A 3561 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes crime of doxxing.

This bill makes doxxing a crime in New Jersey by criminalizing the intentional disclosure of personal identifying information without consent, with the purpose of causing fear, violence, stalking, or mental anguish. The crime applies when such disclosure creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury, stalking, or inflicts mental anguish that places the person or their "close relation" in reasonable fear of physical harm. The bill broadly defines "close relation" to include family members, household members, and significant personal or professional relationships. Exceptions exist for good-faith disclosures to the public about unlawful conduct or to law enforcement, with penalties ranging from up to 18 months in prison (fourth degree) to 3-5 years (third degree) if serious harm occurs.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2024 Last action Jan 8, 2026
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Committee
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Jan 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
May 16, 2024
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
lower
3 primary · 17 co-sponsors

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