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Introduced Session

This bill would prohibit the disclosure of various personal identifying information about currently active, formerly active or retired probation officers and their immediate family members (including spouses, children, and parents residing in the same household). Currently, various public officials who provide services in the criminal and civil justice system for this State, the federal government, and other governmental entities, as well as their immediate family members, are afforded protections under "Daniel's Law," P.L.2020, c.125 (C.56:8-166.2 et al.), which: (1) prohibits the disclosure, by both governmental entities and private parties, of the home addresses of any active, formerly active, or retired federal, State, county, or municipal judicial officer, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer, and their immediate family members; (2) expanded an existing crime, section 1 of P.L.2015, c.226 (C.2C:20-31.1), concerning the unlawful disclosure of home addresses and unlisted telephone numbers for active or retired law enforcement officers so that the information on formerly active law enforcement officers, as well as active, formerly active, or retired judicial officers or prosecutors, and their immediate family members is also covered; and (3) permits civil actions, under section 3 of P.L.2015, c.226 (C.56:8-166.1), concerning any prohibited disclosure, which could result in an award of damages, including punitive damages, attorney's fees and costs, and equitable relief. This bill would further expand the scope of "Daniel's Law" to protect the above described personal identifying information about currently active, former active, and retired probation officers and their immediate family members. A "probation officer" is defined in the bill as "a person whose public duties include the supervision of persons convicted or charged with crimes and offenses in this State, as defined by law or contract between the Judiciary and the Probation Association of New Jersey or its successor and shall include, but not be limited to those employees who are in the following titles referred to in those contracts: Probation Officer, Senior Probation Officer, Master Probation Officer, Substance Abuse Evaluator, Family Court Coordinator, Assistant Child Placement Review Coordinator, or Bilingual Community Outreach Worker. The term also shall include all titles covered by Appendix A of the Professional Supervisory Union Agreement between Judiciary and the Probation Association of New Jersey, including but not limited to the informal title of Team Leader, Court Service Supervisor 1, Court Service Supervisor 2, and Court Service Supervisor 3."

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Linda Greenstein (D)*,  Brian Stack (D), 

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

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