N.J. Stat. § 2C:33-23.1: License required for certain radio transmissions.

1. A person shall not:

a. Make, or cause to be made, a radio transmission of energy in this State unless the person obtains a license, or an exemption from licensure, from the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to 47 U.S.C. s.301, or other applicable federal law or regulation; or

b. Do any act to cause an unlicensed radio transmission of energy or interference with a public or commercial radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission or to enable the radio transmission of energy or interference to occur;

c. Interfere with or cause interference to any radio communications of any station licensed or authorized by or under any federal law or regulation or operated by the United States government; or

d. In violation of federal law or regulation, use any scanning receiver that is capable of:

(1) receiving transmissions in the frequencies allocated to the domestic cellular radio telecommunications service;

(2) readily being altered by the user to receive transmissions in such frequencies; or

(3) being equipped with decoders that convert digital cellular transmissions to analog voice audio.

e. As used in this section, "radio transmission of energy" has the same meaning given that term under 47 U.S.C. s.153.

L.2005,c.293,s.1; amended 2025, c.349, s.1.