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A1199 • 2026

Prohibits certain use of emergency communications receivers for pecuniary gain.

Prohibits certain use of emergency communications receivers for pecuniary gain.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Schnall, Alexander
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits certain use of emergency communications receivers for pecuniary gain.

Prohibits certain use of emergency communications receivers for pecuniary gain.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits certain use of emergency communications receivers for pecuniary gain.
  • Topic: Public Safety and Preparedness Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Official Summary Text

Prohibits certain use of emergency communications receivers for pecuniary gain.
Topic:
Public Safety and Preparedness
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1199

ASSEMBLY, No. 1199

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman ALEXANDER "AVI" SCHNALL

District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits certain use of emergency communications
receivers for pecuniary gain.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act
c
oncerning emergency communications receivers
and amending P.L.1991, c.432.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 2 of P.L.1991,
c.432 (C.2C:33-22) is amended to read as follows:

���� 2.���
a.
� Any person
who, while in the course of committing or attempting to commit a crime,
including the immediate flight therefrom, possesses or controls a radio capable
of receiving any message or transmission made on or over any police, fire
,

or emergency medical communications system, shall be guilty of a crime of the
fourth degree.

����
b.� A person shall not use a
radio capable of receiving any message or transmission made on or over any
police, fire, or emergency medical communications system, for pecuniary gain, except
as authorized by the Department of Law and Public Safety.� A person who
violates this subsection shall be guilty of a disorderly person offense.

(cf: P.L.1991, c.432, s.2)

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill prohibits the use of
emergency communication receivers for pecuniary gain, unless the person is
authorized by the Department of Law and Public Safety (department) to do so.�
Under current law, it is unlawful to possess or control a radio capable of
receiving any message or transmission made on or over any police, fire or
emergency medical communications system, while in the course of committing or
attempting to commit a crime, including the immediate flight therefrom.�

���� Under this bill, a person
shall not use a radio capable of receiving messages or transmission made on or
over any police, fire, or emergency medical communication system for pecuniary
gain, unless authorized by the department.� A person who violates the bill is
guilty of a disorderly person offense.� A disorderly person offense is
punishable by a term of imprisonment for up to six months, a fine of up to
$1,000, or both.