ASSEMBLY, No. 3821
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
209th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED NOVEMBER 8, 2001
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOHN S. WISNIEWSKI
District 19 (Middlesex)
Assemblyman PETER J. BARNES, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Suliga, B.Smith, Assemblywomen Buono and Friscia
SYNOPSIS
Criminalizes certain fraudulent solicitations and collections of funds relating to the events of September 11, 2001 and other mass disasters or
acts of terrorism.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning certain deceptive practices 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 is guilty of a crime of the third degree if he solicits or collects funds for disaster relief related to the events at the World Trade Center or Pentagon of September 11, 2001 or any other mass disaster or act of terrorism if the person deals with the funds obtained as his own and fails to make the required disposition for the charitable purpose.
Nothing in this act shall be deemed to preclude or limit a prosecution for theft pursuant to chapter 20 of this Title.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill criminalizes the fraudulent solicitation or collection of funds relating to the events at the World Trade Center or Pentagon of September 11, 2001 or any other mass disaster or act of terrorism. The bill specifies that a person is guilty of a crime of the third degree if he solicits or collects funds for disaster relief related to the events at the World Trade Center or Pentagon of September 11, 2001 or any other mass disaster or act of terrorism if the person deals with the funds obtained as his own and fails to make the required disposition for the charitable purpose. This bill is not intended to preclude or limit a prosecution for theft as is currently provided in chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, which stipulates that stealing $75,000 or more constitutes a crime of the second degree.