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NJ S1372
Concerns possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages or cannabis by underage persons.
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Introduced
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill concerns the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages or cannabis by underage persons. Under current law, the odor of an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, hashish, cannabis, or a cannabis item, or burnt marijuana, hashish, cannabis, or a cannabis item does not constitute reasonable articulable suspicion to initiate an investigatory stop of a person or probable cause to initiate a search of a person or that person's personal property to determine if an underage person knowingly possesses or consumes any alcoholic beverage, cannabis item, marijuana, or hashish in any school, public conveyance, public place, place of public assembly, or motor vehicle. In addition, current law provides that the unconcealed possession of an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, hashish, or cannabis item by an underage person, observed in plain sight by a law enforcement officer, does not constitute probable cause to initiate a search of a person or that person's property to determine if the person is in further violation of current law or any other provision of law. This bill provides that notwithstanding these provisions, if a person is unable to provide identification showing that the person is 21 years of age or older, upon the request of a law enforcement officer, the following would constitute probable cause for the officer to search the person or that person's personal belongings for the purpose of taking possession of any alcoholic beverage, marijuana, hashish, or cannabis item from the person, and any drug or cannabis paraphernalia for use with any marijuana, hashish, or cannabis item: 1) the odor of an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, hashish, cannabis, or cannabis item, or burnt marijuana, hashish, cannabis, or cannabis item that the law enforcement officer reasonably concludes is coming from that person; or 2) the observation by a law enforcement officer of that person consuming and subsequently concealing any alcoholic beverage, cannabis item, marijuana, or hashish. Under the bill, upon request by a law enforcement officer, the person would be required to provide one of the types of government-issued identification as set forth in section 18 of P.L.2021, c.15 (C.24:6I-35).
AI Summary
This bill concerns the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages or cannabis by underage persons. It amends current law to provide that the odor of an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, hashish, cannabis, or a cannabis item, or the observation of an underage person consuming and concealing such substances, constitutes probable cause for a law enforcement officer to search the person or their belongings to confiscate any of these items. The bill also requires the underage person to provide government-issued identification upon the officer's request. The bill outlines a system of written warnings and referrals to community services for violations, and includes provisions to maintain confidentiality of records related to these violations. Overall, the bill aims to address the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages and cannabis by underage persons.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 01/09/2024)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S1372 |
BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1500/1372_I1.HTM |
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