Sponsored by:
Assemblyman DAN HUTCHISON
District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman DAVID BAILEY, JR.
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
Senator PAUL D. MORIARTY
District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)
Senator PAUL A. SARLO
District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Spearman, Miller, Assemblywoman Lopez and Senator Turner
SYNOPSIS
Establishes penalties for certain conduct related to public brawl and disorderly conduct.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee on June 19, 2025, with amendments.
An Act concerning public brawls and disorderly conduct and supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A parent or legal guardian having legal custody of a juvenile shall be:
a. subject to a fine of $1,000, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), if the parent or legal guardian demonstrated willful or wanton disregard in the exercise of the supervision and control of the conduct of the juvenile such that the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent for engaging in improper behavior in violation of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:33-2, which resulted in property damage;
b. guilty of a petty disorderly persons offense if the parent or legal guardian demonstrated willful or wanton disregard in the exercise of the supervision and control of the conduct of the juvenile such that the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent for a first offense of inciting a public brawl in violation of subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:33-1; and
c. guilty of a disorderly persons offense if the parent or legal guardian demonstrated willful or wanton disregard in the exercise of the supervision and control of the conduct of the juvenile and the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent for a second or subsequent offense of inciting a public brawl in violation of subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:33-1.
2. This act shall take effect 1[upon the enactment into law of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as Senate Bill No. 3508 of 2024-2025)] immediately1.