New Jersey § 2c:21-25

§ 2c:21-25.

A person is guilty of a crime if the person: a. transports or possesses property known or which a reasonable person would believe to be derived from criminal activity; or b. engages in a transaction involving property known or which a reasonable person would believe to be derived from criminal activity (1) with the intent to facilitate or promote the criminal activity; or (2) knowing that the transaction is designed in whole or in part : (a) to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership or control of the

property derived from criminal activity; or (b) to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under the laws of this State or any

other state or of the United States; or c. directs, organizes, finances, plans, manages, supervises, or controls the transportation

of or transactions in property known or which a reasonable person would believe to be derived from criminal activity. d. For the purposes of this act, property is known to be derived from criminal activity

if the person knows that the property involved represents proceeds from some form,

though not necessarily which form, of criminal activity. Among the factors that the finder of fact may consider in determining that a transaction

has been designed to avoid a transaction reporting requirement shall be whether the

person, acting alone or with others, conducted one or more transactions in currency,

in any amount, at one or more financial institutions, on one or more days, in any

manner. The phrase “ in any manner ” includes the breaking down of a single sum of currency exceeding the transaction

reporting requirement into smaller sums, including sums at or below the transaction

reporting requirement, or the conduct of a transaction, or series of currency transactions,

including transactions at or below the transaction reporting requirement. The transaction or transactions need not exceed the transaction reporting threshold

at any single financial institution on any single day in order to demonstrate a violation

of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (2) of subsection b. of this section. e. A person is guilty of a crime if, with the purpose to evade a transaction reporting

requirement of this State or of 31 U.S.C. s.5311 et seq. or 31 C.F.R. s.103 et seq. , or any rules or regulations adopted under those chapters and sections, he: (1) causes or attempts to cause a financial institution, including a foreign or domestic

money transmitter or an authorized delegate thereof, casino, check casher, person

engaged in a trade or business or any other individual or entity required by State

or federal law to file a report regarding currency transactions or suspicious transactions

to fail to file a report; or (2) causes or attempts to cause a financial institution, including a foreign or domestic

money transmitter or an authorized delegate thereof, casino, check casher, person

engaged in a trade or business or any other individual or entity required by State

or federal law to file a report regarding currency transactions or suspicious transactions

to file a report that contains a material omission or misstatement of fact; or (3) structures or assists in structuring, or attempts to structure or assist in structuring

any transaction with one or more financial institutions, including foreign or domestic

money transmitters or an authorized delegate thereof, casinos, check cashers, persons

engaged in a trade or business or any other individuals or entities required by State

or federal law to file a report regarding currency transactions or suspicious transactions.

“ Structure ” or “ structuring ” means that a person, acting alone, or in conjunction with, or on behalf of, other

persons, conducts or attempts to conduct one or more transactions in currency, in

any amount, at one or more financial institutions, on one or more days, in any manner,

for the purpose of evading currency transaction reporting requirements provided by

State or federal law. “ In any manner ” includes, but is not limited to, the breaking down into smaller sums of a single

sum of currency meeting or exceeding that which is necessary to trigger a currency

reporting requirement or the conduct of a transaction, or series of currency transactions,

at or below the reporting requirement. The transaction or transactions need not exceed the reporting threshold at any single

financial institution on any single day in order to meet the definition of “ structure ” or “ structuring ” provided in this paragraph.