[First Reprint] ASSEMBLY, No. 4653 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 221st LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED JUNE 25, 2024
[First Reprint]
ASSEMBLY, No. 4653
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED JUNE 25, 2024
Sponsored by: Assemblyman CODY D. MILLER District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester) Assemblywoman MARGIE DONLON, M.D. District 11 (Monmouth) Assemblyman WILLIAM B. SAMPSON, IV District 31 (Hudson) Co-Sponsored by: Assemblyman Spearman and Assemblywoman Peterpaul SYNOPSIS Requires AG to establish training program for crowd management and provide resources to municipal police department or force for large gatherings and flash mobs. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As reported by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on February 20, 2025, with amendments.
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman CODY D. MILLER
District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman MARGIE DONLON, M.D.
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblyman WILLIAM B. SAMPSON, IV
District 31 (Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Spearman and Assemblywoman Peterpaul
SYNOPSIS
Requires AG to establish training program for crowd management and provide resources to municipal police department or force for large gatherings and flash mobs.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on February 20, 2025, with amendments.
An Act concerning 1training law enforcement for1 crowd management during certain large gatherings 1and flash mobs1 and supplementing Title 52 of the New Jersey Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. For purposes of this section: "Flash mob" 1[or "pop-up party"]1 means a gathering 1or pop-up party1 of 50 or more persons, typically organized through social media or other electronic communication, that occurs without advance notice to the municipality or other local governmental unit and that impacts public safety. "Large-scale gathering" means any public or private gathering with greater than 500 attendees. b. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Superintendent of State Police, the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, and the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, shall establish a training program for any municipal police department or force located within a municipality that, within the preceding twelve months, hosted two or more large-scale 1[social]1 gatherings or 1[had] where1 a flash mob 1[or pop-up party occur] occurred1. The training program shall include, but not be limited to: (1) general crowd management techniques; (2) crowd management techniques applicable to juveniles; (3) strategies for responding to social media activity related to large-scale gatherings 1or flash mobs1; (4) best practices for coordination and resource sharing with neighboring law enforcement agencies; and (5) best practices for ensuring the safety of attendees, the public, and law enforcement during a 1[flash mob or]1 large-scale gathering 1or flash mob1. c. The Attorney General shall make the following resources available to any 1[local or]1 municipal police department or force that has participated in the training program established pursuant to subsection b. of this section: (1) access to social media monitoring tools; (2) mobile command units that may be deployed during a large-scale gathering or, if practicable, during a flash mob 1[or pop-up party]1; and (3) 1[additional]1 personnel 1[support]1 from the New Jersey State Police 1to provide support1, as needed. 1d.1 The Attorney General shall establish a process for 1[requesting] a municipal police department or force to request1 immediate support during a flash mob 1[or pop-up party]1. 1[d.] e.1 Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Attorney General may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
An Act concerning 1training law enforcement for1 crowd management during certain large gatherings 1and flash mobs1 and supplementing Title 52 of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. For purposes of this section:
"Flash mob" 1[or "pop-up party"]1 means a gathering 1or pop-up party1 of 50 or more persons, typically organized through social media or other electronic communication, that occurs without advance notice to the municipality or other local governmental unit and that impacts public safety.
"Large-scale gathering" means any public or private gathering with greater than 500 attendees.
b. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Superintendent of State Police, the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, and the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, shall establish a training program for any municipal police department or force located within a municipality that, within the preceding twelve months, hosted two or more large-scale 1[social]1 gatherings or 1[had] where1 a flash mob 1[or pop-up party occur] occurred1. The training program shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) general crowd management techniques;
(2) crowd management techniques applicable to juveniles;
(3) strategies for responding to social media activity related to large-scale gatherings 1or flash mobs1;
(4) best practices for coordination and resource sharing with neighboring law enforcement agencies; and
(5) best practices for ensuring the safety of attendees, the public, and law enforcement during a 1[flash mob or]1 large-scale gathering 1or flash mob1.
c. The Attorney General shall make the following resources available to any 1[local or]1 municipal police department or force that has participated in the training program established pursuant to subsection b. of this section:
(1) access to social media monitoring tools;
(2) mobile command units that may be deployed during a large-scale gathering or, if practicable, during a flash mob 1[or pop-up party]1; and
(3) 1[additional]1 personnel 1[support]1 from the New Jersey State Police 1to provide support1, as needed.
1d.1 The Attorney General shall establish a process for 1[requesting] a municipal police department or force to request1 immediate support during a flash mob 1[or pop-up party]1.
1[d.] e.1 Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Attorney General may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.