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NJ A2381
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
William Spearman
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AI Summary
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Extends "Daniel's Law" privacy protections to probation officers and their immediate family members, prohibiting disclosure of their home addresses and unpublished telephone numbers in government records and on the Internet
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Defines "probation officer" to include Probation Officers, Senior Probation Officers, Master Probation Officers, Substance Abuse Evaluators, Family Court Coordinators, Assistant Child Placement Review Coordinators, Bilingual Community Outreach Workers, Team Leaders, and Court Service Supervisors 1-3
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Allows probation officers to submit requests through the Office of Information Privacy for redaction or nondisclosure of their home addresses from certain records and Internet postings
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Makes it a fourth-degree crime to recklessly violate disclosure prohibitions and a third-degree crime to purposefully violate them after receiving written notice to cease disclosure
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Subjects violators to civil liability with minimum liquidated damages of $1,000 per violation, plus potential punitive damages, attorney's fees, and equitable relief
Legislative Description
Prohibits disclosure of certain information of probation officers.
Judiciary
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
1/9/2024