{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-21-20.4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-20.4","heading":"Unauthorized practice of social work; third degree crime.","body":"3.\tA person is guilty of a crime of the third degree if he is required to be licensed or certified to practice social work pursuant to the \"Social Workers' Licensing Act of 1991,\" P.L.1991, c.134 (C.45:15BB-1 et seq.), and he knowingly does not possess a license or certification, or knowingly has had such license or certification suspended, revoked or otherwise limited by an order entered into by the State Board of Social Work Examiners, and he:\na.\tengages in the practice of social work;\nb.\texceeds the scope of practice permitted by the board order;\nc.\tholds himself out to the public or any person as being eligible to engage in that practice;\nd.\tengages in any activity for which such license or certification is a necessary prerequisite; or\ne.\tpractices social work under a false or assumed name or falsely impersonates another person licensed or certified by the board.\tThis section shall not apply to any person who is authorized to practice social work without a license or certification pursuant to the \"Social Workers' Licensing Act of 1991,\" P.L.1991, c.134 (C.45:15BB-1 et seq.) or any other applicable law.\nL.2013, c.168, 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":"abdeff62529050066eff77612e83470cfff9582bf534fcc1e9d7df80d27df768","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-21-20.3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-21-20.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}