Bill Text: NJ S1433 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Regulates the sale and possession of body armor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-11 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee [S1433 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-S1433-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator NICHOLAS P. SCUTARI
District 22 (Middlesex, Somerset and Union)
Senator JOHN A. GIRGENTI
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Regulates the sale and possession of body armor.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning body armor and supplementing chapter 39 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section, "body vest" has the same meaning as is set forth in section 1 of P.L.1983, c.152 (C.2C:39-13).
b. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any person who knowingly has in his possession a body vest is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any federal, State or local law enforcement officer; firefighter; ambulance, first aid or rescue squad member; emergency medical technician, any member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard, or any other person who is issued a body vest by the appropriate federal, State or local authority, or who is otherwise lawfully authorized to possess such a body vest.
c. Any person who sells, gives, assigns or otherwise transfers a body vest to a person who is not lawfully authorized to possess such a vest is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the third month following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill would regulate the possession and sale of body armor vests.
Under the provisions of the bill, it would be a crime of the fourth degree for a person to knowingly possess a body vest. The prohibition, however, does not apply to federal, State or local law enforcement officers; firefighters; ambulance, first aid or rescue squad members; emergency medical technicians; or any members of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard, or any other persons who are issued a body vest by the appropriate federal, State or local authority, or are otherwise lawfully authorized to possess a body vest.
The bill also makes it a crime of the fourth degree for any person to sell, give, assign or otherwise transfer a body vest to a person who is not lawfully authorized to possess one.
A crime of the fourth degree is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, imprisonment for a term of not more than 18 months, or both.
