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970/HJCS |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Confidentiality of Certain Public Records |
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Maloy |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
The House Judiciary
Committee Substitute for HB 970 amends the Arrest Record Information Act to
provide that the following information shall be redacted from the arrest record
and shall not be disclosed to the public, including a person accused, arrested,
detained, indicted or named in the arrest record, except by court order:
1.
the victim’s date of birth;
2.
the victim’s social security number;
3.
the victim’s address and telephone
number;
4.
the victim’s place of employment;
5.
the victim’s location; and
6.
any other identifying information about
the victim’s whereabouts.
Significant Issues
There are no fiscal
implications for the state with HB 970/HJCS.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACT
The Department of Public Safety expressly notes that the redacting of certain information is an additional task that can be absorbed into existing personnel and budget resources.
RELATIONSHIP
A victim’s privacy
right is a State of
SJM/njw