Concerns keyless locking mechanisms and burglar's tools.
This bill amends New Jersey's burglary statute (N.J.S.2C:5-5) to explicitly include keyless locking mechanisms under the definition of "burglar's tools." It makes it a crime to manufacture, possess, or publish plans for tools designed to bypass keyless locks with the intent to commit burglary. Manufacturing such tools or publishing plans is a fourth-degree crime (up to 18 months in jail or $10,000 fine), while mere possession is a disorderly persons offense (up to 6 months or $1,000 fine). The law directly affects individuals who create or distribute devices specifically intended to illegally access premises through keyless systems.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Sep 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 3, 2024
Last action Sep 19, 2024
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 28, 2024
How they voted
77–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 80
Jun 28, 2024
D
Democratic52
100% Yea
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Sep 19, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (77-0-0)
lower
Jun 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
lower
3 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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