New Jersey legal term
Defaced access device in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Defaced access device” 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 “Defaced access device” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Defaced access device" means any access device, in either human readable or computer readable form, either copy or original, which has been removed, erased, defaced, altered, destroyed, covered, or otherwise changed in any manner from its original configuration. u. (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-1)
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