New Jersey A 3285: Provides for preparation and distribution of written notice to senior citizens concerning risks and prevention of fraud and identity theft.

Bill Text

(Sponsorship Updated As Of: 1/10/2023) 
ASSEMBLY, No. 3285  
 
STATE OF NEW JERSEY 
220th LEGISLATURE 
   
INTRODUCED MARCH 7, 2022 
 
 
Sponsored by: 
Assemblyman  JOE DANIELSEN 
District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset) 
Assemblyman  DANIEL R. BENSON 
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex) 
Assemblywoman  ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT 
District 31 (Hudson) 
 
 
 
 
SYNOPSIS 
 Provides for preparation and distribution of written notice to senior citizens 
concerning risks and prevention of fraud and identity theft.  
 
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT  
 As introduced. 
    

 
A3285 DANIELSEN, BENSON 
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AN ACT concerning  the  distribution  of  information on  fraud  and 1 
identity  theft to  senior citizens and  supplementing  Title  30  and 2 
Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. 3 
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 BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 5 
of New Jersey: 6 
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 1. a.    The  Director  of  the Division  of  Consumer  Affairs in  the 8 
Department of Law and Public Safety shall prepare a notice that, at 9 
a minimum: 10 
 (1) provides   information   to   alert   senior   citizens about   the 11 
different  ways  in  which  senior  citizens may  be  contacted  for,  or 12 
lured into providing, information or funds for a fraudulent purpose; 13 
and 14 
 (2) advises  senior  citizens of  ways  to  prevent  the  loss  of  funds 15 
or identity theft. 16 
 b. The notice prepared pursuant to this section shall be:   17 
 (1) regularly revised and updated by the director, as appropriate, 18 
to  reflect  the  most  current  information  on  fraud  and  identity  theft; 19 
and  20 
 (2) annually distributed to  senior  citizens pursuant  to  section  2 21 
of  P.L.        ,  c.        (C.                )  (pending  before  the  Legislature  as  this 22 
bill). 23 
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 2. a.   The  Commissioner  of  Human  Services  shall
 
annually 25 
disseminate the notice on fraud and identity theft that is prepared by 26 
the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department 27 
of     Law     and     Public     Safety pursuant     to     section     1     of 28 
P.L.    , c.    (C.        ) (pending  before  the  Legislature  as  this  bill).  29 
At a minimum, the notice shall be distributed to:   30 
 (1) members of the public, upon request; and  31 
 (2) each organization
 
that  is  contracted  by  or receives  State 32 
funding  from  the  Department  of  Human  Services and  that  provides 33 
services   to senior   citizens 60   years   of   age   or   older,   for 34 
dissemination by the organization to senior citizens in the course of 35 
business.   36 
 b. The  commissioner  shall  annually  post  an  updated  copy  of 37 
the  notice on  fraud  and  identity  theft  that  is prepared  by  the 38 
Director  of  the  Division  of  Consumer  Affairs in  the  Department  of 39 
Law and Public Safety pursuant to section 1 of 40 
P.L.    , c.    (C.        ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) on 41 
the Internet website of the Department of Human Services.   42 
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 3. This act shall take effect on the first day of the fourth month 44 
next following the date of enactment.  45 

 
A3285 DANIELSEN, BENSON 
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STATEMENT 1 
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 This   bill   requires   the   Commissioner   of   Human   Services   to 3 
annually  disseminate,  to  appropriate  parties,  a  notice  on  fraud  and 4 
identity  theft  that  is  to  be  prepared  by  the  Director  of  the  Division 5 
of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. 6 
 At  a  minimum,  the  notice  prepared  by  the  director  is  to  provide 7 
information  necessary  to  alert  senior  citizens about  the different 8 
ways  in  which  senior  citizens may  be  contacted  for,  or  lured  into 9 
providing,  information  or  funds  for  a  fraudulent  purpose,  and  the 10 
ways to prevent the loss of funds or identity theft.  The director will 11 
be required to regularly review and update the notice to ensure that 12 
it contains the most current information on fraud and identity theft. 13 
 The  bill  requires  the  Commissioner  of  Human  Services,  at  a 14 
minimum,  to  distribute  the  notice  to:    1)  members  of  the  public, 15 
upon  request;  and  2)  each  organization  that  is  contracted  by  or 16 
receives  State  funding  from  the  Department  of  Human  Services 17 
(DHS)  and  that  provides  services  to  senior  citizens  60  years  of  age 18 
or  older,  for  dissemination by the organization to  senior  citizens  in 19 
the  course  of  business.    The  bill  further  requires  the  commissioner 20 
to post a copy of the notice on the DHS website. 21