New Jersey A1098 establishes penalties for criminal mischief committed on historical sites.

New Jersey A1098 amends the State’s criminal mischief statute to include the crime of knowingly damaging, interfering, or tampering with a historic place or site. A historic place or site is defined as a place, building, monument, or structure approved for inclusion in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places, the National Register of Historic Places, or any applicable rule or regulation; has been identified in a county or municipal master plan as a place, building, monument, or structure of historic interest; or has been officially recognized as having historic value or significance.

New Jersey A1098 establishes penalties for criminal mischief committed on historical sites.

New Jersey A1098 amends the State’s criminal mischief statute to include the crime of knowingly damaging, interfering, or tampering with a historic place or site. A historic place or site is defined as a place, building, monument, or structure approved for inclusion in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places, the National Register of Historic Places, or any applicable rule or regulation; has been identified in a county or municipal master plan as a place, building, monument, or structure of historic interest; or has been officially recognized as having historic value or significance.