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N.J. Model Civil Jury Charge 1.11I
Cell Phone, Pager and other Wireless Communication Devices
1.11 PRELIMINARY CHARGE (Approved 11/98, Revised 5/07)
[To be given after the jury is sworn in but before the openings.]
I. Cell Phone, Pager and Other Wireless Communication Devices
(Approved 5/04, Revised 5/07)
If you have a cell phone, pager or other communication device, you must turn
that device off while in the courtroom.
When serving on a trial, you must turn off cell phones and other communication
devices and cannot use them for any purpose when in the courtroom or the jury room.
You will be given a telephone number at which you can be contacted during the trial.
Unless instructed otherwise by me, th e trial judge, you can use those devices
only when outside the courtroom or jury room during recesses. When you are
permitted to use such devices, you must remember, as I have instructed you, you may
not use them in any way to conduct your own research or make any investigations
about this case on your own, or to communicate with anyone about this case.
History
(Approved 11/98, Revised 5/07)
Provenance
- Source
- njcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
- Content hash
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