggravated assault; grading, sentence.

A person who throws a bodily fluid at a Department of Corrections employee, county corrections officer, juvenile corrections officer, State juvenile facility employee, juvenile detention staff member, probation officer, any sheriff, undersheriff or sheriff's officer or any municipal, county or State law enforcement officer while in the performance of his duties or otherwise purposely subjects such employee to contact with  a bodily fluid commits an aggravated assault.  If the victim suffers bodily injury, this shall be a crime of the third degree.  Otherwise, this shall be a crime of the fourth degree.  A term of imprisonment imposed for this offense shall run consecutively to any term of imprisonment currently being served and to any other term imposed for another offense committed at the time of the assault. Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude, if the evidence so warrants, an indictment and conviction for a violation or attempted violation of chapter 11 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes or subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:12-1 or any other provision of the criminal laws.
L.1997,c.182,s.2;  amended 1999, c.429; 2003, c.283.

AKA: NJ Criminal Charge 2C:12-13, Violation 2C:12-13, Offense 2C:12-13

Disclaimer: A copy of this statute has been provided for your information. This wording was current from the NJ website lis.njleg.state.nj.us as of August 2012.

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