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NJ A1504

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/9/2024

Primary Sponsor

Gerard Scharfenberger

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Upgrades penalties for desecrating public monuments, insignias, symbols, structures, or places of worship/burial based on financial damage caused
  • Third degree crime (up to 5 years prison, $15,000 fine) for pecuniary loss exceeding $2,000
  • Fourth degree crime (up to 18 months prison, $10,000 fine) for pecuniary loss between $500 and $2,000
  • Disorderly persons offense (up to 6 months prison, $1,000 fine) for pecuniary loss of $500 or less
  • Adds desecration of venerated objects to the bias intimidation statute, allowing charges to be elevated one degree higher when offenses are motivated by bias based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics

Legislative Description

Elevates the degree of desecration offense based upon the pecuniary loss; adds desecration to bias intimidation statute.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

1/9/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/9/2024

Full Bill Text

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