New Jersey legal term
CSAEM in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “CSAEM” 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 “CSAEM” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"CSAEM" means a photograph, film, video, an electronic, electromagnetic, or digital recording, an image stored or maintained in a computer program or file or in a portion of a file, or any other reproduction or reconstruction which: (a) depicts a child engaging in a prohibited sexual act or in the simulation of such an act; or (b) portrays a child in a sexually suggestive manner. "Peer-to-peer network" means a connection of computer systems through which files are shared directly between the systems on a network without the need of a central server. "Portray a child in a sexually s (N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4)
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