ASSEMBLY LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

 

STATEMENT TO

 

SENATE, No. 291

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

DATED: FEBRUARY 15, 1996

 

      The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee favorably reports Senate Bill No. 291.

      Senate Bill No. 291 amends N.J.S.2C:33-3 to provide that a person who knowingly places a call to a 9-1-1 emergency telephone system for a purpose other than that of reporting the need for a 9-1-1 service is guilty of a disorderly persons offense. A disorderly persons offense is punishable by a term of imprisonment for a period of not more than six months, a fine not to exceed $1,000, or both.