Fourth degree criminal offenses: If you are convicted of a crime in the fourth degree in New Jersey, you can be sentenced to up to 18 months in prison and face a fine of up to $10,000.
If you are a first offender charged with a 4th Degree crime, you may be entitled to pretrial intervention (aka, first offender treatment.) If you are eligible from pretrial intervention, the charges against you can be dismissed if you successfully complete a period of probation.
Examples of Fourth-Degree Crimes
- Aggravated assault (may be charged as 4th, 3rd, or 2nd degree crime)
- Criminal sexual contact
- Drug possession (in smaller quantities)
- Joy Riding
- Certain types of assaults including threat crimes
- Property Theft Crimes (if property value is between $200 $and $500)
- Shoplifting (items with full retail value between $200 and $500)
- Any other criminal conviction of the 4th degree.
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