6. Requirements and restrictions on the lawful carrying of a handgun in public.
Except as permitted pursuant to N.J.S.2C:39-6, in addition to any criminal penalties under subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:39-5, sections 5 and 7 of P.L.2022, c.131 (C.2C:58-4.4 and C.2C:58-4.6), or any other law, it shall be a crime of the fourth degree for any person in a public place:
a. to carry a handgun concealed on or about their person, except as permitted in accordance with N.J.S.2C:39-6, without possessing on their person a valid and lawfully issued permit to carry under N.J.S.2C:58-4 and proof of the liability insurance required pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2022, c.131 (C.2C:58-4.3); or
b. to carry a handgun openly, whether or not in possession of a valid and lawfully issued permit to carry under N.J.S.2C:58-4 and proof of the liability insurance required pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2022, c.131 (C.2C:58-4.3).