Statutory Definition. The statute sets forth the following definition for cyber-harassment:
Statutory Definition. The statute sets forth the following definition for hazing: A person is guilty of hazing, a disorderly persons offense, if, in connection with initiation of applicants to or members of a student or fraternal organization, he/she knowingly or recklessly organizes, promotes, facilitates or engages in any conduct, other than competitive athletic events, which places or may place another person in danger of bodily injury (N.J.S.A. 2C:40-3(a)).
Statutory Definition. The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act sets forth the following definition for HIB (N.J.S.A. 18A:37-14.):
Statutory Definition. The statute sets forth the following definition for a bias intimidation crime: A person is guilty of the crime of bias intimidation if he commits, attempts to commit, conspires with another to commit, or threatens the immediate commission of an offense specified in chapters 11 through 18 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes; N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4; N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3 through 5,
Statutory Definition. Under the Xxxxxxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, any federal laboratory or non-laboratory FFRDC may, enter into a contract or memorandum of understanding with a partnership intermediary that provides for the partnership intermediary to perform services for the Federal laboratory that increase the likelihood of success in the conduct of cooperative or joint activities of such Federal laboratory with small business firms, institutions of higher education..., or educational institutions...; and pay the Federal costs of such contract or memorandum of understanding out of funds available for the support of the technology transfer function…14 In this situation, a “partnership intermediary” is defined as, an agency of a State or local government, or a nonprofit entity owned in whole or in part by, chartered by, funded in whole or in part by, or operated in whole or in part by or on behalf of a State or local government, that assists, counsels, advises, evaluates, or otherwise cooperates with small business firms, institutions of higher education…, or educational institutions..., that need or can make demonstrably productive use of technology-related assistance from a Federal laboratory, including State programs receiving funds under cooperative agreements entered into under section 5121(b) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988.15 In other words, a partnership intermediary (PI) is an organization that is either set up by or in someway sponsored by a state or local government to work with small businesses and academic institutions and that “need[s] or can make demonstrably productive use of” the technological resources within an FFRDC.16 Under a partnership intermediary agreement (PIA), an FFRDC can create a contract with a PI allowing them access to the laboratories with the goal of facilitating cooperation with small businesses and academic institutions.17
Statutory Definition. The statute sets forth the following definition for a bias intimidation crime: A person is guilty of the crime of bias intimidation if he commits, attempts to commit, conspires with another to commit, or threatens the immediate commission of an offense specified in chapters 11 through 18 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes; N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4; N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3 through 5, with a purpose to intimidate an individual or group of individuals because of race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or ethnicity; or knowing that the conduct constituting the offense would cause an individual or group of individuals to be intimidated because of race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or ethnicity; or under circumstances that caused any victim of the underlying offense to be intimidated and the victim, considering the manner in which the offense was committed, reasonably believed either that (a) the offense was committed with a purpose to intimidate the victim or any person or entity in whose welfare the victim is interested because of race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or ethnicity, or (b) the victim or the victim's property was selected to be the target of the offense because of the victim's race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or ethnicity (N.J.S.A. 2C:16-1(a)). Bias intimidation is a crime of the fourth degree if the underlying offense is a disorderly persons offense or xxxxx disorderly persons offense. Otherwise, bias intimidation is a crime one degree higher than the most serious underlying crime. If the underlying crime is a crime of the first degree, however, bias intimidation is a first-degree crime and the defendant upon conviction thereof may, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection a. of N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6, be sentenced to an ordinary term of imprisonment between 15 years and 30 years, with a presumptive term of 20 years (N.J.S.A. 2C:16-1(a)).
