New Jersey Penalties For Reckless Endangerment (N.J.S.A. 2C:12-2) Charges Reckless Endangerment (N.J.S.A. 2C:12-2) in New Jersey is charged under very specific circumstances, and may be graded at two levels. The most common way to be charged is to provide food or drink to someone that is intoxicating, poisonous, or otherwise detrimental to them without their knowledge. As a base charge, this is a crime of the fourth degree, with an 18 month sentence if you’re convicted. If the … [Read more...]

Reckless Endangerment (N.J.S.A. 2C:12-2) Defense Attorney In New Jersey Reckless Endangerment (N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3) has several parts in New Jersey statute, and is designed to criminalize certain behaviors that put others at risk of injury or death. In the first part, knowingly putting up a false light that results in loss or destruction of a vessel will be charged as a Third Degree crime. Sentences can range from 3 - 5 years, with fines of up to $15,000. If you manufacture or sell a golf … [Read more...]