Bill Text: NJ S2134 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes penalty for certain undeclared possession of hypodermic needle or syringe.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee [S2134 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-S2134-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator HOLLY T. SCHEPISI
District 39 (Bergen)
SYNOPSIS
Establishes penalty for certain undeclared possession of hypodermic needle or syringe.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning possession of hypodermic needles and syringes and supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A person commits a disorderly persons offense if while in possession of a hypodermic needle or syringe during the course of a lawful search or investigatory stop, the person does not declare such possession to a law enforcement officer conducting the search or stop prior to physical contact between the person and the law enforcement officer.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill makes possession of an undeclared hypodermic needle or syringe during contact with law enforcement a disorderly persons offense in certain circumstances.
Under the bill, a person commits a disorderly persons offense if while in possession of a hypodermic needle or syringe during the course of a lawful search or investigatory stop, the person does not declare such possession to a law enforcement officer conducting the search or stop prior to physical contact between the person and the law enforcement officer.
A disorderly persons offense is punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to six months, a fine of up to $1,000, or both.
