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This bill provides that if a person under the age of 18 violates the law by purchasing or possessing alcoholic beverages or cannabis and receives a written warning from a law enforcement officer, the law enforcement officer would also be required to provide a written notice to the parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of the minor. P.L.2021, c.25 established certain consequences for persons who purchase or possess alcoholic beverages or cannabis items when under the legal age to do so. These consequences include, for a second or third violation where the person is under age 18, a notification to the minor's parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of the minor. However, P.L.2021, c.25 does not provide that a parent, guardian, or other person having custody would be notified about the minor's first violation. This bill would require such notice.

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Dawn Addiego (D)*,  Tony Bucco (R)*,  Herbert Conaway (D)*,  JoAnn Downey (D)*,  Linda Greenstein (D)*,  Eric Houghtaling (D)*,  Joe Lagana (D)*,  Declan O'Scanlon (R)*,  Shanique Speight (D)*,  John Armato (D),  Christopher Bateman (R),  Daniel Benson (D),  Brian Bergen (R),  Jon Bramnick (R),  Chris Brown (R),  Clinton Calabrese (D),  Ralph Caputo (D),  Linda Carter (D),  John Catalano (R),  Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D),  Richard Codey (D),  Wayne DeAngelo (D),  Patrick Diegnan (D),  Serena DiMaso (R),  Jim Holzapfel (R),  Mila Jasey (D),  Robert Karabinchak (D),  Yvonne Lopez (D),  Vincent Mazzeo (D),  Antwan McClellan (R),  Greg McGuckin (R),  John McKeon (D),  Angela Mcknight (D),  Pedro Mejia (D),  Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D),  Brian Stack (D),  Sterley Stanley (D),  Lisa Swain (D),  Samuel Thompson (D),  Chris Tully (D),  Shirley Turner (D),  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D),  Jay Webber (R),  Andrew Zwicker (D), 

Approved P.L.2021, c.38. (on 03/26/2021)

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