New Jersey bill A3661 criminalizes active participation in criminal street gangs and aiding gang-related crimes.
New Jersey bill A3661 makes it a crime of the fourth degree to knowingly and actively participate in a criminal street gang and to purposely promote, further, or assist others in committing certain offenses. These offenses include robbery, carjacking, aggravated assault, assault, aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, arson, burglary, kidnapping, extortion, tampering with witnesses and informants, and violations of homicide and controlled dangerous substances laws. The bill defines "criminal street gang" as three or more persons associated in fact, with specific criteria for membership.
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