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NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-21.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-21.11 - Civil cause of action for damages due to violations

2A:84A-21.11. Civil cause of action for damages due to violations  a. A person, corporation, partnership, proprietorship or other entity aggrieved by a search for or seizure of materials in violation of this act shall have a civil cause of action for damages for such search or seizure: (1) Against the State of New Jersey, or against any other governmental unit, all of which shall be liable for violations of this act by their officers, employees or agents while acting within the scope or under color of their office, employment or agency. (2) Against an officer, employee or agent of the State of New Jersey or any other governmental unit who has violated this act while acting other than within the scope or under color of his office, employment or agency. It shall be a complete defense to a civil action brought under this paragraph that the officer, employee or agent had a reasonable good faith belief in the lawfulness of his conduct unless his error is due to an ignorance of an official statement of the law. b. The State of New Jersey or any other governmental unit, liable for violations of this act under paragraph 3 a. (1), may not assert as a defense to a claim arising under this act the immunity of the officer, employee or agent whose violation is complained of or his reasonable good faith belief in the lawfulness of his conduct, except that such a defense may be asserted if the violation complained of is that of a judge. c. The remedy provided by paragraph 3 a. (1) against the State of New Jersey or any other governmental unit is exclusive of any other civil action or proceeding for conduct constituting a violation of this act, against the officer, employee or agent whose violation gave rise to the claim, or against the estate of such officer, employee or agent. d. A person, corporation, partnership, proprietorship or other entity having a cause of action under this section shall be entitled to recover actual damages but not less than liquidated damages of $1,000.00, such punitive damages as may be warranted, and such reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred as the court, in its discretion, may award; provided, however, that the State of New Jersey or any other governmental unit shall not be liable for interest prior to judgment. e. The Attorney General is authorized to settle a claim for damages brought against the State of New Jersey under this section and shall promulgate regulations to provide for the commencement of an administrative inquiry following a determination of a violation of this act by an officer, employee or agent of the State of New Jersey or any other governmental unit and for the imposition of administrative sanctions against such officer, employee or agent if warranted. f. A county prosecutor may settle a claim for damages brought against the county of his jurisdiction or any other governmental unit under this section. L.1979, c. 488, s. 3, eff. Feb. 28, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-21.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-21.12 - Definitions

2A:84A-21.12. Definitions  As used in this act: a. "Documentary materials" means materials upon which information is recorded and includes, but is not limited to, written or printed materials, photographs, tapes, videotapes, negatives, films, outtakes and interview files. b. "Work product" means any documentary materials created by or for a person in connection with his plans, or the plans of the person creating such materials, to gather, file procure, transmit, compile, edit, publish or disseminate news for the public, except such work product as constitutes contraband, or the fruits, instrumentalities or evidence of a crime. c. "Any other governmental unit" includes any branch, subdivision or agency of the government of the State or any locality within it. d. "Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, or his designee. e. "County prosecutor" means the duly appointed prosecutor of a county, or his designee. L.1979, c. 488, s. 4, eff. Feb. 28, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-21.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-21.13 - Inapplicability of act to rights of department of corrections

2A:84A-21.13. Inapplicability of act to rights of department of corrections  Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to limit the right of the Department of Corrections to search the offices of inmate newspapers or the public information offices of any inmate organization located within a correctional facility. L.1979, c. 488, s. 5, eff. Feb. 28, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22 - Marital privilege - confidential communications.

2A:84A-22 Marital privilege - confidential communications.  22. Marital privilege--Confidential communications. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall disclose any communication made in confidence between such person and his or her spouse or civil union partner.  (2) There is no privilege:  (a) if both spouses or partners consent to the disclosure;  (b) if the communication is relevant to an issue in an action between the spouses or partners; (c) in a criminal action or proceeding in which either spouse or partner consents to the disclosure;  (d) in a criminal action or proceeding coming within section 17 of P.L.1960, c.52 (C.2A:84A-17); or (e) in a criminal action or proceeding if the communication relates to an ongoing or future crime or fraud in which the spouses or partners were or are joint participants at the time of the communication.  (3) When a spouse or partner is incapacitated or deceased, consent to the disclosure may be given for such spouse or partner by the guardian, executor, or administrator. The requirement for consent shall not terminate with divorce, dissolution of civil union or separation. A communication between spouses or partners while living separate and apart under a divorce from bed and board or legal separation from a partner in a civil union shall not be a privileged communication. L.1960, c.52, s.22; amended 1992, c.142, s.2; 2013, c.103, s.17; 2015, c.138, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22.1 - Definitions.

