Designates March 9 of each year as U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day.

SJR 171 is a ceremonial joint resolution designating March 9 each year as "U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day" in New Jersey. It honors Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained, including Robert A. Levinson (abducted March 9, 2007), and references historical cases like the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. The resolution requests the Governor annually display the "Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag" at the State Capitol and encourages other state/local entities to do the same on March 9 and other specified dates (e.g., August 19 for James Foley). As a procedural resolution, it does not create new laws or policies but establishes a symbolic observance.