N.J. Stat. § 2C:18-2.1
Home invasion burglary defined
New Jersey · New Jersey Statutes Title 2C — The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice · Status: effective
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- N.J. Stat. § 2C:18-2.1, Home invasion burglary defined, New Jersey, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1433482
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1. a. A person is guilty of home invasion burglary if, with purpose to commit an offense therein or thereon, the person, without license or privilege to do so, enters or surreptitiously remains in a residential dwelling or accommodation, or a separately secured portion thereof, and in the course of committing the offense, the person:
(1) Purposely, knowingly, or recklessly inflicts, attempts to inflict, or threatens to inflict bodily injury on anyone; or
(2) Is armed with or displays what appear to be explosives or a deadly weapon.
An act shall be deemed "in the course of committing" an offense if it occurs in an attempt to commit an offense or in immediate flight after the attempt or commission.
b. Home invasion burglary is a crime of the first degree, subject to section 2 of P.L.1997, c.117 (C.2C:43-7.2).