New Jersey legal term
Computer in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Computer” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New Jersey criminal code.
What does “Computer” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Computer" means an electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical or other high speed data processing device or another similar device capable of executing a computer program, including arithmetic, logic, memory, data storage or input-output operations and includes all computer equipment connected to such a device, computer system or computer network, but shall not include an automated typewriter or typesetter or a portable, hand-held calculator. c. (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-23)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Computer criminal activity; degree of crime; sentencing
- Forgery and Related Offenses
- Special sentence of parole supervision for life
- Trafficking in personal identifying information pertaining to another person, certain; crime degrees; terms defined
- Wrongful access, disclosure of information; degree of crime; sentencing
Related terms in the same statutes
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