2A:84A-22.1 Definitions.  1. As used in this act, (a) "patient" means a person who, for the sole purpose of securing preventive, palliative, or curative treatment, or a diagnosis preliminary to such treatment, of the patient's physical or mental condition, consults a physician, or submits to an examination by a physician; (b) "physician" means a person authorized or reasonably believed by the patient to be authorized, to practice medicine in the State or jurisdiction in which the consultation or examination takes place; (c) "holder of the privilege" means the patient while alive and not under the guardianship or the guardian of the person of a patient who is incapacitated, or the personal representative of a deceased patient; (d) "confidential communication between physician and patient" means such information transmitted between physician and patient, including information obtained by an examination of the patient, as is transmitted in confidence and by a means which, so far as the patient is aware, discloses the information to no third persons other than those reasonably necessary for the transmission of the information or the accomplishment of the purpose for which it is transmitted. L.1968, c.185, s.1; amended 2013, c.103, s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22.2 - Patient and physician privilege

2A:84A-22.2. Patient and physician privilege  Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person, whether or not a party, has a privilege in a civil action or in a prosecution for a crime or violation of the disorderly persons law or for an act of juvenile delinquency to refuse to disclose, and to prevent a witness from disclosing, a communication, if he claims the privilege and the judge finds that (a) the communication was a confidential communication between patient and physician, and (b) the patient or the physician reasonably believed the communication to be necessary or helpful to enable the physician to make a diagnosis of the condition of the patient or to prescribe or render treatment therefor, and (c) the witness (i) is the holder of the privilege or (ii) at the time of the communication was the physician or a person to whom disclosure was made because reasonably necessary for the transmission of the communication or for the accomplishment of the purpose for which it was transmitted or (iii) is any other person who obtained knowledge or possession of the communication as the result of an intentional breach of the physician's duty of nondisclosure by the physician or his agent or servant and (d) the claimant is the holder of the privilege or a person authorized to claim the privilege for him. L.1968, c. 185, s. 2, eff. July 19, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22.3 - No privilege relative to certain communications between patient, physician.

2A:84A-22.3 No privilege relative to certain communications between patient, physician.  3. There is no privilege under this act as to any relevant communication between the patient and his physician (a) upon an issue of the patient's condition in an action to commit him or otherwise place him under the control of another or others because of alleged incapacity, or in an action in which the patient seeks to establish his competence or in an action to recover damages on account of conduct of the patient which constitutes a criminal offense other than a misdemeanor, or (b) upon an issue as to the validity of a document as a will of the patient, or (c) upon an issue between parties claiming by testate or intestate succession from a deceased patient. L.1968,c.185,s.3; amended 1997, c.379, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22.4 - Contract of patient; condition of patient is element of claim; nonprivileged communications

2A:84A-22.4. Contract of patient; condition of patient is element of claim; nonprivileged communications  There is no privilege under this act in an action in which the condition of the patient is an element or factor of the claim or defense of the patient or of any party claiming through or under the patient or claiming as a beneficiary of the patient through a contract to which the patient is or was a party or under which the patient is or was insured. L.1968, c. 185, s. 4, eff. July 19, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22.5 - Information reported to public official; nonprivileged communications

2A:84A-22.5. Information reported to public official; nonprivileged communications  There is no privilege under this act as to information which the physician or the patient is required to report to a public official or as to information required to be recorded in a public office, unless the statute requiring the report or record specifically provides that the information shall not be disclosed. L.1968, c. 185, s. 5, eff. July 19, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22.6 - Obtaining physician to aid commission of crime or tort, or to escape detection or apprehension; nonprivileged communications

