Bill Text: NJ A2943 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes executor or administrator to take control of online accounts of deceased person.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-25 - Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee [A2943 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2012-A2943-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 2943

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

215th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED MAY 14, 2012

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  LOUIS D. GREENWALD

District 6 (Burlington and Camden)

Assemblyman  JOHN J. BURZICHELLI

District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)

Assemblyman  RUBEN J. RAMOS, JR.

District 33 (Hudson)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Authorizes executor or administrator to take control of online accounts of deceased person.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee on June 7, 2012, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning probate procedure and supplementing chapter 10 of Title 3B of the New Jersey Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    The executor or administrator of an estate shall have the power where otherwise authorized, to take control of, conduct, continue ¹[,]¹ or terminate any accounts of a deceased person on any social networking website, any microblogging or short message service website ¹[of] or¹ any e-mail service websites.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.