Bill Text: NJ A5525 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes offense of fostering stolen property.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-06-05 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee [A5525 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2022-A5525-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 5525

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED JUNE 5, 2023

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  THOMAS P. GIBLIN

District 34 (Essex and Passaic)

Assemblyman  ALEX SAUICKIE

District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Establishes offense of fostering stolen property.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act concerning fostering stolen property 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.  A person is guilty of fostering the sale of stolen property, a disorderly persons offense, if the person:

     (1)   hosts, advertises, or otherwise assists the sale of stolen goods, including on an Internet website; and

     (2) knows or reasonably should know that the property was stolen.  The requisite knowledge is presumed in the case of a person who undertook a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the persons actions would result in the sale of stolen property.

     b.    As defined in this act:

     "Sale" means any sale, transfer, exchange, barter, or offer for sale and distribution, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, including, but not limited to, via an Internet website.

     "Stolen property" shall have the same meaning as defined pursuant to N.J.S.2C:20-1.

 

     2. This act shall take effect immediately

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill establishes the offense of fostering the sale of stolen property.  The offense is a disorderly persons offense.

     A person commits an offense under the bill when: (1) the person hosts, advertises, or otherwise assists the sale of stolen goods, including on an Internet website; and (2) the person knows or reasonably should know that the property was stolen.

     The requisite knowledge is presumed in the case of a person who undertook a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the persons actions would result in the sale of stolen property.

     A disorderly persons offense is punishable by up to six months imprisonment, a fine of up to $1,000, or both.