NJ A737

Expands riot offense to include situations where 7+ people cause property damage or injury to another person, making it a third-degree crime punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment

Elevates disorderly conduct during a riot at places of public accommodation (restaurants, theaters, hotels, schools, hospitals) from a petty disorderly persons offense to a fourth-degree crime

Upgrades desecration of public monuments, places of worship, or burial sites during a riot to a fourth-degree crime, and explicitly adds "destroying" and "toppling" to the definition of desecration

Creates mandatory 6-month imprisonment for assaulting law enforcement officers during a riot when an object is thrown or the officer is struck, removing the presumption of non-imprisonment for first offenses

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