{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-156a-33","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:156A-33","heading":"Defense to civil, criminal action","body":"27.    It shall be a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought pursuant to sections 21, 22, 23, 24 and 26 of P.L.1993, c.29 (C.2A:156A-27, C.2A:156A-28, C.2A:156A-29, C.2A:156A-30 and C.2A:156A-32) that the person made good faith reliance on:\na.     a court warrant or order, a legislative authorization or a statutory authorization;\nb.     a request of an investigative or law enforcement officer under section 13 of P.L.1968, c.409 (C.2A:156A-13); or\nc.     a good faith determination that section 4 of P.L.1968, c.409 (C.2A:156A-4) permitted the conduct which is the subject of the complaint.\nL.1993,c.29,s.27.","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":"fef46c41ec8959b6e7fcc9d12fc216abca40005174f5d8355963da46470a37aa","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-156a-32","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-156a-34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}