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N.J. Ct. R. 3:5-4
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Rule 3:5-4 Secrecy
Rule 3:5 — Search Warrants
Rule Text
A search warrant shall be issued with all practicable secrecy and the affidavit, certification, or testimony upon which it is based shall not be made public in any way prior to execution. The disclosure, prior to its execution, that a warrant has been applied for or issued, except as necessary for its execution, may constitute a contempt. After execution a warrant and accompanying papers shall remain confidential except as provided in R. 3:5-6(c).
Amendment history: Source-R.R. 3:2A-9 (first paragraph); amended July 13, 1994 to be effective January 1, 1995; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002; amended July 30, 2021 to be effective October 1, 2021.