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NJ S2667

NJ S2667
Provides for preparation and distribution of written notice to senior citizens concerning risks and prevention of fraud and identity theft.


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Introduced
02/12/2024
In Committee
02/12/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026

Introduced Session

2024-2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill requires the Commissioner of Human Services to annuallydisseminate, 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 disseminate 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 the different ways they may be contacted for or lured into providing information or funds for fraudulent purposes, and advise them on how to prevent the loss of funds or identity theft. The bill requires the notice to be regularly updated and distributed to the public upon request, as well as to organizations that provide services to senior citizens 60 and older, who must then disseminate the notice to their clients. The Commissioner must also post the notice on the Department of Human Services' website.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee (on 02/12/2024)

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