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NJ A464
NJ A464Provides for preparation and distribution of written notice to senior citizens concerning risks and prevention of fraud and identity theft.
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Introduced
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires the Commissioner of Human Services to annually disseminate, to appropriate parties, a notice on fraud and identity theft that is to be prepared by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. At a minimum, the notice prepared by the director is to provide information necessary to alert senior citizens about the different ways in which senior citizens may be contacted for, or lured into providing, information or funds for a fraudulent purpose, and the ways to prevent the loss of funds or identity theft. The director will be required to regularly review and update the notice to ensure that it contains the most current information on fraud and identity theft. The bill requires the Commissioner of Human Services, at a minimum, to distribute the notice to: 1) members of the public, upon request; and 2) each organization that is contracted by or receives State funding from the Department of Human Services (DHS) and that provides services to senior citizens 60 years of age or older, for dissemination by the organization to senior citizens in the course of business. The bill further requires the commissioner to post a copy of the notice on the DHS website.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Commissioner of Human Services to annually distribute a notice on fraud and identity theft that is prepared by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs. The notice must provide information to alert senior citizens about ways they may be contacted or lured into providing information or funds for fraudulent purposes, as well as advise them on how to prevent the loss of funds or identity theft. The bill mandates the director to regularly review and update the notice to ensure it contains the most current information. The notice must be distributed to members of the public upon request and to organizations contracted by or receiving state funding from the Department of Human Services that provide services to senior citizens 60 years of age or older, for further dissemination to their senior citizen clients. The bill also requires the Commissioner of Human Services to post the updated notice on the department's website.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services 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/A464 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A0500/464_I1.HTM |
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