Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
A person is guilty of jostling when, in a public place, he intentionally and unnecessarily:
1. Places his hand in the proximity of a person's pocket or handbag; or
2. Jostles or crowds another person at a time when a third person's hand is in the proximity of such person's pocket or handbag.
Jostling is a .
Simplified explanation
Jostling is, in a public place, intentionally and unnecessarily putting a hand near someone's pocket or handbag, or jostling a person while another's hand is near their pocket or handbag; it is a class A misdemeanor.