Common use of HIB’s Relationship to Criminal Conduct Clause in Contracts

HIB’s Relationship to Criminal Conduct. Significantly, the ABR does not criminalize HIB. In fact, there is no criminal offense for HIB in the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice. This creates a potentially confusing situation: behavior that constitutes HIB may — but does not necessarily — comprise a criminal offense under New Jersey law. HIB is criminal only if the underlying conduct violates a provision of the Code of Criminal Justice. These criminal provisions may include not only bias intimidation, hazing, and cyber-harassment, which are discussed in Articles 8.5, 8.6, and 8.7 of this Agreement, but also assault, harassment, threats, robbery, and sexual offenses.

HIB’s Relationship to Criminal Conduct. ‌ Significantly, the ABR does not criminalize HIB. In fact, there is no criminal offense for HIB in the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice. This creates a potentially confusing situation: behavior that constitutes HIB may — but does not necessarily — comprise a criminal offense under New Jersey law. HIB is criminal only if the underlying conduct violates a provision of the Code of Criminal Justice. These criminal provisions may include not only bias intimidation, hazing, and cyber-harassment, which are discussed in Articles 8.5, 8.6, and 8.7 of this Agreement, but also assault, harassment, threats, robbery, and sexual offenses.