Police Radio
N.J.S.A. 2C:33-22 — a police radio receiver while committing a crime is a fourth degree crime
New Jersey's rule is N.J.S.A. 2C:33-22. Any person who, while committing or attempting to commit a crime, including the immediate flight from it, possesses or controls a radio capable of receiving any message or transmission on any police, fire or emergency medical communications system is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
The section is about a crime in progress. The section ties the offense to possessing or controlling such a radio in the course of committing or attempting a crime, including the immediate flight from it.
This is the section, not an assessment. Whether a particular radio, vehicle or situation is one the section reaches, and whether some other law, a local rule or federal law also applies, are questions it does not answer. A licensed New Jersey attorney is who answers them.
Sources for this section (1)
- N.J.S.A. 2C:33-22 — Possession of emergency communications receiver
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed New Jersey attorney.