# N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-1: Creating a hazard

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-1

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-1
- **Heading:** Creating a hazard
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 40 / Section 40-1

## Text

A person is guilty of a disorderly persons offense when: a. He maintains, stores or displays unattended in a place other than a permanently enclosed building or discards in any public or private place, including any junkyard, where it might attract children, a container which has a compartment of more than one and one-half cubic feet capacity and a door or lid which locks or fastens automatically when closed and which cannot easily be opened from the inside, he fails to remove the door, lid, locking or fastening device; b. Being the owner or otherwise having possession of property upon which an abandoned well or cesspool is located, he fails to cover the same with suitable protective construction; or c. He discards or abandons in any public or private place accessible to children, whether or not such children are trespassers, any intact television picture tube, or being the owner, lessee or manager of such place, knowingly permits such abandoned or discarded television picture tube to remain there in such condition. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:40-1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-1 Creating a hazard](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-3 Hazing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-4 Consent, sanction not available as defense.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-5 Conduct constituting offense may be prosecuted under other provisions of Title 2C](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-6 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-7 Portable, oil-burning heating devices; certificate of evaluation by test of safety prior to sale, offer for sale or use](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-7.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-8 Label cautioning and informing user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-8.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-9 Inclusion of instructions concerning proper and safe maintenance and operation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-9.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-10 Construction requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-10.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-11 Automatic safety shut-off device or design feature to eliminate fire hazard in event of tipover](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-11.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-12 Carbon monoxide limitations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-12.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-13 Posting of sign at point of sale or display of prohibition of use in multiple dwellings or in residences in certain municipalities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-13.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-14 Regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-14.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-15 Violations; petty disorderly persons offense](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2C_C40_S40-15.md)

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