New Jersey A2738 creates penalties for child endangerment via social media.

New Jersey A2738 amends the state's child endangerment law to include penalties for those who use social media to endanger children. The bill makes it a crime for anyone to knowingly act in a manner likely to be injurious to a child's physical, mental, or moral welfare via electronic communication. If the person has a legal duty for the care of the child or has assumed responsibility for the care of the child, it is a second degree crime. For all other persons, it is a crime of the third degree.

New Jersey A2738 creates penalties for child endangerment via social media.

New Jersey A2738 amends the state's child endangerment law to include penalties for those who use social media to endanger children. The bill makes it a crime for anyone to knowingly act in a manner likely to be injurious to a child's physical, mental, or moral welfare via electronic communication. If the person has a legal duty for the care of the child or has assumed responsibility for the care of the child, it is a second degree crime. For all other persons, it is a crime of the third degree.