New Jersey Statutes
N.J. Stat. § 2C:20-7 (2026)
Receiving stolen property
✓ current as of May 2026
2C:20-7. Receiving Stolen Property.
a. Receiving. A person is guilty of theft if he knowingly receives or brings into this State movable property, other than a motor vehicle, of another knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it is probably stolen. It is an affirmative defense that the property was received with purpose to restore it to the owner. "Receiving" means acquiring possession, control or title, or lending on the security of the property.
b. Permissive inference. The requisite knowledge or belief may be inferred in the case of a person who:
(1) Is found in possession or control of two or more items of property stolen on two or more separate occasions; or
(2) Has received stolen property in another transaction within the year preceding the transaction charged; or
(3) Being a person in the business of buying or selling property of the sort received, acquires the property without having ascertained by reasonable inquiry that the person from whom he obtained it had a legal right to possess and dispose of it; or
(4) Is found in possession of two or more defaced access devices; or
(5) Is found in possession of property of a cargo carrier without proper documentation or other evidence of right to possession.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 198
cases (85 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Fischkoff v. Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., 339 F. Supp. 3d 408 (S.D. Ill. 2018).
Fischkoff v. Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., 339 F. Supp. 3d 408 (S.D. Ill. 2018). “§ 1030 , and violation of New Jersey's Theft and Related Offenses Act, N.J.S.A. § 2C:20-7 ; 20-20. 1 For the reasons stated below, Iovance's motion is denied.”
Omar Norvil Whylie Lewin v. Attorney Gen. United States, 885 F.3d 165 (3rd Cir. 2018). “This immigration case raises a single question: whether the petitioner's conviction under New Jersey's Receiving Stolen Property Statute, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:20-7(a), constitutes an "aggravated felony" under the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"), 66 Stat.”
Owens v. Armstrong, 171 F. Supp. 3d 316 (D.N.J. 2016). “Ann § 2C:3íM(d); and third-degree receiving stolen property, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:20-7. (Docket Entry 3 ¶ 15).”
State v. Boone, 180 A.3d 1110 (N.J. 2017). “1(a) (count three); third-degree receiving stolen property, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7 (count four); second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, contrary to N.”
State v. Jones, 180 A.3d 288 (N.J. 2018). “2C:39-3(f) ; third-degree receiving stolen property, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7 ; and third-degree terroristic threats, N.”
State v. Osborne S. Maloney (068877), 77 A.3d 1147 (N.J. 2013). “” N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7. The stolen property is the common nucleus between the two offenses.”
Alexis Barradas Jacome v. Attorney Gen. United States, 39 F.4th 111 (3rd Cir. 2022). “§ 3925 (a) (“knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it has probably been stolen”), with N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:20-7(a) (“knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it is probably stolen”).”
Conroy v. Leone, 316 F. App'x 140 (3rd Cir. 2009). “§ 2C:5-2; second degree theft by receiving stolen property, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:20-7; and third degree unlawful possession of Xanax, N.”
Campanello v. Port Auth. of New York & New Jersey, 590 F. Supp. 2d 694 (D.N.J. 2008). “) After the interview, on January 18, 2005, Stitz and Garcia, acting on behalf of the Port Authority, charged Plaintiff with receipt of stolen property, in Brick Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, in violation of N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:20-7(a). (Id., ¶ 17.”
Santiago v. City of Vineland, 107 F. Supp. 2d 512 (D.N.J. 2000). “On March 11, 1996, “Manny” entered a guilty plea and was convicted of receiving stolen property, in violation of N.J.SA. 2C:20-7. See id. In response, the Defendants simply state that the fact that “Manny” had a criminal record “comes as no surprise to anyone involved who has…”
State of New Jersey v. Dqwan A. Taylor, 114 A.3d 1010 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2015). “N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7(a). None of the statutory requisites supporting presumption of knowledge would apply herein.”
K. A. v. Attorney Gen. United States, 997 F.3d 99 (3rd Cir. 2021). “§ 2C:20-9 5 At a purely theoretical level, it may be possible for a person to commit the crime of receiving stolen property, see N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:20-7, based on a mistaken belief that abandoned property was in fact stolen, which could undermine the without-consent…”
— N.J. Stat. § 2C:20-7(a) — 81 cases
Omar Norvil Whylie Lewin v. Attorney Gen. United States, 885 F.3d 165 (3rd Cir. 2018). “This immigration case raises a single question: whether the petitioner's conviction under New Jersey's Receiving Stolen Property Statute, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:20-7(a), constitutes an "aggravated felony" under the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"), 66 Stat.”
Fischkoff v. Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., 339 F. Supp. 3d 408 (S.D. Ill. 2018). “§ 1030 , and violation of New Jersey's Theft and Related Offenses Act, N.J.S.A. § 2C:20-7 ; 20-20. 1 For the reasons stated below, Iovance's motion is denied.”
Alexis Barradas Jacome v. Attorney Gen. United States, 39 F.4th 111 (3rd Cir. 2022). “§ 3925 (a) (“knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it has probably been stolen”), with N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:20-7(a) (“knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it is probably stolen”).”
Campanello v. Port Auth. of New York & New Jersey, 590 F. Supp. 2d 694 (D.N.J. 2008). “) After the interview, on January 18, 2005, Stitz and Garcia, acting on behalf of the Port Authority, charged Plaintiff with receipt of stolen property, in Brick Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, in violation of N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:20-7(a). (Id., ¶ 17.”
State of New Jersey v. Dqwan A. Taylor, 114 A.3d 1010 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2015). “N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7(a). None of the statutory requisites supporting presumption of knowledge would apply herein.”
— N.J. Stat. § 2C:20-7(b) — 4 cases
State of New Jersey v. Dqwan A. Taylor, 114 A.3d 1010 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2015). “N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7(a). None of the statutory requisites supporting presumption of knowledge would apply herein.”
State v. Bruce E. Lige (072327) (N.J. 2014).
State of New Jersey Vs. Joao v. Ribeiro (35-17, Burlington Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019).
State of New Jersey Vs. Samy J. Martinez-jaquez (17-09-1212, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2021).
— N.J. Stat. § 2C:20-7(b)(2) — 1 case
State v. Humphrey, 444 A.2d 1135 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1982).
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