New Jersey § 2c:1-3

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§ 2c:1-3.

Territorial applicability. a. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may be convicted under the

law of this State of an offense committed by his own conduct or the conduct of another

for which he is legally accountable if: (1) Either the conduct which is an element of the offense or the result which is such

an element occurs within this State; (2) Conduct occurring outside the State is sufficient under the law of this State

to constitute an attempt to commit a crime within the State; (3) Conduct occurring outside the State is sufficient under the law of this State

to constitute a conspiracy to commit an offense within the State and an overt act

in furtherance of such conspiracy occurs within the State; (4) Conduct occurring within the State establishes complicity in the commission of,

or an attempt, or conspiracy to commit, an offense in another jurisdiction which also

is an offense under the law of this State; (5) The offense consists of the omission to perform a legal duty imposed by the law

of this State with respect to domicile, residence or a relationship to a person, thing

or transaction in the State; or (6) The offense is based on a statute of this State which expressly prohibits conduct

outside the State, when the conduct bears a reasonable relation to a legitimate interest

of this State and the actor knows or should know that his conduct is likely to affect

that interest. b. Subsection a.(1) does not apply when either causing a specified result or a purpose to cause or

danger of causing such a result is an element of an offense and the result occurs

or is designed or likely to occur only in another jurisdiction where the conduct charged

would not constitute an offense, unless a legislative purpose plainly appears to declare

the conduct criminal regardless of the place of the result. c. Except as provided in subsection g., subsection a. (1) does not apply when causing a particular result is an element of an offense and the

result is caused by conduct occurring outside the State which would not constitute

an offense if the result had occurred there, unless the actor purposely or knowingly

caused the result within the State. d. When the offense is homicide, either the death of the victim or the bodily impact

causing death constitutes a “ result ,” within the meaning of subsection a.(1) and if the body of a homicide victim is found within the State, it may be inferred

that such result occurred within the State. e. This State includes the land and water, including the waters set forth in N.J.S.40A:13-2 and the air space above such land and water with respect to which the State has legislative

jurisdiction. It also includes any territory made subject to the criminal jurisdiction of this

State by compacts between it and another state or between it and the Federal Government. f. Notwithstanding that territorial jurisdiction may be found under this section,

the court may dismiss, hold in abeyance for up to six months, or, with the permission of the defendant, place on the inactive list a criminal

prosecution under the law of this State where it appears that such action is in the

interests of justice because the defendant is being prosecuted for an offense based

on the same conduct in another jurisdiction and this State's interest will be adequately

served by a prosecution in the other jurisdiction. g. When the result which is an element of an offense consists of inflicting a harm

upon a resident of this State or depriving a resident of this State of a benefit,

the result occurs within this State, even if the conduct occurs wholly outside this

State and any property that was affected by the offense was located outside this State.

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