{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-14-3","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:14-3","heading":"Criminal sexual contact.","body":"Criminal sexual contact. a. An actor is guilty of aggravated criminal sexual contact if he commits an act of sexual contact with the victim under any of the circumstances set forth in 2C:14-2a. (2) through (7).\nAggravated criminal sexual contact is a crime of the third degree.\nb.\tAn actor is guilty of criminal sexual contact if he commits an act of sexual contact with the victim under any of the circumstances set forth in section 2C:14-2c. (1) through (5).\nCriminal sexual contact is a crime of the fourth degree.\namended 1979, c.178, s.27; 1997, c.194, s.2; 2019, c.108, 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":"8f488cbfaf1d580a0ed864f2820e2b73f1affce660b27d64e39a0665fb97e513","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-14-2.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-14-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}