New Jersey legal term
Covered person in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Covered person” 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 “Covered person” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Covered person" means an active, formerly active, or retired judicial officer, law enforcement officer, or child protective investigator in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, as those terms are defined by section 1 of P.L.1995, c.23 (C.47:1A-1.1), or prosecutor and any immediate family member residing in the same household as the judicial officer, law enforcement officer, child protective investigator in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, or prosecutor. "Home telephone number" means any telephone number used primarily for personal communications, including a lan (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-31.1)
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