S4519 • 2026

Repeals law requiring law enforcement officers to reveal facial identity during certain public interactions and to present sufficient identification prior to arresting or detaining person.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Amato, Carmen F., Jr.
Last action: 2026-06-26
Official status: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Repeals law requiring law enforcement officers to reveal facial identity during certain public interactions and to present sufficient identification prior to arresting or detaining person.

What This Bill Does

Repeals law requiring law enforcement officers to reveal facial identity during certain public interactions and to present sufficient identification prior to arresting or detaining person.
Topic: Law and Public Safety Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-06-26 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Official Summary Text

Repeals law requiring law enforcement officers to reveal facial identity during certain public interactions and to present sufficient identification prior to arresting or detaining person.
Topic:
Law and Public Safety
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S4519

SENATE, No. 4519

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED JUNE 26, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� CARMEN F. AMATO, JR.

District 9 (Ocean)

Senator� DOUGLAS J. STEINHARDT

District 23 (Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren)

SYNOPSIS

���� Repeals law requiring law enforcement officers to
reveal facial identity during certain public interactions and to present
sufficient identification prior to arresting or detaining person.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act

concerning law enforcement officers and
repealing P.L.2026, c.3.

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

���� 1.��� P.L.2026, c.3 (C.�������
) is repealed.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill repeals P.L.2026,
c.3 (C.������� ), which requires law enforcement officers to reveal their facial
identity during certain public interactions and to present sufficient
identification prior to arresting or detaining a person.

���� This law requires law
enforcement officers operating in this State, including federal officers, to
reveal their facial identities while performing official duties unless they are
engaged in undercover or tactical operations, facing retaliation threats, or
wearing protective gear for safety from medical, weather-related, or chemical
threats. �Additionally, this law requires law enforcement officers to provide
sufficient identification by wearing a department-issued uniform, demonstrating
a department-issued form of identification, or providing verbal disclosure of
their name and agency prior to detaining or arresting an individual. These
identification requirements do not apply if the disclosure would compromise an
investigation, a supervisor determines stealth is necessary, or the officer
reasonably believes their personal safety is at risk.�

���� It is the sponsor�s view that
the statute�s identification and facial disclosure mandates compromise officer
safety, increase the risk of retaliation against law enforcement officers, and
impede the integrity of authorized investigations.