{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-4-49","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 39:4-49","heading":"Tampering with vehicle;  fine","body":"No person shall interfere or tamper with a motor vehicle or put its engine in motion while it is standing, without its owner's permission.\nA person who violates this section shall be fined, for a first offense, not  less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, and for a subsequent offense, not  less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more  than thirty days or both.","path":["TITLE 39 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION"],"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":"ebc12fb3812b56ecd6952b86781260e69b2b68a20dc509a0955c40347aa55fa6","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-4-48","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-4-49.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}