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1 IN THE MATTER OF THE EXPUNGEMENT APPLICATION OF P.H. PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 2C:52-1 to -32 July 17, 2014 -- rank: 1000

... H. was arrested and charged with fourth-degree animal cruelty, N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(b)(2) (amended 2013), and the disorderly persons offense of animal cruelty, N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(b)(1) (amended 2013). 1 Bail was set at $1 ... fourth-degree offense to two disorderly persons (DP) offenses under N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(a)(1) (amended 2103) and N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(a)(3) (amended 2013), and returned the two DP charges ... Shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. [ N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(b) (amended 2013).] Following the 2013 amendment, conduct formerly criminalized ... punishable as a crime of the fourth degree pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(c) and (d), which broadens the prohibited conduct to ...

docket:	a1345-13
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
citation:	436 N.J.Super. 427 94 A.3d 914
Document Size:	41775

2 State v. Dawn MILLER STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. Leroy -- rank: 795

... was convicted of two counts of third-degree animal cruelty, N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(b); fourth-degree conspiracy to commit animal cruelty, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2 and N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(b); fourth-degree sale of an animal with a contagious ... animal cruelty, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2 and N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(b). He raises the following arguments on appeal: POINT I ... statute. Scheld argues that New Jersey's animal cruelty statute, N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(b), is unconstitutional on its face and as applied. Specifically ... at 591. At the time of defendants' actions and convictions, N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(b) provided: A person who shall purposely, knowingly, or recklessly ... this case, Scheld was convicted of animal cruelty contrary to N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(b) by "purposely, knowingly, or recklessly" torturing and/or ...

docket:	a1815-12
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-06-06
status:	Published
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3 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MARLENE KESS -- rank: 768

... was also charged with thirty-eight counts of animal cruelty, N.J.S.A. 4:22-17. Trial commenced in the East Orange Municipal Court on July ... with thirty-eight counts of animal cruelty, in violation of N.J.S.A. 4:22-17, one for each of the thirty-eight cats found in ... Biermann acknowledged that there was no definition of "shelter" under N.J.S.A. 4:22-17. He explained that he relied upon a New Jersey State ... municipal court judge found defendant guilty of animal cruelty under N.J.S.A. 4:22-17, and violating the ordinances as charged. The court sentenced defendant ... and $39 court fees; Summons [Ticket No.] 005690, et al. ( N.J.S.A. 4:22-17): $250 fine, $39 court costs, 30 days community service on ... BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THE DEFENDANT WAS GUILTY OF VIOLATING N.J.S.A. 4:22-17 ON THIRTY-EIGHT OCCASIONS. THE STATE NEVER PROVIDED EVIDENCE ...

docket:	a4447-06
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-07-10
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	80183

4 New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, et al. v. New Jersey Department of Agriculture, et al. -- rank: 729

Original MSWord Version This case can also be found at 196 N.J. 366, 955 A.2d 886. SYLLABUS (This syllabus is not part of the opinion of the Court. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been neither reviewed ...

docket:	a-27-07
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decided:	2008-07-30
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citation:	196 N.J. 366
Document Size:	165088

5 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a1392-16a3906-16.opn.html -- rank: 726

... 7(h). The PCAA provides for criminal and civil penalties. N.J.S.A. 4:22-17 sets forth acts that are unlawful and the range of ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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6 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MERCEDES LOPEZ -- rank: 699

... of depriving animals of necessary sustenance under earlier versions of N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(a)(1) and N.J.S.A. 4:22 26 ... A. 4:22-26(a)(1), the civil statute, and N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(a)(1), the disorderly persons offense, to include veterinary care ... six months, or both, in the discretion of the court. [ N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(a)(1) (emphasis added).] A person who shall . . . Overdrive, overload ... veterinary care, "the term 'necessary sustenance' as originally included in N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(a)(1) includes providing an animal with necessary veterinary care ... not entirely clear whether the judge's decision rested on N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(a)(1) or N.J.S.A. 4:22-26 ...

docket:	a1142-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-03-09
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	18142

7 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JILL PETRUSKA -- rank: 693

... defendant with twenty-six counts of third-degree animal cruelty, N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(c)(1) to (3) and N.J.S.A. 4:22- 17(d)(1)(a) to (b). Among other evidence, the grand ...

docket:	a2957-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-12-10
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	29102

8 CHARLES F. GEROFSKY v. PASSAIC COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS -- rank: 537

... persons and third and fourth degree offenses. See , e.g. , N.J.S.A. 4:22-17 (classifying animal cruelty as a third or fourth degree or ...

docket:	a5040-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2005-04-14
status:	published
citation:	376 N.J. Super. 405
Document Size:	36371

9 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE v. YOLANDA HERNANDEZ -- rank: 525

... peaceful enjoyment of the public housing premises." Ibid. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(a)(3), a person commits animal cruelty by [i]nflict ... fines and the possibility of up to six months imprisonment. N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(a). Here, the lease states that tenants and covered persons ...

docket:	a2603-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-12-12
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	23313

10 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CRISTINO SANTIAGO -- rank: 504

... 4(a) (count two); third-degree animal cruelty, contrary to N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(c)(1) and 4 Mercer County Indictment No. 19-06 ...

docket:	a0362-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-10-05
status:	Unpublished
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11 DOREEN HOUSEMAN v. ERIC DARE -- rank: 375

... policies expressed in laws designed to protect animals, e.g. , N.J.S.A. 4:22-17 to -26. DeVesa v. Dorsey , 134 N.J. 420 , 445 ...

docket:	a2415-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-03-10
status:	published
citation:	405 N.J. Super. 538 966 A.2d 24
Document Size:	46731

12 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF R.C., a juvenile -- rank: 333

... adult would constitute the third-degree crime of animal cruelty, N.J.S.A. 4:22-17(b). The judge found that R.C. deliberately threw a ...

docket:	a0116-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-04-04
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	12951