Monday, February 24, 2020

2C :12-11 Disarming a law enforcement, corrections officer; crime; degrees.

2C :12-11  Disarming a law enforcement, corrections officer; crime; degrees.

   1. a.  A person who knowingly takes or attempts to exercise unlawful control over a firearm or other weapon in the possession of a law enforcement or corrections officer when that officer is acting in the performance of his duties, and either is in uniform or exhibits evidence of his authority, is guilty of a crime of the second degree.

   b.  A person violating the provisions of subsection a. of this section shall be guilty of a crime of the first degree if:

   (1)  The person fires or discharges the firearm;

   (2)  The person uses or threatens to use the firearm or weapon against the officer or any other person; or

   (3)  The officer or another person suffers serious bodily injury.

   L.1996,c.14.

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