New Jersey Statutes

N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-21 (2026)

Definitions relative to extreme risk protective orders

✓ current as of May 2026

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2. As used in P.L.2018, c.35 (C.2C:58-20 et al.):

"Ammunition" means ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or propellant powder designed for use in any firearm, but does not include any shotgun shot or pellet not designed for use as the single, complete projectile load for one shotgun hull or casing or any unloaded, non-metallic shotgun hull or casing not having a primer.

"Deadly weapon" shall have the same meaning as in subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:11-1.

"Family or household member" means a spouse, domestic partner as defined in section 3 of P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-3), partner in a civil union couple as defined in section 2 of P.L.2006, c.103 (C.37:1-29), or former spouse, former domestic partner, or former partner in a civil union couple, or any other person who is a present household member or was at any time a household member; a person with whom the respondent has a child in common, or with whom the respondent anticipates having a child in common if one of the parties is pregnant; or a current or former dating partner.

"Firearm" shall have the same meaning as in N.J.S.2C:39-1.

"Law enforcement agency" means a department, division, bureau, commission, board or other authority of the State or of any political subdivision thereof which employs law enforcement officers.

"Law enforcement officer" means a person whose public duties include the power to act as an officer for the detection, apprehension, arrest, and conviction of offenders against the laws of this State.

"Petitioner" means a family or household member or law enforcement officer.

"Recent" means within six months prior to the date the petition was filed.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2020–2026 · leading case: In the Matter of L.M.P. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2026).

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In the Matter of L.M.P. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2026). · cites it 3× “2 N.J.S.A. 2C:58-21. The court then considered three additional factors enumerated in an Administrative Office of the Courts directive (AOC Directive), finding no evidence of reckless display or use of the firearm, no prior extreme risk protective orders, and no violations of…”

Greco v. Grewal (D.N.J. 2020). · cites it 2× “” N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-21. While a law enforcement officer, a state actor, may initiate the proceedings, that is not always the case.”

In the Matter of D.L.B. (0119-xtr-2020-000001, Atl. Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2021). “2C:58-23(a); N.J.S.A. 2C:58-21 (defining "petitioner" to mean "family or household member or law enforcement officer").”

In the Matter of D.F. (1515-xtr-2019-1, Ocean Cnty. & Statewide) (record Impounded) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2021). “N.J.S.A. 2C:58-21 contains the following definitions: "Ammunition" means ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or propellant powder designed for use in any firearm, but does not include any shotgun shot or pellet not designed for use as the single, complete projectile…”

Greco v. Grewal (D.N.J. 2020). “§ 2C:58-21. A TERPO shall be issued if the court finds “good cause to believe that the respondent poses an immediate and present danger of causing bodily injury to [themselves] or others” because they own or possess a firearm.”

In the Matter of R.C. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2024). “2 Without providing law defendant argues a law enforcement agency is not included in the definition of "petitioner" in N.J.S.A. 2C:58-21, which allows a 2 During oral arguments, defense counsel conceded the entry of the TERPO was not at issue for the purposes of this appeal.”

State of New Jersey v. Edward C. Mathews (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2026). “See N.J.S.A. 2C:58-21, -23. As we explained in D.”

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