N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:14-3

Criminal sexual contact

Known as the September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act

The act spans §§ 2–2 (912 sections).

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Restrepo v. Attorney General (2010)

Most recently applied in United States v. Ragonese (August 2022)

amended 1979, c.178, s.27; 1997, c.194, s.2; 2019, c.108, s.2.

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Criminal sexual contact. a. An actor is guilty of aggravated criminal sexual contact if he commits an act of sexual contact with the victim under any of the circumstances set forth in 2C:14-2a. (2) through (7).

Aggravated criminal sexual contact is a crime of the third degree.

b. An actor is guilty of criminal sexual contact if he commits an act of sexual contact with the victim under any of the circumstances set forth in section 2C:14-2c. (1) through (5).

Criminal sexual contact is a crime of the fourth degree.

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