New Jersey Disorderly Conduct Lawyers
A disorderly conduct charge under the New Jersey criminal code is a serious offense. If convicted of this disorderly persons offense, you are facing up to six (6) months in prison and this "2C" criminal offense will result in a permanent criminal record (unless expunged). Therefore, if you or a loved one has been charged with Disorderly Conduct in Monmouth County or any other county in NJ, contact the Disorderly Conduct Lawyers at the Iler Law Firm for immediate assistance.
Disorderly Conduct: N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2
N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2 is the New Jersey statute which enumerates a Disorderly Conduct charge and reads in pertinent part:
§ 2C:33-2. Disorderly conduct
a. Improper behavior. A person is guilty of a petty disorderly persons offense, if with purpose to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof he
(1) Engages in fighting or threatening, or in violent or tumultuous behavior; or
(2) Creates a hazardous or physically dangerous condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose of the actor.
b. Offensive language. A person is guilty of a petty disorderly persons offense if, in a public place, and with purpose to offend the sensibilities of a hearer or in reckless disregard of the probability of so doing, he addresses unreasonably loud and offensively coarse or abusive language, given the circumstances of the person present and the setting of the utterance, to any person present.
"Public" means affecting or likely to affect persons in a place to which the public or a substantial group has access; among the places included are highways, transport facilities, schools, prisons, apartment houses, places of business or amusement, or any neighborhood.
Disorderly Conduct Charge vs. Disorderly Conduct Municipal Ordinance
As you can see in the above statute, a Disorderly Conduct charge can include either improper behavior or offensive language. However, if you hire an experienced criminal defense attorney, you may be able to have this "2C" criminal offense downgraded through a plea bargain with the prosecutor. If successful, your Disorderly Conduct charge, which is contained in the New Jersey Criminal Code and results in a permanent criminal record, will be downgraded to a Disorderly Conduct Municipal Ordinance which results in a fine and does not result in a criminal charge on your record. As a result, hiring a criminal defense attorney to handle your Disorderly Conduct charges is extremely important in order to avoid a permanent criminal record. Please contact the Iler Law Firm for more information.