2A:84A-22.6. Obtaining physician to aid commission of crime or tort, or to escape detection or apprehension; nonprivileged communications  No person has a privilege under this act if the judge finds that sufficient evidence, aside from the communication has been introduced to warrant a finding that the services of the physician were sought or obtained to enable or aid anyone to commit or to plan to commit a crime or a tort, or to escape detection or apprehension after the commission of a crime or a tort. L.1968, c. 185, s. 6, eff. July 19, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22.7 - Testimony by physician on request of holder of privilege; termination of privilege

2A:84A-22.7. Testimony by physician on request of holder of privilege; termination of privilege  A privilege under this act as to a communication is terminated if the judge finds that any person while a holder of the privilege has caused the physician or any agent or servant of the physician to testify in any action to any matter of which the physician or his agent or servant gained knowledge through the communication. L.1968, c. 185, s. 7, eff. July 19, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22.8 - Utilization review committees of certified hospital or extended care facility; exceptions

2A:84A-22.8. Utilization review committees of certified hospital or extended care facility; exceptions  Information and data secured by and in the possession of utilization review committees established by any certified hospital or extended care facility in the performance of their duties shall not be revealed or disclosed in any manner or under any circumstances by any member of such committee except to: (a) a patient's attending physician, (b) the chief administrative officer of the hospital or extended care facility which it serves, (c) the medical executive committee, or comparable enforcement unit, of such hospital or extended care facility, (d) representatives of, including intermediaries or carriers for, government agencies in the performance of their duties, under the provisions of Federal and State law, or (e) any hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or insurance company with which said patient has pertinent coverage under a contract, policy or certificate, the terms of which authorize the carrier to request and be given such information and data. L.1970, c. 313, s. 1, eff. Dec. 21, 1970. Amended by L.1979, c. 68, s. 1, eff. April 10, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22.9 - Liability of member of utilization review committee for disclosure of information

2A:84A-22.9. Liability of member of utilization review committee for disclosure of information  No member of a utilization review committee may be held liable for damages or otherwise prejudiced in any manner by reason of recommendations or findings made by said committee or for furnishing information or data obtained in the course of his duties as a member of a committee to the persons and officials mentioned in section 1 hereof. L.1970, c. 313, s. 2, eff. Dec. 21, 1970.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22.13 - Findings, declarations

2A:84A-22.13. Findings, declarations  The Legislature finds and declares that:  a. The emotional and psychological injuries that are inflicted on victims of violence are often more serious than the physical injuries suffered;  b. Counseling is often a successful treatment to ease the real and profound psychological trauma experienced by these victims and their families; c. In the counseling process, victims of violence openly discuss their emotional reactions to the crime. These reactions are often highly intertwined with their personal histories and psychological profile;  d. Counseling of violence and victims is most successful when the victims are assured their thoughts and feelings will remain confidential and will not be disclosed without their permission; and  e. Confidentiality should be accorded all victims of violence who require counseling whether or not they are able to afford the services of private psychiatrists or psychologists.  Therefore, it is the public policy of this State to extend a testimonial privilege encompassing the contents of communications with a victim counselor and to render immune from discovery or legal process the records of these communications maintained by the counselor.  L. 1987, c. 169, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22.14 - Definitions.

2A:84A-22.14 Definitions.  3. As used in this act: a. "Act of violence" means the commission or attempt to commit any of the offenses set forth in subsection b. of section 11 of P.L.1971, c.317 (C.52:4B-11). b. "Confidential communication" means any information exchanged between a victim and a victim counselor in private or in the presence of a third party who is necessary to facilitate communication or further the counseling process and which is disclosed in the course of the counselor's treatment of the victim for any emotional or psychological condition resulting from an act of violence. It includes any advice, report or working paper given or made in the course of the consultation and all information received by the victim counselor in the course of that relationship. c. "Victim" means a person who consults a counselor for the purpose of securing advice, counseling or assistance concerning a mental, physical or emotional condition caused by an act of violence. d. "Victim counseling center" means any office, institution, or center offering assistance to victims and their families through crisis intervention, medical and legal accompaniment and follow-up counseling. e. "Victim counselor" means a person engaged in any office, institution or center defined as a victim counseling center by this act, who has undergone 40 hours of training and is under the control of a direct services supervisor of the center and who has a primary function of rendering advice, counseling or assisting victims of acts of violence. "Victim counselor" includes a rape care advocate as defined in section 4 of P.L.2001, c.81 (C.52:4B-52). L.1987,c.169,s.3; amended 2001, c.81, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22.15 - Victim counselor confidentiality privilege.

