{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-27-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:27-5","heading":"Retaliation for past official action","body":"A person commits a crime of the fourth degree if he harms another by any unlawful act with purpose to retaliate for or on account of the service of another as a public servant.\nL.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:27-5, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.","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":"969c291c172d56f8fae60984bda2384dab1af9f59cd0bfc39484f05376aa74d9","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-27-3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-27-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}