CHAPTER 293

An Act concerning certain radio transmissions and supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.

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

C.2C:33-23.1 License required for certain radio transmissions.

    1.    A person shall not:

    a.    Make, or cause to be made, a radio transmission of energy in this State unless the person obtains a license, or an exemption from licensure, from the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to 47 U.S.C. s.301, or other applicable federal law or regulation; or

    b.    Do any act to cause an unlicensed radio transmission of energy or interference with a public or commercial radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission or to enable the radio transmission of energy or interference to occur.

    c.    As used in this section, "radio transmission of energy" has the same meaning given that term under 47 U.S.C. s.153.

C.2C:33-23.2 Violations, fourth degree crime.

    2.    A person who violates the provisions of this act is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.

    3.    This act shall take effect 90 days after enactment.

    Approved January 9, 2006.