New Jersey A 1220: Restores the death penalty for persons who commit certain murders.

Bill Text

A1220 

ASSEMBLY, No. 1220 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman MICHAEL INGANAMORT

District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)

Assemblywoman DAWN FANTASIA

District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)

SYNOPSIS

���� Clarifies definition of reasonably necessary 
deviation when legally transporting firearm or weapon in motor vehicle.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning the transporting of certain firearms and 
weapons and amending N.J.S.2C:39-6.

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

���� 1.��� N.J.S.2C:39-6 is amended 
to read as follows:

���� 2C:39-6.���� a. Provided a 
person complies with the requirements of subsection j. of this section, 
N.J.S.2C:39-5 does not apply to:

���� (1)�� Members of the Armed 
Forces of the United States or of the National Guard while actually on duty, or 
while traveling between places of duty and carrying authorized weapons in the 
manner prescribed by the appropriate military authorities;

���� (2)�� Federal law enforcement 
officers, and any other federal officers and employees required to carry 
firearms in the performance of their official duties;

���� (3)�� Members of the State 
Police and, under conditions prescribed by the superintendent, members of the 
Marine Law Enforcement Bureau of the Division of State Police;

���� (4)�� A sheriff, undersheriff, 
sheriff's officer, county prosecutor, assistant prosecutor, prosecutor's 
detective or investigator, deputy attorney general or State investigator 
employed by the Division of Criminal Justice of the Department of Law and 
Public Safety, investigator employed by the State Commission of Investigation, 
inspector of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Bureau of the Division 
of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety authorized to carry 
weapons by the Superintendent of State Police, State park police officer, or 
State conservation officer;

���� (5)�� Except as hereinafter 
provided, a prison or jail warden of any penal institution in this State or his 
deputies, or an employee of the Department of Corrections engaged in the 
interstate transportation of convicted offenders, while in the performance of his 
duties, and when required to possess the weapon by his superior officer, or a 
corrections officer or keeper of a penal institution in this State at all times 
while in the State of New Jersey, provided he annually passes an examination 
approved by the superintendent testing his proficiency in the handling of 
firearms;

���� (6)�� A civilian employee of 
the United States Government under the supervision of the commanding officer of 
any post, camp, station, base or other military or naval installation located 
in this State who is required, in the performance of his official duties, to 
carry firearms, and who is authorized to carry firearms by the commanding 
officer, while in the actual performance of his official duties;

���� (7)�� (a) A regularly employed 
member, including a detective, of the police department of any county or 
municipality, or of any State, interstate, municipal or county park police 
force or boulevard police force, at all times while in the State of New Jersey;

���� (b)�� A special law 
enforcement officer authorized to carry a weapon as provided in subsection b. 
of section 7 of P.L.1985, c.439 (C.40A:14-146.14);

���� (c)�� An airport security 
officer or a special law enforcement officer appointed by the governing body of 
any county or municipality, except as provided in subsection (b) of this 
section, or by the commission, board or other body having control of a county 
park or airport or boulevard police force, while engaged in the actual 
performance of his official duties and when specifically authorized by the 
governing body to carry weapons;

���� (8)�� A full-time, paid member 
of a paid or part-paid fire department or force of any municipality who is 
assigned full-time or part-time to an arson investigation unit created pursuant 
to section 1 of P.L.1981, c.409 (C.40A:14-7.1) or to the county arson investigation 
unit in the county prosecutor's office, while either engaged in the actual 
performance of arson investigation duties or while actually on call to perform 
arson investigation duties and when specifically authorized by the governing 
body or the county prosecutor, as the case may be, to carry weapons. Prior to 
being permitted to carry a firearm, a member shall take and successfully 
complete a firearms training course administered by the Police Training 
Commission pursuant to P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-66 et seq.), and shall annually 
qualify in the use of a revolver or similar weapon prior to being permitted to 
carry a firearm;

���� (9)�� A juvenile corrections 
officer in the employment of the Juvenile Justice Commission established