{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-17-3.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:17-3.1","heading":"Traffic sign, signal damage, removal, violation.","body":"3.\tA person who purposely, knowingly, recklessly or negligently defaces, injures or removes an official traffic sign or signal described in Title 39 of the Revised Statutes is guilty of a disorderly persons offense.\nIf a juvenile who is adjudicated delinquent for an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a violation of this section is assessed a fine and the court determines that the juvenile is unable to pay the fine, the juvenile's parents or legal guardian shall be responsible for the imposed fine.\nL.1998,c.54,s.3.","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":"20978bd3c0df7662c15c34cd992baa2060da8c2d1b719f19a3aae2b85515f78e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-17-3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-17-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}