New Jersey A 3859: Provides same military service credit for compensation purposes to noncertificated employees of school districts that is provided to certificated employees under current law.

Bill Text

A3859 

ASSEMBLY, No. 3859 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman CRAIG J. COUGHLIN

District 19 (Middlesex)

Assemblyman WILLIAM W. SPEARMAN

District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)

SYNOPSIS

���� Authorizes development and operation of computer 
system which would allow electronic access to outstanding arrest warrant 
information.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning access to certain court records and 
supplementing Title 2B of the New Jersey Statutes.� 

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� The Administrative 
Office of the Courts is authorized to develop and operate an automated system 
containing outstanding arrest warrant information that is accessible to the 
public through the official judiciary website.� The automated system shall interface 
with the Automated Complaint System and the Automated Traffic System and shall 
allow a person to voluntarily input identifying personal information, as 
determined by the Supreme Court, may in order to verify if that person has an 
outstanding arrest warrant.� 

���� b.��� If an online inquiry 
made to the automated system reveals that the person has an outstanding warrant 
for arrest, the automated system shall provide additional information regarding 
the pending charge against that person, the law enforcement authority with 
jurisdiction over the outstanding arrest warrant, and any fines, court 
appearances, or other method by which the person making the inquiry is able to 
effectuate the recall of the outstanding warrant.� 

���� c.���� In allowing access to 
outstanding warrant information pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the 
judiciary website shall provide necessary instructions, explanations, notices, 
and other information to any person attempting to obtain outstanding arrest 
warrant information to enable that person to accurately and effectively 
complete the online inquiry through the automated system.� 

���� d.��� The Administrative 
Office of the Courts is authorized to incorporate any other content and 
security features, in consultation with the New Jersey State Police and the 
Office of Information Technology, that is necessary for the proper, secure, and 
effective functioning of the automated system established pursuant to 
subsection a. of this section.� 

���� e.���� The Supreme Court may issue 
Rules of Court to effectuate the purposes of this act.� 

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

STATEMENT

����� This bill authorizes the Administrative Office 
of the Courts to develop and operate an automated system containing outstanding 
arrest warrant information that is accessible to the public through the 
official judiciary website.� 

����� Under the bill, the automated 
system is required to allow a person to input certain identifying information 
in order to make an inquiry as to whether the person has an outstanding arrest 
warrant.� If the inquiry reveals that the person has an outstanding arrest 
warrant, the system is required to provide additional information regarding the 
pending charge, the law enforcement authority with jurisdiction over the 
outstanding arrest warrant, and any fines, court appearances, or other 
information concerning the person�s ability to effectuate the recall of the 
outstanding warrant.

���� In many instances, a person 
may be unaware of the issuance of an arrest warrant until the person actually 
is placed under arrest by a law enforcement officer.� The purpose of this bill 
is to allow a person who may be unsure if an arrest warrant has been issued to 
be notified online, and to take any action necessary to have the warrant 
recalled.