A 5023 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes penalty for withholding identification to hinder apprehension or prosecution.

This bill amends New Jersey law to make it a crime for a person to refuse to provide valid identification or their true identity to law enforcement **after being arrested** when requested to do so, specifically to hinder their own apprehension or prosecution. It directly affects individuals arrested for offenses who deliberately withhold ID during police interaction. The key provision adds this specific refusal as a new form of "hindering apprehension" under existing statutes, subjecting offenders to penalties similar to those for giving false information (ranging from a disorderly persons offense to a third-degree crime, with potential prison terms of up to 5 years). The law applies to all arrests, not just specific offenses like traffic violations or insurance fraud.
Sub-Topics: Policing
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Nov 2024
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Introduced Nov 14, 2024 Last action Nov 14, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
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Gabe Rodriguez
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