Title 2A, Title 2A: ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

2A:153-4. Reward by municipality for apprehension of certain persons The governing body of any municipality, on the recommendation and request in writing of the municipal police chief or principal law enforcement officer of such municipality, approved by a judge of the Superior C…

2A:153-4.1. Acts of graffiti The governing body of any municipality may, by ordinance, provide for the offering of rewards not exceeding $500.00 each, for the detection and apprehension of any person guilty of purposely or knowingly damaging tangible property of another by an act…

2A:154-1. Conservators of the peace; powers and duties 2A:154-1. Any judge of the Superior Court, or of a municipal court shall have power to cause to be kept all laws made or to be made for the conservation of the peace and for the good government of the citizens and inhabitants…

2A:154-2. Qualifications of peace officers No sheriff or other person authorized to appoint special deputy sheriffs, constables, marshals, policemen or other peace officers in this state, for the purpose of preserving the public peace and preventing or quelling public disturbance…

2A:154-3 Powers of certain officers. 2A:154-3. a. All court attendants, sheriff's officers, and county correctional police officers in the competitive class of civil service who have been or who may hereafter be appointed by the sheriff or board of chosen freeholders of any count…

2A:154-4 Authorization to exercise police powers. 1. All correctional police officers of the State of New Jersey and investigators in the Department of Corrections, including all promotional ranks and positions responsible for overseeing correctional police officers and investiga…

2A:154-5 Empowerment of federal law enforcement officers. 1. The following persons employed as full-time law enforcement officers by the Federal Government, who are empowered to effect an arrest with or without warrant for violations of the United States Code and who are authoriz…

2A:154-6 Powers of United States Park Police relative to arrest of offenders. 1. Full-time law enforcement officers employed by the Department of the Interior as park police who are empowered to effect an arrest with or without a warrant for violations of the United States Code a…

2A:155-1. Short title This chapter may be cited as the "uniform law on fresh pursuit." L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:155-2. Definitions As used in this chapter: "State" shall include the District of Columbia. "Fresh pursuit" shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed …

2A:155-3. Application and construction of chapter The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable only to such officers of a state which has enacted a statute similar to the provisions hereof, and this chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate the general …

2A:155-4. Officers of other states in fresh pursuit; authority to make arrests in this state Any member of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of another state of the United States who enters this state in fresh pursuit, and continues within this state in such …

2A:155-5. Hearing before magistrate; commitment or discharge If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state in accordance with the provisions of section 2A:155-4 of this title, he shall, without unnecessary delay, take the person arrested before a neighboring m…

2A:155-6. Lawfulness of arrest Section 2A:155-4 of this title shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this state which would otherwise be lawful. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:155-7. Copies of chapter to other states It shall be the duty of the secretary of state to certify a copy of this chapter to the executive department of each of the states of the United States. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:156-1. Peace officer in fresh pursuit may arrest anywhere in state Any peace officer of this state in fresh pursuit of a person who is reasonably believed by him to have committed a high misdemeanor in this state or has committed, or attempted to commit, any criminal offense i…

2A:156-2. "Fresh pursuit" defined The term "fresh pursuit" as used in this chapter shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a high misdemeanor or is reasonably suspected of having committed a high misdemeanor in …

2A:156-3. Validity of arrest Section 2A:156-1 of this title shall not make unlawful an arrest which would otherwise be lawful. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:156-4. Short title This chapter may be cited as the "uniform act on intrastate fresh pursuit" . L.1951 (1st SS), c.344

2A:156A-1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act." L.1968, c. 409, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1969.

2A:156A-10. Consideration of application; basis of order 10. Upon consideration of an application, the judge may enter an ex parte order, as requested or as modified, authorizing the interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication, if the court determines on the basis of…

2A:156A-11. Orders affecting public and certain private communication facilities; privileged communications 11. If the facilities from which a wire or electronic communication is to be intercepted are public, no order shall be issued unless the court, in addition to the matters p…

2A:156A-12. Order; contents; limitations; extensions; renewals; progress reports; assistance of providers; point of execution 12. Each order authorizing the interception of any wire, electronic or oral communication shall state: a. The judge is authorized to issue the order; b. T…

2A:156A-13. Verbal approval for emergency interception 13. Whenever, upon informal application by an authorized applicant, a judge determines there are grounds upon which an order could be issued pursuant to this act, and that an emergency situation exists that involves: a. the i…

2A:156A-14. Recording, transfer, custody of tapes 14. Any wire, electronic or oral communication intercepted in accordance with this act shall, if practicable, be recorded by tape, wire or other comparable method. The recording shall be done in such a way as will protect it from …

