{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-35-13","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-13","heading":"Obtaining by fraud","body":"Obtaining by Fraud.\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to acquire or obtain possession of a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge. It shall be unlawful for any person to acquire or obtain possession of a forged or fraudulent certificate of destruction required pursuant to N.J.S.2C:35-21. A violation of this section shall be a crime of the third degree except that, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:43-3, a fine of up to $50,000.00 may be imposed. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to preclude or limit a prosecution for theft as defined in chapter 20 of this title.\nL.1987, c.106, s.1; amended 1997, c.181, s.8.","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":"d06094a0552382091307c56327a8c4d57e6e9d72546de370353d59c4d2bfb263","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-35-12","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-35-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}