New Jersey A 1411: Grants certain employment protections to campus police officers.

Bill Text

A1411 

ASSEMBLY, No. 1411 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman ELLEN J. PARK

District 37 (Bergen)

Assemblywoman ALIXON COLLAZOS-GILL

District 27 (Essex and Passaic)

Assemblyman MICHAEL VENEZIA

District 34 (Essex)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires firearm retailers to provide disclosure of 
customer's responsibility to report stolen or lost firearms; advises customers 
it is unlawful to purchase firearms with intent to sell to disqualified 
persons.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning the sale of firearms 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.� Upon the retail sale 
or transfer of any firearm, a wholesale dealer or wholesale dealer�s employee 
and retail dealer or retail dealer�s employee shall deliver a written 
disclosure, that the purchaser or transferee is required to sign and receive a 
copy of, with the following information printed in block letters not less than 
one-fourth of an inch in height: 

���� �IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, 
IF YOUR FIREARM IS LOST OR STOLEN, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THIS WITHIN 36 
HOURS TO THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE LOSS 
OR THEFT OCCURRED OR IF THE MUNICIPALITY DOES NOT HAVE A LOCAL POLICE FORCE, 
YOU MUST REPORT THE LOST OR STOLEN FIREARM TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE 
POLICE.

���� PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IT IS 
ILLEGAL TO PURCHASE A FIREARM WITH THE INTENT TO UNLAWFULLY SELL IT TO ANY 
OTHER PERSON.�

���� A firearm wholesale or retail 
dealer shall collect and maintain a copy of each disclosure signed by a 
purchaser or transferee as provided in this subsection for a period of not less 
than 15 years. �Any firearm wholesale or retail dealer who violates the 
provisions of this act shall be subject to the penalties pursuant to subsection 
c. of this section.

���� b.��� Every firearm wholesale 
and retail dealer shall conspicuously post at each purchase counter the 
following disclosure, printed in block letters not less than one inch in 
height:

���� �IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, 
IF YOUR FIREARM IS LOST OR STOLEN, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THIS WITHIN 36 
HOURS TO THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE LOSS 
OR THEFT OCCURRED OR IF THE MUNICIPALITY DOES NOT HAVE A LOCAL POLICE FORCE, 
YOU MUST REPORT THE LOST OR STOLEN FIREARM TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE 
POLICE.

���� PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IT IS 
ILLEGAL TO PURCHASE A FIREARM WITH THE INTENT TO UNLAWFULLY SELL IT 
TO ANY OTHER PERSON.�

���� c.���� Any firearm wholesale 
or retail dealer that violates the provisions of this section shall be subject 
to a civil penalty of up to $500 for a first offense and up to $1,000 for any 
subsequent offense.� The civil penalty shall be collected pursuant to the 
"Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et 
seq.), in a summary proceeding before the municipal court having jurisdiction.� 
An official authorized by statute or ordinance to enforce the laws of this 
State, or a law enforcement officer having enforcement authority in that 
municipality, shall issue a summons for a violation of the provisions of this 
section, and shall serve and execute all processes with respect to the 
enforcement of this section consistent with the Rules of Court.� A penalty 
recovered under the provisions of this subsection shall be recovered in the 
name of the State by the municipality.� All penalties collected pursuant to 
this subsection shall be forwarded to the Office of Attorney General to be used 
for gun violence prevention efforts.� 

���� d.��� In accordance with the 
�Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Superintendent 
of State Police may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the 
provisions of this section.� 

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect on the first day of the third month next following enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires firearm 
wholesale or retail dealers to provide disclosure of a customer�s 
responsibility to report stolen or lost firearms and advise customers that it 
is unlawful to purchase a firearm with the intent to unlawfully sell it to any 
other person.

���� Under the provisions of this 
bill, all firearm wholesale and retail dealers are required to provide 
customers with a disclosure, upon the retail sale or transfer of any firearm, 
printed in block letters not less than one-fourth of an inch in height.� This 
bill requires that the disclosure be signed by the purchaser or transferee.� In 
addition, the firearm wholesale or retail dealer is required to provide the 
purchaser or transferee with a copy of this written disclosure.� Under the 
provisions of this bill, a firearm wholesale and retail dealer is required to 
collect and maintain a co