A person who has been convicted of a disorderly persons offense or a petty disorderly persons offense may be sentenced to imprisonment for a definite term which shall be fixed by the court and shall not exceed 6 months in the case of a disorderly persons offense or 30 days in the case of a petty disorderly persons offense.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:43-8
Sentence of imprisonment for disorderly persons offenses and petty disorderly persons offenses
Known as the September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act
The act spans §§ 2–2 (912 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Hogan (2014)
Most recently applied in Kwok Sum Wong v. Garland (March 2024)
L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:43-8, eff
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