NJ A3489

Expands the definition of riot to include causing property damage or injury to another person, making such conduct a third-degree crime punishable by up to 18 months imprisonment and $10,000 fine

Elevates obstructing highways or public passages during a riot or disorderly conduct from a petty disorderly persons offense to a fourth-degree crime

Upgrades desecration of public monuments (including destroying or toppling) during a riot from a disorderly persons offense to a fourth-degree crime

Creates new aggravated assault category for causing bodily injury during a riot as a third-degree crime, with mandatory six-month imprisonment if a law enforcement officer is struck or has an object thrown at them

Establishes the new crime of "promotion of violent, disorderly assembly" for organizers, supervisors, or financiers who conspire to commit specified crimes during riots, punishable one degree higher than the underlying offense (up to 15-30 years for first-degree underlying crimes)