Bill Text: NJ A745 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be transportation network company driver.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-6)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-11-15 - Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee [A745 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2020-A745-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 745

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

219th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2020 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  GORDON M. JOHNSON

District 37 (Bergen)

Assemblywoman  NANCY J. PINKIN

District 18 (Middlesex)

Assemblyman  ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK

District 18 (Middlesex)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywomen B.DeCroce, Vainieri Huttle and Assemblyman Webber

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be transportation network company driver.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.

  

An Act concerning fraud and supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.   

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a.  Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, a person commits a fourth degree crime if he falsely pretends to be a transportation network company driver for the purpose of obtaining a benefit for himself or another or to injure or defraud another.

     b.    A person commits a crime of the third degree if he falsely pretends to be a transportation network company driver and knowingly exhibits or displays a falsely purported identifying marker as set forth in section 23 of P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-23) or some other identification for the purpose of obtaining a benefit for himself or another or to injure or defraud another.

     c.     Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude, if the evidence so warrants, an indictment and conviction for murder, manslaughter, assault, or any other offense. 

     "Transportation network company driver" has the meaning set forth section 2 of in P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-2). 

     "Benefit" has the meaning set forth in N.J.S.2C:21-17.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately. 

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be a transportation network company driver.  Under this bill, it is a crime of the fourth degree if a person falsely pretends to be a transportation network company driver for the purpose of obtaining a benefit for himself or another or to injure or defraud another.  In addition, if the person knowingly exhibits or displays a falsely purported identifying marker as set forth in section 23 of P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-23) or some other identification, then it is a crime of the third degree.  

     Transportation network company driver is defined in the bill as having the same meaning as provided in section 2 of P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-2) and benefit as having the same meaning as provided in N.J.S.2C:21-17.

     A crime of the fourth degree is punishable by up to 18 months imprisonment, a fine up to $10,000, or both.  A crime of the third degree carries a penalty of three to five years imprisonment, a fine of up to $15,000, or both.