{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-1-3","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:1-3","heading":"Territorial applicability","body":"Territorial applicability.\na.\tExcept as otherwise provided in this section, a person may be convicted  under the law of this State of an offense committed by his own conduct or the  conduct of another for which he is legally accountable if:\n(1)\tEither the conduct which is an element of the offense or the result which is such an element occurs within this State;\n(2)\tConduct occurring outside the State is sufficient under the law of this  State to constitute an attempt to commit a crime within the State;\n(3)\tConduct occurring outside the State is sufficient under the law of this  State to constitute a conspiracy to commit an offense within the State and an  overt act in furtherance of such conspiracy occurs within the State;\n(4)\tConduct occurring within the State establishes complicity in the commission of, or an attempt, or conspiracy to commit, an offense in another jurisdiction which also is an offense under the law of this State;\n(5)\tThe offense consists of the omission to perform a legal duty imposed by the law of this State with respect to domicile, residence or a relationship to a person, thing or transaction in the State; or\n(6)\tThe offense is based on a statute of this State which expressly prohibits conduct outside the State, when the conduct bears a reasonable relation to a legitimate interest of this State and the actor knows or should know that his conduct is likely to affect that interest.\nb.\tSubsection a.(1) does not apply when either causing a specified result or a purpose to cause or danger of causing such a result is an element of an offense and the result occurs or is designed or likely to occur only in another jurisdiction where the conduct charged would not constitute an offense, unless a legislative purpose plainly appears to declare the conduct criminal regardless of the place of the result.\nc.\tExcept as provided in subsection g., subsection a. (1) does not apply when causing a particular result is an element of an offense and the result is caused by conduct occurring outside the State which would not constitute an offense if the result had occurred there, unless the actor purposely or knowingly caused the result within the State.\nd.\tWhen the offense is homicide, either the death of the victim or the bodily impact causing death constitutes a \"result,\" within the meaning of subsection a.(1) and if the body of a homicide victim is found within the State, it may be inferred that such result occurred within the State.\ne.\tThis State includes the land and water, including the waters set forth in N.J.S.40A:13-2 and the air space above such land and water with respect to which the State has legislative jurisdiction.  It also includes any territory made subject to the criminal jurisdiction of this State by compacts between it and another state or between it and the Federal Government.\nf.\tNotwithstanding that territorial jurisdiction may be found under this section, the court may dismiss, hold in abeyance for up to six months, or, with the permission of the defendant, place on the inactive list a criminal prosecution under the law of this State where it appears that such action is in  the interests of justice because the defendant is being prosecuted for an offense based on the same conduct in another jurisdiction and this State's interest will be adequately served by a prosecution in the other jurisdiction.\ng.\tWhen the result which is an element of an offense consists of inflicting a harm upon a resident of this State or depriving a resident of this State of a benefit, the result occurs within this State, even if the conduct occurs wholly outside this State and any property that was affected by the offense was located outside this State.\nL.1978, c.95; amended 2003, c.184, s.1.","path":["TITLE 2C THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"0f8c4a8f00a13baf5bc11a701e9a83ff4240d00fe846cec14614b56d863f0e51","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-1-2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-1-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}