Establishes crime of knowingly filing false report against law enforcement officers.
This bill creates a new third-degree crime for knowingly filing false reports or providing false information to law enforcement with the purpose of implicating an officer in a crime, offense, or professional misconduct that would lead to disciplinary action. It directly affects individuals who make such false reports against police officers, potentially facing up to 5 years in prison or a $15,000 fine. The law establishes this as a separate offense that does not merge with existing crimes for falsely incriminating others (third degree) or filing fictitious reports (fourth degree). The bill amends New Jersey Statute 2C:28-4 to clarify this new provision, which would apply immediately if enacted.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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Party
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P
Alex Sauickie
RRepublican
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Julio Marenco
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Fantasia
RRepublican
Co
Jay Webber
RRepublican
Co
Mike Inganamort
RRepublican
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