Bill Text: NJ S607 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee [S607 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2024-S607-Introduced.html

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SENATE, No. 607

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

221st LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  LATHAM TIVER

District 8 (Atlantic and Burlington)

 

 

 

 

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. 

     d.  It shall not be a crime under this section for a transportation network company driver to provide cash rides.

     e.  As used in this section:

      "Transportation network company driver" has the meaning set forth in section 2 of 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 the 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. 

      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.

      In addition, the bill provides that it is not a crime for a transportation network company driver to provide cash rides.