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NJ A4285

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/6/2024

Primary Sponsor

Annette Quijano

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands New Jersey's "Daniel's Law" to add municipal court administrators, deputy administrators, and acting administrators to the list of protected public officials whose personal information cannot be publicly disclosed

  • Prohibits disclosure of home addresses and unpublished telephone numbers of municipal court administrators and their immediate family members residing in the same household

  • Allows protected court administrators to submit requests through the Office of Information Privacy's secure portal to redact their personal information from government records and require removal from internet postings within 10 business days

  • Creates criminal penalties for violations: fourth-degree crime for reckless disclosure and third-degree crime for purposeful disclosure of protected information

  • Establishes civil liability for violators, including minimum liquidated damages of $1,000 per violation, punitive damages for willful or reckless disregard, and reasonable attorney's fees

Legislative Description

Expands "Daniel's Law" to prohibit disclosure of personal information concerning court administrators and deputy court administrators.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

5/6/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/6/2024

Full Bill Text

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