{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-3-10","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:3-10","heading":"Justification in property crimes","body":"Conduct involving the appropriation, seizure or destruction of, damage to, intrusion on, or interference with, property is justifiable under circumstances  which would establish a defense of privilege in a civil action based thereon,  unless:\na.  The code or the law defining the offense deals with the specific situation involved;  or\nb.  A legislative purpose to exclude the justification claimed otherwise plainly appears.\nL.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:3-10, 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":"f91568a759c1fbeee27737936d0b6566b87abfb931c94bebb16172d26e833aaa","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-3-9","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-3-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}