Bill Text: NJ A2987 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Places certain limitations on attorney solicitation letters.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-28 - Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee [A2987 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A2987-Amended.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ANGEL FUENTES
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman ALBERT COUTINHO
District 29 (Essex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Prieto and Assemblywoman Lampitt
SYNOPSIS
Places certain limitations on attorney solicitation letters.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Judiciary Committee on June 18, 2012, with amendments.
An Act concerning certain solicitations by attorneys 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. In addition to any other requirements of the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey, an attorney shall not send any written communication soliciting professional employment on the attorney's own behalf to a person whose name, address, or other personal information was obtained from a public record such as a police report, accident report, or court record unless the outside envelope contains no text other than:
(1) the names and addresses of the sender and recipient; and
(2) the word "ADVERTISEMENT" prominently displayed in capital letters.
b. This act shall not apply to any solicitation through advertising which is not directed to a specific person.
c. 1[Violation] A violation1 of this 1[act] section1 is a 1[crime of the third degree] petty disorderly persons offense. A person who commits a second or subsequent offense is guilty of a disorderly persons offense1 .
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
