A2282 — Upgrades certain penalties for resisting arrest; prohibits merger of resisting arrest with other criminal convictions.

A2282 — Upgrades certain penalties for resisting arrest; prohibits merger of resisting arrest with other criminal convictions. · Informed CitizenryThis bill amends N.J.S.2C:29-2 to increase the penalties for resisting arrest and eluding an officer. It upgrades resisting arrest from a disorderly persons offense to a fourth degree crime. Specif…Open in Informed Citizenry