{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-40-4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-4","heading":"Consent, sanction not available as defense.","body":"2. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes to the contrary, consent shall not be available as a defense to a prosecution under section 1 of P.L.1980, c.169 (C.2C:40-3).\nb.\tIt shall not be an affirmative defense to a prosecution under section 1 of P.L.1980, c.169 (C.2C:40-3) that the conduct in which the actor engaged was sanctioned or approved by a student or fraternal organization or an institution of higher education.\nL.1980, c.169, s.2; amended 2021, c.208, 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":"649c4d25025225b3232569b09ae1855306eedae3e43fa92e7b3d87aa3c5c4060","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-40-3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-40-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}