New Jersey Statutes
§ 2C:52-1 — Definitions of expungement.
New Jersey § 2C:52-1
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 2CTHE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:52-1 (2026).
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2C:52-1. Definition of Expungement.
a.Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, expungement shall mean the extraction, sealing, impounding, or isolation of all records on file within any court, detention or correctional facility, law enforcement or criminal justice agency concerning a person's detection, apprehension, arrest, detention, trial or disposition of an offense within the criminal justice system.
b.Expunged records shall include complaints, warrants, arrests, commitments, processing records, fingerprints, photographs, index cards, "rap sheets" and judicial docket records. amended 2019, c.269, s.1.
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New Jersey § 2C:52-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/2C/2C%3A52-1.