Bill Text: NJ S1354 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires Attorney General to issue guidelines regarding public notification of suspicious activity.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-10 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee [S1354 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2020-S1354-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Requires Attorney General to issue guidelines regarding public notification of suspicious activity.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning law enforcement 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. The Attorney General shall develop and disseminate guidelines to county and municipal law enforcement agencies to ensure the uniform exercise of discretion in making determinations to notify the general public of suspicious activity, including, but not limited to, reports of an adult suspect attempting to commit predatory acts against children.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the seventh month next following enactment, but the Attorney General may take administrative action in advance thereof as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Attorney General to develop and disseminate guidelines to county and municipal law enforcement agencies to ensure the uniform exercise of discretion in making determinations to notify the general public of suspicious activity. Under the bill, suspicious activity would include reports of an adult suspect attempting to commit predatory acts against children.
