2C:33-14.
a. Interference with Transportation.
A person is guilty of interference with transportation if the person purposely or knowingly:
(1) casts, shoots or throws anything at, against or into any vehicle,
railroad car, trolley car, subway car, ferry, airplane, or other
facility of transportation; or
(2) casts, shoots, throws or otherwise places any stick, stone, object
or other substance upon any street railway track, trolley track or
railroad track; or
(3) endangers or obstructs the safe operation of motor vehicles by
casting, shooting, throwing or otherwise placing any stick, stone,
object or other substance upon any highway or roadway; or
(4) unlawfully climbs into or upon any railroad car, either in motion or
standing on the track of any railroad company in this State; or
(5) unlawfully disrupts, delays or prevents the operation of any train,
bus, jitney, trolley, subway, airplane or any other facility of
transportation. The term unlawfully disrupts, delays or prevents the
operation of does not include non-violent conduct growing out of a labor
dispute as defined in N.J.S.2A:15-58; or
(6) endangers or obstructs the safe operation of motor vehicles by using
a traffic control preemption device to interfere with or impair the
operation of a traffic control signal as defined in R.S.39:1-1.
As used in this subsection, traffic control preemption device means an
infrared transmitter or other device which transmits an infrared beam,
radio wave or other signal designed to change, alter, or disrupt in any
manner the normal operation of a traffic control signal.
b. Interference with transportation is a disorderly persons offense.
c. Interference with transportation is a crime of the fourth degree
if the person purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to
another person or causes pecuniary loss in excess of $500 but less than
$2000.
d. Interference with transportation is a crime of the third degree if
the person purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes significant bodily
injury to another person or causes pecuniary loss of $2000 or more, or
if the person purposely or knowingly creates a risk of significant
bodily injury to another person.
e. Interference with transportation is a crime of the second degree if
the person purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes serious bodily
injury to another person.
Amended 2001, c.413, s.2; 2005, c.96, s.1.
