Bill > A4150

This bill establishes the offense of incest in New Jersey, defining it as engaging in sexual penetration with a relative to whom one is related by blood or marriage up to the third degree, or with a sibling, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the whole blood. The bill clarifies that these relationships include those by adoption and blood relationships regardless of legitimacy. Incest is classified as a third-degree crime, which is a serious offense in the state's criminal justice system, and the act takes effect immediately upon its passage.