2A:156A-15. Sealing of applications, orders and supporting papers; destruction; disclosure of contents; violations Applications made and orders granted pursuant to this act and supporting papers shall be sealed by the court and shall be held in custody as the court shall direct a…

2A:156A-16. Service, contents of inventory 16. Within a reasonable time but not later than 90 days after the termination of the period of the order or of extensions or renewals thereof, or the date of the denial of an order applied for under section 13 of P.L.1968, c.409 (C.2A:15…

2A:156A-17. Disclosure of intercepted communications 17. a. Any investigative or law enforcement officer or other person who, by any means authorized by this act, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, electronic or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom, …

2A:156A-18. Disclosure of intercepted communications relating to other offenses 18. When an investigative or law enforcement officer, while engaged in intercepting wire, electronic or oral communications in the manner authorized herein, intercepts wire, electronic or oral communi…

2A:156A-19. Unlawful use, disclosure, third degree crime 19. Except as specifically authorized pursuant to this act any person who knowingly uses or discloses the existence of an order authorizing interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication or the contents of, or inf…

2A:156A-2 Definitions. 2. As used in this act: a. "Wire communication" means any aural transfer made in whole or in part through the use of facilities for the transmission of communications by the aid of wire, cable or other like connection between the point of origin and the poi…

2A:156A-20. Disclosure of contents of intercepted communications at trial, proceeding 20. The contents of any wire, electronic or oral communication intercepted in accordance with the provisions of this act, or evidence derived therefrom, shall not be disclosed in any trial, hear…

2A:156A-21. Action to suppress contents of intercepted communications 21. Any aggrieved person in any trial, hearing, or proceeding in or before any court or other authority of this State may move to suppress the contents of any intercepted wire, electronic or oral communication,…

2A:156A-22. Report by issuing or denying judge to Administrative Director of courts; contents Within 30 days after the expiration of an order or an extension or renewal thereof entered under this act or the denial of an order confirming verbal approval of interception, the issuin…

2A:156A-23. Annual reports of Superior Court, Supreme Court and attorney general; records of attorney general and county prosecutors a. In addition to reports required to be made by applicants pursuant to Federal law, all judges of the Superior Court authorized to issue orders pu…

2A:156A-24. Civil action for damages, attorney's fee by persons whose communications are intercepted unlawfully 24. Any person whose wire, electronic or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of this act shall have a civil cause of action against any pe…

2A:156A-25. Good faith reliance on court order as defense A good faith reliance on a court order authorizing the interception shall constitute a complete defense to a civil or criminal action brought under this act or to administrative proceedings brought against a law enforcemen…

2A:156A-26. Partial invalidity If any section, subsection or portion or provision of any section or sections of this act or the application thereof by or to any person or circumstances is declared invalid, the remainder of the section or sections or subsection of this act and the…

2A:156A-27. Unlawful access to stored communications 21. Unlawful access to stored communications. a. A person is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree if he (1) knowingly accesses without authorization a facility through which an electronic communication service is provided or …

2A:156A-28. Disclosure of contents 22. Disclosure of contents. a. (1) Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, a person or entity providing an electronic communication service to the public shall not knowingly divulge to any person or entity the contents of a communic…

2A:156A-29 Requirements for access. 23. Requirements for access. a. A law enforcement agency, but no other governmental entity, may require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service of the contents of an electronic communication …

2A:156A-3. Interception, disclosure, use of wire, electronic, oral communication; violation 3. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this act, any person who: a. Purposely intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercep…

2A:156A-30. Backup preservation 24. Backup preservation. a. (1) A law enforcement agency acting pursuant to section 23 of P.L.1993, c.29 (C.2A:156A-29) may include in a court order a requirement that the service provider to whom the request is directed create a backup copy of the…

2A:156A-31. Cost reimbursement 25. Cost reimbursement. a. Except as otherwise provided in subsection c. of this section, a law enforcement agency obtaining the contents of communications, records or other information under section 22, 23 or 24 of P.L.1993, c.29 (C.2A:156A-28, C.2…

2A:156A-32. Civil action 26. Civil action. a. Except as provided in subsection d. of section 23 of P.L.1993, c.29 (C.2A:156A-29), any service provider, subscriber or customer aggrieved by any violation of sections 21, 22, 23, or 24 of P.L.1993, c.29 (C.2A:156A-27, C.2A:156A-28, C…

2A:156A-33. Defense to civil, criminal action 27. It shall be a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought pursuant to sections 21, 22, 23, 24 and 26 of P.L.1993, c.29 (C.2A:156A-27, C.2A:156A-28, C.2A:156A-29, C.2A:156A-30 and C.2A:156A-32) that the person made goo…