{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-21-33","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-33","heading":"Electrical contracting without business permit, fourth degree crime.","body":"1. a.  A person is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree if that person knowingly engages in the business of electrical contracting without having a business permit issued by the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors and:\n(1)\tCreates or reinforces a false impression that the person is licensed as an electrical contractor or possesses a business permit; or\n(2)\tDerives a benefit, the value of which is more than incidental; or\n(3)\tIn fact causes injury to another.\nb.\tFor the purposes of this section, the phrase \"in fact\" indicates strict liability.\nL.1998,c.151,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":"df71bfb22aced06d202998a339aee70c00c96ed1f9608c429ffe482fafb7181e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-21-32","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-21-34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}