A2509

Establishes offense of harassing, intimidating, or bullying a minor and creates a diversionary program for juveniles charged with this offense.

New Jersey A2509 creates the offense of harassing, intimidating, or bullying a minor, which is a disorderly persons offense. It also establishes a diversionary program for juveniles charged with this offense. The bill provides that a person commits the offense if they communicate with a minor with the purpose to harm them physically or emotionally, damage their property, or place them in fear of harm or damage due to the minor's race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or ethnicity.