New Jersey § 2a:156a-8

§ 2a:156a-8.

The Attorney General, county prosecutor or a person designated to act for such an

official and to perform his duties in and during his actual absence or disability,

may authorize, in writing, an ex parte application to a judge designated to receive

the same for an order authorizing the interception of a wire, or electronic or oral

communication by the investigative or law enforcement officers or agency having responsibility

for an investigation when such interception may provide evidence of the commission

of the offense of murder, kidnapping, gambling, robbery, bribery, a violation of paragraph

(1) or (2) of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:12-1 , a violation of section 3 of P.L.1997, c. 353 ( C.2C:21-4.3 ), a violation of N.J.S.2C:21-19 punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, a violation of P.L.1994, c. 121 ( C.2C:21-23 et seq. ), a violation of sections 1 through 5 of P.L.2002, c. 26 ( C.2C:38-1 through C.2C:38-5 ), a violation of N.J.S.2C:33-3 , a violation of N.J.S.2C:17-2 , a violation of sections 1 through 3 of P.L.1983, c. 480 ( C.2C:17-7 through 2C:17-9 ), a violation of N.J.S.2C:12-3 (terroristic threats), violations of N.J.S.2C:35-3 , N.J.S.2C:35-4 and N.J.S.2C:35-5 , violations of sections 112 through 116, inclusive, of the “Casino Control Act,”

P.L.1977, c. 110 ( C.5:12-112 through 5:12-116 ), a violation of section 1 of P.L.2005, c. 77 ( C.2C:13-8 ), a violation of N.J.S.2C:34-1 punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, arson, burglary, theft and related offenses punishable by imprisonment for more than

one year, endangering the welfare of a child pursuant to N.J.S.2C:24-4 , escape, forgery and fraudulent practices punishable by imprisonment for more than

one year, alteration of motor vehicle identification numbers, unlawful manufacture,

purchase, use, or transfer of firearms, unlawful possession or use of destructive

devices or explosives, weapons training for illegal activities pursuant to section

1 of P.L.1983, c. 229 ( C.2C:39-14 ), racketeering or a violation of subsection g. of N.J.S.2C:5-2 , leader of organized crime, organized criminal activity directed toward the unlawful

transportation, storage, disposal, discharge, release, abandonment or disposition

of any harmful, hazardous, toxic, destructive, or polluting substance, or any conspiracy

to commit any of the foregoing offenses or which may provide evidence aiding in the

apprehension of the perpetrator or perpetrators of any of the foregoing offenses.