{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-43-8","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:43-8","heading":"Sentence of imprisonment for disorderly persons offenses and petty  disorderly persons offenses","body":"A person who has been convicted of a disorderly persons offense or a petty disorderly persons offense may be sentenced to imprisonment for a definite term  which shall be fixed by the court and shall not exceed 6 months in the case of  a disorderly persons offense or 30 days in the case of a petty disorderly  persons offense.\nL.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:43-8, 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":"f9ad4a202591cfe92b8c260054deeea339eb6d3c0b9e2f2a4db2d3f92dfcde15","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-43-7.2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-43-8.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}