Rules of Court · Part 3 · New Jersey
R. 3:5-4 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 3:5-4: Secrecy, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Secrecy
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).
Note: 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.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 3:5-4 "Secrecy" {
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).
Note: 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.
}
referenced_by: 3:16, 3:8-1
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 3:5-3 · R. 3:5-5 → · chapter 3:5 · all rules
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