Bill > S456

Introduced Session

This bill amends the State's forfeiture law to authorize the forfeiture of a motor vehicle if a weapon is unlawfully possessed in that vehicle. Current law prohibits possession of machine guns, handguns, rifles, shotguns and assault weapons without a license. Under the bill, illegal possession of these guns in a motor vehicle subjects that motor vehicle to forfeiture. The purpose of the substitute is to protect the public safety by aggressively fighting the illegal possession and transportation of unlawfully possessed firearms. It is the sponsor's understanding that the forfeiture of a motor vehicle seized under this bill would be subject to the provisions regarding the rights of an innocent owner as set forth in N.J.S.2C:64-5.

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Nicholas Sacco (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 01/12/2016)