New Jersey S652 expands riot and disorderly conduct offenses, enhances penalties for public monument destruction, addresses assaults on riot victims.

New Jersey S652 amends the state's criminal code to broaden the offenses of riot and disorderly conduct. It elevates simple assault to aggravated assault when committed against law enforcement officers and others in specific circumstances. The bill also enhances penalties for the desecration of public monuments during a riot, classifying it as a fourth-degree crime. Additionally, it addresses assaults on riot victims by creating a new crime of promotion of violent, disorderly assembly, which is one degree higher than the most serious underlying crime.

New Jersey S652 expands riot and disorderly conduct offenses, enhances penalties for public monument destruction, addresses assaults on riot victims.

New Jersey S652 amends the state's criminal code to broaden the offenses of riot and disorderly conduct. It elevates simple assault to aggravated assault when committed against law enforcement officers and others in specific circumstances. The bill also enhances penalties for the desecration of public monuments during a riot, classifying it as a fourth-degree crime. Additionally, it addresses assaults on riot victims by creating a new crime of promotion of violent, disorderly assembly, which is one degree higher than the most serious underlying crime.