A 3394 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

The "Digital Impersonation Prevention Act."

This bill (A3394, "Digital Impersonation Prevention Act") makes it a crime to knowingly impersonate another person online without consent for specific harmful purposes, such as harassment, sending unsolicited spam messages, or stealing contact lists. It directly affects individuals who commit digital impersonation and those who are impersonated. Offenders face fines up to $1,000, up to one year in jail, or both. Victims can also sue for $500 per incident plus additional damages and seek court orders to stop the impersonation.
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Introduced Feb 1, 2024 Last action Feb 1, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
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