2A:84A-22.15 Victim counselor confidentiality privilege.  4. Subject to Rule 37 of the Rules of Evidence, a victim counselor has a privilege not to be examined as a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding with regard to any confidential communication. The privilege shall be claimed by the counselor unless otherwise instructed by prior written consent of the victim. When a victim is incapacitated or deceased consent to disclosure may be given by the guardian, executor, or administrator except when the guardian, executor, or administrator is the defendant or has a relationship with the victim such that the guardian, executor, or administrator has an interest in the outcome of the proceeding. The privilege may be knowingly waived by a juvenile. In any instance where the juvenile is, in the opinion of the judge, incapable of knowing consent, the parent or guardian of the juvenile may waive the privilege on behalf of the juvenile, provided that the parent or guardian is not the defendant and does not have a relationship with the defendant such that he has an interest in the outcome of the proceeding. A victim counselor or a victim cannot be compelled to provide testimony in any civil or criminal proceeding that would identify the name, address, location, or telephone number of a domestic violence shelter or any other facility that provided temporary emergency shelter to the victim of the offense or transaction that is the subject of the proceeding unless the facility is a party to the proceeding. L.1987, c.169, s.4; amended 2013, c.103, s.19.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-22.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-22.16 - Where disclosure required

2A:84A-22.16. Where disclosure required  Nothing in this act shall be deemed to prevent the disclosure to a defendant in a criminal action of statements or information given by a victim to a county victim-witness coordinator, where the disclosure of the statements or information is required by the Constitution of this State or of the United States.  L. 1987, c. 169, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-23 - Cleric-penitent privilege

2A:84A-23. Cleric-penitent privilege  23. Rule 511. Cleric-penitent privilege. Any communication made in confidence to a cleric in the cleric's professional character, or as a spiritual advisor in the course of the discipline or practice of the religious body to which the cleric belongs or of the religion which the cleric professes, shall be privileged. Privileged communications shall include confessions and other communications made in confidence between and among the cleric and individuals, couples, families or groups in the exercise of the cleric's professional or spiritual counseling role.  As used in this section, "cleric" means a priest, rabbi, minister or other person or practitioner authorized to perform similar functions of any religion.  The privilege accorded to communications under this rule shall belong to both the cleric and the person or persons making the communication and shall be subject to waiver only under the following circumstances:  (1) both the person or persons making the communication and the cleric consent to the waiver of the privilege; or  (2) the privileged communication pertains to a future criminal act, in which case, the cleric alone may, but is not required to, waive the privilege. L.1960,c.52,s.23; amended 1981,c.303,s.2; 1994,c.123.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-24 - Religious belief

2A:84A-24. Religious belief  Rule 30. Every person has a privilege to refuse to disclose his theological opinion or religious belief unless his adherence or nonadherence to such an opinion or belief is material to an issue in the action other than that of his credibility as a witness. L.1960, c. 52, p. 458, s. 24, eff. July 1, 1960.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-25 - Political vote

2A:84A-25. Political vote  Rule 31. Every person has a privilege to refuse to disclose the tenor of his vote at a political election unless the judge finds that the vote was cast illegally. L.1960, c. 52, p. 459, s. 25, eff. July 1, 1960.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:84A-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:84A-26 - Trade secret

2A:84A-26. Trade secret  Rule 32. The owner of a trade secret has a privilege, which may be claimed by him or his agent or employee, to refuse to disclose the secret and to prevent other persons from disclosing it if the judge finds that the allowance of the privilege will not tend to conceal fraud or otherwise work injustice. L.1960, c. 52, s.26, p. 459, eff. July 1, 1960.