A person commits a disorderly persons offense if he knowingly restrains another unlawfully so as to interfere substantially with his liberty. In any prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense that the person restrained was a child less than 18 years old and that the actor was a relative or legal guardian of such child and that his sole purpose was to assume control of such child.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:13-3
False imprisonment
Known as the September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act
The act spans §§ 2–2 (912 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Estate of Roman v. City of Newark (2019)
Most recently applied in Estate of Roman v. City of Newark (January 2019)
L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:13-3, eff
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