NJ S1262

Amends New Jersey's Open Public Records Act (OPRA) to allow government records custodians to redact mailing addresses, home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and medical, financial, or personal information of citizens from public records requests

Expands the privacy protections justifying redaction to include cases where disclosure may result in harassment, unwanted solicitation, identity theft, or opportunities for other criminal acts

Codifies the holding from Burnett v. County of Bergen, which established protections for information where citizens have a reasonable expectation of privacy

Maintains existing mandatory redaction requirements for social security numbers, credit card numbers, unlisted telephone numbers, driver license numbers, and home addresses of judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers

Takes effect immediately upon enactment