S 2892 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Allows identity theft victims to petition for judicial determination of factual innocence.

S 2892 allows identity theft victims to petition a court for a "factual innocence" determination if they were mistakenly arrested, charged, convicted, or had criminal records linked to their identity. The bill creates a process where courts can review evidence like affidavits or police reports to declare a victim innocent of crimes committed using their identity. If granted, the court orders public court records to remove or label the victim’s name and identifying information as impersonated. The bill also requires the courts to create a database for victims to access their status and a toll-free number for assistance. This directly helps victims clear wrongful criminal records without needing to re-litigate the underlying crime.
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Introduced Mar 4, 2024 Last action Mar 4, 2024
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