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A2374 • 2026

Requires law enforcement develop protocol for social media in certain circumstances.

Requires law enforcement develop protocol for social media in certain circumstances.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Moen, William F., Jr.
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires law enforcement develop protocol for social media in certain circumstances.

Requires law enforcement develop protocol for social media in certain circumstances.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires law enforcement develop protocol for social media in certain circumstances.
  • Topic: Public Safety and Preparedness Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires law enforcement develop protocol for social media in certain circumstances.
Topic:
Public Safety and Preparedness
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A2374

ASSEMBLY, No. 2374

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR.

District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)

Assemblyman WILLIAM W. SPEARMAN

District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires law enforcement develop protocol for social
media in certain circumstances.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

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

��

An Act

requiring law enforcement to develop a protocol
for the removal of social media posts in certain circumstances and
supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� a.� As used in this act:

���� �Local police department�
means a county police department established pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-106, and
a municipal police department established pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-118.

���� �Missing person� means an
individual whose status is under investigation by the Missing Persons Unit in
the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety.

���� �Wanted Person� means an
individual with an outstanding arrest warrant or pending charges in the New
Jersey Wanted Person System (NJWPS) or the New Jersey Criminal Justice
Information System (NJCJIS) in the files of the National Crime Information
Center (NCIC).

���� b.��� The State Police and
every local police department in this State that uses a social media platform
to post information of missing persons or wanted persons shall develop and
implement a protocol for the publishing and removal of the posting.� The
protocol shall include a deadline of no more than six months for the removal of
a posting of a wanted person who has been arrested or whose charges have been
dismissed, or a missing person who has been found.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the State
Police and local police departments that use social media to post information
regarding missing or wanted persons to develop and implement a protocol for the
posting of that information and for the removal of the posting no later than
six months after the issue is resolved.

���� Currently, there is no
statutory requirement for the State�s law enforcement to remove social media
postings of wanted or missing persons.� Therefore, a person no longer sought by
police could be denied opportunities, such as employment, for appearing as a
wanted person.� Similarly, a person who is no longer missing could endure
unnecessary scrutiny.

���� This bill seeks to alleviate
the potential for harm that may be caused by the persistence of outdated
information posted by the police on the Internet.