{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-11-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:11-2","heading":"Criminal homicide.","body":"Criminal homicide.\na.\tA person is guilty of criminal homicide if he purposely, knowingly, recklessly or, under the circumstances set forth in N.J.S.2C:11-5 or section 1 of P.L.2017, c.165 (C.2C:11-5.3), causes the death of another human being.\nb.\tCriminal homicide is murder, manslaughter or death by auto or vessel.\namended 1979, c.178, s.20; 2017, c.165, s.2.","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":"0923d1f6885d9bf2acc4d6a96e5b558d42bf91c07a6b12e4b4c169e7a546ecdc","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-11-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-11-2.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}