Broadens offenses of 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 (S 763) expands definitions of riot and disorderly conduct while increasing penalties for related offenses. It lowers the number of people needed to constitute a riot from five to four, creates a new crime for promoting violent assemblies, and enhances penalties for damaging public monuments (classified as a fourth-degree crime during riots). The bill also adds specific provisions criminalizing assaults on riot victims, including law enforcement, firefighters, and school staff, and clarifies that obstructing highways during disorderly conduct can be a fourth-degree crime. These changes directly affect individuals participating in public disturbances, monument vandalism, or violent assemblies in New Jersey.