Broadens riot and disorderly conduct; enhances penalties for public monument destruction; addresses riot victim assaults; creates crime of promotion of violent, disorderly assembly.

This New Jersey bill (A3489) expands the definition of riot to include causing property damage or injury to others, making it a fourth-degree crime. It enhances penalties for destroying public monuments during riots (elevating it to a fourth-degree crime), and creates a new aggravated assault charge for harming anyone during a riot. The bill also establishes a new crime called "promotion of violent, disorderly assembly" for organizers, financiers, or managers of riot-related activities, with penalties including a mandatory 15-30 year prison sentence for first-degree offenses. These changes specifically apply to incidents occurring during riots or at the site of peaceful assemblies.