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NJ A3720
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
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Introduced
02/22/2024
02/22/2024
In Committee
02/22/2024
02/22/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
The bill provides that a person would be guilty of fiscal victimization if the person commits, attempts to commit, conspires with another to commit or threatens to commit a theft offense specified in chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes or a violation of N.J.S.2C:21-17, identity theft, against an individual that the person knows or reasonably should know is a senior citizen or a person with a disability. Fiscal victimization is a crime of the fourth degree if the underlying offense is a disorderly persons offense or petty disorderly persons offense. Otherwise, fiscal victimization is a crime one degree higher than the most serious underlying crime. The bill also provides a conviction of fiscal victimization would not merge with a conviction of any of the underlying offenses, nor would any conviction for the underlying offense merge with a conviction for fiscal victimization. Therefore, the court would be authorized to impose separate sentences upon a conviction for fiscal victimization and a conviction of any underlying offense. The bill defines a "senior citizen" as a person 60 years of age or older. "Person with a disability" is defined as a person who by reason of a pre-existing medically determinable physical or mental impairment is substantially incapable of exercising normal physical or mental power of resistance, and includes, but is not limited to, a person determined disabled pursuant to the federal Social Security Act or any other governmental retirement or benefits program that uses substantially the same criteria for determining eligibility.
AI Summary
This bill creates the crime of "fiscal victimization" against senior citizens or persons with disabilities. The bill states that a person is guilty of fiscal victimization if they commit, attempt to commit, conspire with another to commit, or threaten to commit a theft offense or identity theft against an individual they know or should reasonably know is a senior citizen (60 years of age or older) or a person with a disability (someone substantially incapable of exercising normal physical or mental power of resistance). Fiscal victimization is a fourth-degree crime if the underlying offense is a disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense, and a crime one degree higher than the most serious underlying crime in other cases. The bill also provides that a conviction for fiscal victimization will not merge with a conviction for the underlying offense, allowing for separate sentences to be imposed.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee (on 02/22/2024)
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/A3720 |
BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A4000/3720_I1.HTM |
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