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31 UNITED PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF BELMAR, NICHOLAS ZAMPETTI, LAURA GIFFORD et al. v. BOROUGH OF BELMAR, KENNETH PRINGLE, Mayor of the Borough of Belmar, JACK MANUTTI, PATRICIA PROVENZANO, ANDREW GALLAGHER and DOUG McGILL, Council Members of the Borou -- rank: 639

... owner or tenant is a crime of the fourth degree); N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 (harassment, which includes communicating "in offensively coarse language" and "striking ...

docket:	A0040-00
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2001-07-16
status:	published
citation:	343 N.J. Super. 1
Document Size:	170565

32 M.B v. N.O -- rank: 635

... 17 to -35, based on a predicate act of harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. We affirm. I. We discern the facts from the record ... July 9, 2021 constituted a predicate act of harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c). She specifically found defendant intended to harass plaintiff based ... actions on July 9, 2021 did not constitute harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. We disagree with defendant's arguments and affirm the entry ... Stacy determined defendant committed the predicate act of harassment. Under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4: a person commits a petty disorderly persons offense [of harassment ... with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy such other person. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) to (c).] 'Each of [the] three subsections [of N ... to speak to him, established his 'intent to harass,' under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c). See H.E.S., 175 N.J. at ...

docket:	a1255-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-02-09
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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33 M.S. v. D.H -- rank: 628

... PDVA, alleging defendant committed acts of domestic violence, specifically harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. In the complaint, plaintiff alleged that on October 1, 2018 ... evidence that . . . defendant committed the predicate act of harassment under [ N.J.S.A.] 2C:33-4(a) with respect to offensively [coarse] language or any other ... of the evidence that defendant committed the act of harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a), by virtue of the verbal threats made at the ... or any other manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm.' N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a). The three elements necessary to establish harassment proscribed by N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) are: A-1548-18T2 21 (1) defendant made or ... when its purpose is to harass.' Id. at 580 (citing N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a)). 'A finding of a purpose to harass may ...

docket:	a1548-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-03-25
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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34 D.L.D v. S.D -- rank: 628

... with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy such other person. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4.]. In reviewing the Family Part judge's determinations that, based ... s conduct was intended to alarm or seriously annoy plaintiff. N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. The scenario depicted by the trial proofs was not a ...

docket:	a3440-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-03-22
status:	unpublished
citation:
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35 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. M.D. -- rank: 628

... complaint against defendant for the petty disorderly offense of harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c). Defendant was alleged to alarm or seriously annoy "by ... that defendant's conduct was not harassment as defined by N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a). 4 A finding would have established that an act ... s emergent application for stay on January 16, 2015. 4 N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) provides, in pertinent part, "a person commits a petty ...

docket:	a1468-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-09-10
status:	unpublished
citation:
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36 STATE OF NEW JERSEY V. DAVID MORTIMER -- rank: 626

... grand jury on two counts of harassment in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 (section 4); specifically, Fourteenth Amendment rights. The trial court agreed ... the Supreme Court granted direct certification. HELD:     The harassment statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, does not violate the First and Fourteenth Amendment of the ... Defendant pleaded guilty to fourth-degree harassment, a violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 (section 4). He had been charged with having painted on ...

docket:	a-11-93
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1994-05-26
status:
citation:	135 N.J. 517
Document Size:	54234

37 T.L. v. J.D.G -- rank: 626

... each lasting fewer than five minutes, qualified as harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) and (c), the court never found defendant acted with ... with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy such other person.' N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a)-(c). The trial court found defendant's conduct fell ... t]he analysis of an allegation that defendant has violated N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) . . . begins with a communication that has been made anonymously ... defendant acted with a 'purpose to alarm or seriously annoy.' N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c). Criminal harassment is a specific-intent offense. A finding ... to constitute harassment under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act. N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c). We can well understand how her sister's tragic ...

docket:	a1791-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2024-02-26
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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38 E.N.P v. L.F. -- rank: 626

... 17 to -35; defendant committed the predicate offenses of harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, and cyber-harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4.1(a)(2); and that the FRO was necessary to ... proof that the defendant acted 'with [the] purpose to harass . . . . ' N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. Its establishment requires proof that it was the actor's ... any crime against the person or the person's property. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4.1(a)(1) to (3).] 'The cyber-harassment statute limits ... intent to harass. We conclude plaintiff met her burden under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. Turning to the predicate act of cyber-harassment, we find ... not reveal electronic posts which constituted 'lewd . . . or obscene material.' N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4.1(a)(2). The Criminal Code (Code) defines 'lewd ...

