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Bill Text

S1855 

SENATE, No. 1855 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator LATHAM TIVER

District 8 (Atlantic and Burlington)

SYNOPSIS

���� Criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be 
transportation network company driver.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning fraud 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.� Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, a person commits a 
fourth degree crime if he falsely pretends to be a transportation network 
company driver for the purpose of obtaining a benefit for himself or another or 
to injure or defraud another.

���� b.��� A person commits a crime 
of the third degree if he falsely pretends to be a transportation network 
company driver and knowingly exhibits or displays a falsely purported 
identifying marker as set forth in section 23 of P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-23) or 
some other identification for the purpose of obtaining a benefit for himself or 
another or to injure or defraud another.

���� c.��� Nothing herein shall be 
deemed to preclude, if the evidence so warrants, an indictment and conviction 
for murder, manslaughter, assault, or any other offense.� 

���� d.� It shall not be a crime under this section for a transportation 
network company driver to provide cash rides.

���� e.� 
As used in this section:

����� �Transportation 
network company driver� has the meaning set forth in section 2 of P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-2).� 

���� �Benefit� has the meaning set 
forth in N.J.S.2C:21-17.

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

����� This bill criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be 
a transportation network company driver.� Under the bill, it is a crime of the 
fourth degree if a person falsely pretends to be a transportation network 
company driver for the purpose of obtaining a benefit for himself or another or 
to injure or defraud another.� In addition, if the person knowingly exhibits or 
displays a falsely purported identifying marker as set forth in section 23 of 
P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-23) or some other identification, then it is a crime of 
the third degree.� 

����� A crime of the fourth degree is punishable by up to 
18 months imprisonment, a fine up to $10,000, or both.� A crime of the third 
degree carries a penalty of three to five years imprisonment, a fine of up to 
$15,000, or both.

����� In addition, the bill provides that it is not a crime 
for a transportation network company driver to provide cash rides.