Bill > A1540

Introduced Session

This bill creates the offense of tracking a vehicle with purpose to commit an unlawful act using a location tracking device, and imposes enhanced penalties for the offense. Under the bill, tracking a vehicle with purpose to commit an unlawful act using a location tracking device is a crime of the fourth degree, ordinarily punishable by up to 18 months imprisonment, a fine of up to $10,000 or both. Under the bill however, the offense shall be sentenced under N.J.S.A.2C:43-7 to an extended term of imprisonment. Under N.J.S.A.2C:43-7, a person who has been convicted of a fourth degree crime included under paragraph (5) of subsection a. shall be sentenced, to an extended term of imprisonment of five years. It is the sponsor's view that the increased use of electronic device technology such as Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) or GPS-enabled devices to track an individual's whereabouts has contributed to domestic violence abuse, sexual assault, and vehicle theft, and, when misused in this manner, can have widespread damaging and even lethal effect warranting enhanced penalties.

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Vicky Flynn (R)*,  Bob Auth (R),  John Azzariti (R),  Chris DePhillips (R),  John DiMaio (R),  Sean Kean (R),  Michele Matsikoudis (R),  Jay Webber (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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