Bill > S1523

Introduced Session

This bill would increase the criminal penalties for the crime of invasion of privacy and eliminate the presumption of nonimprisonment under certain circumstances. Under the provisions of N.J.S.A.2C:14-9, known as the "video voyeurism" statute, it is a crime of the fourth degree if a person, knowing he is not licensed or privileged to do so, and under circumstances in which a reasonable person would know that another person may expose intimate parts or may engage in sexual penetration or sexual contact, observes another person without that person's consent and under circumstances in which a reasonable person would not expect to be observed. This bill would upgrade the fourth degree crime of observing another person without consent to a crime of the third degree. The bill would also eliminate the presumption of non-imprisonment for this crime. In addition, this bill would upgrade the third degree of photographing or disclosing such images to a crime of the second degree. A crime of the third degree is punishable by a term of imprisonment of three to five years, a fine of up to $15,000 or both. A crime of the second degree is punishable by a term of imprisonment of five to 10 years, a fine of up to $150,000 or both. This bill also amends N.J.S.2C:44-1 to expand the current list of crimes that are not entitled to the presumption of nonimprisonment to include the newly upgraded third degree crime of invasion of privacy.

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Shirley Turner (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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