New Jersey § 2a:156a-4
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§ 2a:156a-4.
a. It shall not be a violation of any provision of P.L.1968, c. 409 ( C.2A:156A-1 et seq. ) for a person acting under color of law to intercept the wire or electronic communications
of a suspected computer trespasser transmitted to, through, or from a computer or
any other device with Internet capability, if: (1) the owner or operator of the computer or other device authorizes the interception
of the computer trespasser's wire or electronic communications on the computer; (2) the person acting under color of law is lawfully engaged in an investigation; (3) the person acting under color of law has reasonable grounds to believe that the
contents of the computer trespasser's wire or electronic communications will be relevant
to the investigation; and (4) such interception does not acquire communications other than those transmitted
to or from the computer trespasser. b. For purposes of this section, “ computer trespasser ” means a person who accesses a computer or any other device with Internet capability
without authorization and thus has no reasonable expectation of privacy in any communication
transmitted to, through, or from the computer or other device. The term “ computer trespasser ” does not include a person known by the owner or operator of the computer or other
device with Internet capability to have an existing contractual relationship with
the owner or operator of the computer or other device for access to all or part of
the computer or other device. c. 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 wire or
electronic communication intercepted in accordance with subsection a. of this section,
or evidence derived therefrom, on the grounds that the communication was unlawfully
intercepted or the interception was not made in conformity with the provisions of
this section. The motion shall be made at least 10 days before the trial, hearing, or proceeding
unless there was no opportunity to make the motion or the moving party was not aware
of the grounds for the motion. Motions by coindictees are to be heard in a single consolidated hearing. The court, upon the filing of such motion by the aggrieved person, shall make available
to the aggrieved person or his counsel for inspection such portions of the intercepted
communication, or evidence derived therefrom, as the court determines to be in the
interests of justice. If the motion is granted, the entire contents of all intercepted wire or electronic
communications obtained during or after any interception which is determined to be
in violation of P.L.1968, c. 409 ( C.2A:156A-1 et seq. ) or evidence derived therefrom, shall not be received in evidence in the trial, hearing
or proceeding. In addition to any other right to appeal, the State shall have the right to appeal
from an order granting a motion to suppress upon certification to the court that the
appeal is not taken for purposes of delay. The appeal shall be taken within the time specified by the Rules of Court and shall
be diligently prosecuted.
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