Bill Text: NJ A622 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Makes it a fourth degree crime to exhibit fraudulent motor vehicle insurance identification card to municipal prosecutor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-12 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee [A622 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A622-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman PAUL D. MORIARTY
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman PAMELA R. LAMPITT
District 6 (Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Makes it a fourth degree crime to exhibit fraudulent motor vehicle insurance identification card to municipal prosecutor.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning motor vehicle insurance identification cards and amending P.L.1997, c.385.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 2 of P.L.1997, c.385 (C.2C:21-2.3) is amended to read as follows:
2. a. A person who knowingly produces, sells, offers or exposes for sale a document, printed form or other writing which simulates a motor vehicle insurance identification card is guilty of a crime of the third degree. In addition to any other penalty imposed, a person convicted under this section shall be ordered by the court to perform community service for a period of 30 days.
b. A person who exhibits or displays to a law enforcement officer, a municipal prosecutor or a person conducting a motor vehicle inspection pursuant to chapter 8 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes a falsely made, forged, altered, counterfeited or simulated motor vehicle insurance identification card, knowing that the insurance identification card was falsely made, forged, altered, counterfeited or simulated, commits a crime of the fourth degree.
c. A person who possesses a falsely made, forged, altered, counterfeited or simulated motor vehicle insurance identification card, knowing that the insurance identification card was falsely made, forged, altered, counterfeited or simulated, commits a disorderly persons offense.
(cf: P.L.2001, c.124, s.1)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would make it a crime of the fourth degree to exhibit or display to a municipal prosecutor a fraudulent motor vehicle insurance identification card. Fourth degree crimes are punishable by a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment for up to 18 months, or both.
Under current law, it is a crime of the fourth degree to exhibit or display these cards to a law enforcement officer or motor vehicle inspector. The bill expands this law to also include municipal prosecutors.
