New Jersey S422 establishes penalties for withholding identification to hinder apprehension or prosecution.

New Jersey S422 amends the state's criminal code to include withholding identification as a form of hindering apprehension or prosecution. The bill specifies that withholding or refusing to provide valid identification or true identity upon arrest, with the intent to hinder one's own detention, apprehension, investigation, prosecution, conviction, or punishment, is a crime. The severity of the crime depends on the underlying offense, with penalties ranging from a third-degree crime to a disorderly persons offense.

New Jersey S422 establishes penalties for withholding identification to hinder apprehension or prosecution.

New Jersey S422 amends the state's criminal code to include withholding identification as a form of hindering apprehension or prosecution. The bill specifies that withholding or refusing to provide valid identification or true identity upon arrest, with the intent to hinder one's own detention, apprehension, investigation, prosecution, conviction, or punishment, is a crime. The severity of the crime depends on the underlying offense, with penalties ranging from a third-degree crime to a disorderly persons offense.