docket:	a0862-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-04-19
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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39 S.B v. L.M -- rank: 626

... act of domestic violence by harassing him in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4.1 In his complaint, plaintiff failed to identify the subsection or subsections of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 defendant allegedly violated, but by the time of the final ... complaint against plaintiff, alleging he harassed her in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. Both complaints were adjudicated during the final hearing. Both parties ... As for her other conduct, the court found defendant violated N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) because she 'flew into rage' and what ended up ... mother. . . . The court further found defendant harassed plaintiff by violating N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c), but merely stated: 7 A-1975-16T2 Section C ... did plaintiff prove defendant violated subsections (a) and (c) of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, but also required a restraining order to protect him ...

docket:	a1975-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-08-15
status:
citation:
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40 B.D. v. L.N. -- rank: 623

... that defendant had engaged in acts that constituted harassment under N.J.S.A 2C:33-4. Plaintiff claimed that defendant had threatened him. He alleged that ... acts of domestic violence. The PDVA provides that harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33- 4 is a predicate act of domestic violence. N.J.S ... or seriously annoy such other person. A-0888-18T4 11 [N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4.] To show a violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 (a), a single communication will suffice. J.D. v. M ... alarm to the intended recipient.' Ibid. Moreover, a violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c) requires evidence of a course of conduct that consists ... alarm or seriously annoy' the victim. Id. at 478 (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c)). The 'serious' annoyance or alarm requirement is satisfied ...

docket:	a0888-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-12-05
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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41 L.W. v. A.W. -- rank: 619

... S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35, based on harassment, N.J.S.A 2C:33-4(a). He also appeals from an order requiring him to ... in any other manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm.' N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) The judge found that the notes, 'standing alone would ... N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a). Harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 is among the fourteen predicate offenses that, if proven, may ... or any other manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm.' N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a). To establish harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a), the plaintiff must prove that (1) defendant made or ... not negate a defendant's intent to harass pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a). C.M.F., 418 N.J. Super. at ...

docket:	a1487-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-03-07
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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42 E.G. v. A.G. -- rank: 617

... three-week period defendant committed the predicate act of harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, by verbally abusing and harassing plaintiff in person and by ... judge found plaintiff proved the predicate act of harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. The judge concluded defendant violated N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(b) by slapping plaintiff in the face on December 11 ... 2015, causing plaintiff's injury. The judge found defendant violated N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) by communicating with plaintiff on the phone and by ... purpose to alarm or seriously annoy plaintiff in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c). The judge further found defendant's actions were motivated ... Plaintiff alleged, and the court found, defendant committed harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. Harassment is one of the predicate acts of domestic ...

docket:	a2282-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-03-27
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	30944

43 L.C. v. BOARD OF REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR -- rank: 617

... see N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a)(13), N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, based on her husband's repeated communications in an "offensively coarse language . . . likely to cause annoyance or alarm," N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a), and his repeated acts designed "to alarm or seriously annoy" her, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c), such as turning off the heat, cutting telephone and ...

docket:	a5997-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-03-16
status:	published
citation:	439 N.J.Super. 581 110 A.3d 949
Document Size:	70651

44 R.L v. C.D.H -- rank: 614

... of action based on the underlying offense of harassment" under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. Citing the prior history of domestic violence to which plaintiff ... The trial court found the predicate act of harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. "[H]arassment is the predicate offense that presents the greatest ... J. 458 , 475 (2011). "Each of [the] three subsections [of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4] is 'free-standing, because each defines an offense in its ... or any other manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm." N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a). Under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a), to annoy means "to disturb, irritate, or bother." Hoffman ... as being invasive of the recipient's privacy." Ibid. Likewise, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a)'s phrase "any other manner likely to cause ...

docket:	a3152-14
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
citation:
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45 E.T v. J.B -- rank: 612

... S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35, based on harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c). We reverse. The parties met online sometime prior to ... with a purpose to harass plaintiff within the intendment of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c). The judge explained that because plaintiff was an immigrant ... J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a), which incorporates harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, as conduct constituting domestic violence. Id. at 125- 26. The ... Here, the judge viewed plaintiff's allegations as falling under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c), which provides that harassment occurs when 'a person . . . with ... of a purpose to harass is an essential element of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. See L.D. v. W.D., 327 N.J. Super ... Court provided additional guidance on what conduct constitutes harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c). 9 A-0873-16T3 In State v. Burkert, ___ ...

docket:	a0873-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-01-16
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	42661