Home/New Jersey/Statutes/Title 2C: THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE/§ 2C:27-5
New Jersey Statutes

§ 2C:27-5 — Retaliation for past official action

New Jersey § 2C:27-5
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 2CTHE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

This text of New Jersey § 2C:27-5 (Retaliation for past official action) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Jersey primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:27-5 (2026).

Text

A person commits a crime of the fourth degree if he harms another by any unlawful act with purpose to retaliate for or on account of the service of another as a public servant. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:27-5, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Nearby Sections

8
§ 2C:27-1
Definitions
§ 2C:27-10
Acceptance or receipt of unlawful benefit by public servant for official behavior.
§ 2C:27-11
Offer of unlawful benefit to public servant for official behavior.
§ 2C:27-12
Crime of corruption of public resources; grading.
§ 2C:27-2
Bribery in official and political matters
§ 2C:27-3
Threats and other improper influence in official and political matters
§ 2C:27-5
Retaliation for past official action
§ 2C:27-9
Unlawful official business transaction where interest is involved; grading; conditions.
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 2C:27-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/2C%3A27-5.