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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:156A-5

Possession, sale, distribution, manufacture, or advertisement of intercepting devices; violation

Known as the New Jersey Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act

The act spans §§ 2A:156A-1 to 2A:156A-9 (38 sections).

L.1968,c.409,s.5; amended 1975,c.131,s.2; 1989,c.85,s.2; 1993,c.29,s.4.

5. Except as otherwise specifically provided in section 6 of P.L.1968, c.409 (C.2A:156A-6), any person who:

a. Purposely possesses an electronic, mechanical or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication;

b. Purposely sells an electronic, mechanical or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication;

c. Purposely distributes an electronic, mechanical or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication;

d. Purposely manufactures or assembles an electronic, mechanical or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication; or

e. Purposely places in any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication any advertisement of any electronic, mechanical or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication or of any electronic, mechanical or other device where such advertisement promotes the use of such device for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication;

shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree.

Current official text: New Jersey Legislature. Digitized from the New Jersey Legislature bulk statutes download. Reproduced from public-domain New Jersey statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.