NJ A2789

Amends New Jersey's harassment statute (N.J.S.2C:33-4) to explicitly include electronic communications as a form of harassment constituting a petty disorderly persons offense

Defines "electronic communication device" to include telephones, cellular telephones, computers, computer networks, video recorders, facsimile machines, and pagers

Covers communications made through posting images or descriptive material on websites, sending emails, text messages, or similar electronic messages

Clarifies that harassment communications may be deemed to have been made either at the place where they originated or where they were received

Elevates the offense to a fourth-degree crime if the offender was serving a term of imprisonment or on parole/probation at the time of the offense