{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-156a-27","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:156A-27","heading":"Unlawful access to stored communications","body":"21.  Unlawful access to stored communications.\na.   A person is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree if he (1) knowingly accesses without authorization a facility through which an electronic communication service is provided or exceeds an authorization to access that facility, and (2) thereby obtains, alters, or prevents authorized access to a wire or electronic communication while that communication is in electronic storage.\nb.   A person is guilty of a crime of the third degree if, for the purpose of commercial advantage, private commercial gain, or malicious destruction or damage, he (1) knowingly accesses without authorization a facility through which an electronic communication service is provided or exceeds an authorization to access that facility, and (2) thereby obtains, alters, or prevents authorized access to a wire or electronic communication while that communication is in electronic storage.\nc.   This section does not apply to conduct authorized:  (1) by the person or entity providing a wire or electronic communication service; or (2) by a user of that service with respect to a communication of or intended for that user; or (3) by section 10 of P.L.1968, c.409 (C.2A:156A-10), section 13 of P.L.1968, c.409 (C.2A:156A-13), or by section 23 or 24 of P.L.1993, c.29 (C.2A:156A-29 or C.2A:156A-30).\nL.1993,c.29,s.21.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"ae49303a63ca2b1532fa9c6aba1283791d60a1d5cd1d897ee85a06102cf98778","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-156a-26","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-156a-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}