New Jersey § 2C:17-8 Nuclear electric generating plant;  damaging or tampering with equipment which results in death;  crime of first degree

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§ 2C:17-8 — Nuclear electric generating plant; damaging or tampering with equipment which results in death; crime of first degree

New Jersey § 2C:17-8

Title 2CTHE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:17-8 (2026).

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Any person who purposely or knowingly damages or tampers with any machinery, device, or equipment at a nuclear electric generating plant which results in the death of another due to exposure to radiation commits a crime of the first degree, and may be sentenced to an extended term of imprisonment as set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection a. of N.J.S. 2C:43-7, notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S. 2C:44-3. L.1983, c. 480, s. 2, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.

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Any person who purposely or knowingly damages or tampers with any machinery, device, or equipment at a nuclear electric generating plant which results in the death of another due to exposure to radiation commits a crime of the first degree, and may be sentenced to an extended term of imprisonment as set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection a. of N.J.S. 2C:43-7, notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S. 2C:44-3. L.1983, c. 480, s. 2, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.