2C:3-10.Ā  Justification in property crimes
Conduct involving the appropriation, seizure or destruction of, damage to, intrusion on, or interference with, property is justifiable under circumstancesĀ  which would establish a defense of privilege in a civil action based thereon,Ā  unless:

a.Ā  The code or the law defining the offense deals with the specific situation involved;Ā  or

b.Ā  A legislative purpose to exclude the justification claimed otherwise plainly appears.

L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:3-10, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
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