New Jersey legal term
Deceptive audio or visual media in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Deceptive audio or visual media” 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 “Deceptive audio or visual media” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Deceptive audio or visual media" means any video recording, motion picture film, sound recording, electronic image, photograph, any technological representation of speech or conduct substantially derivative thereof, or any forgery or facsimile of a document or writing that appears to a reasonable person to realistically depict any speech, conduct, or writing of a person who did not in fact engage in the speech, conduct, or writing, and the production of which was substantially dependent upon technical means, rather than the ability of another person to physically or verbally impersonate the p (N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.8)
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