N.J.S.A. 2A:32C-12.1 — Final judgement rendered, fraud, false statements, denial, essential elements, offense.

2A:32C-12.1 Final judgement rendered, fraud, false statements, denial, essential elements, offense. 10. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State or federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, or the State or federal Rules of Evidence, a final judgment rendered in favor of the State or of the United States in any criminal proceeding charging fraud or false statements, whether upon a verdict after trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, shall estop the defendant from denying the essential elements of the offense in any action which involves the same transaction as in the criminal proceeding and which is brought under subsection a. or b. of section 5 of P.L.2007, c.265 (C.2A:32C-5). L.2023, c.73, s.10.

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