New Jersey Statutes 2C:24-7.2. Personal identifying information protected during certain prosecutions, knowingly exposing others to infectious, communicable disease
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:24-7.2
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
“Infectious or communicable disease” means a non-airborne disease spread from person to person that is fatal or causes disabling long-term consequences in the absence of treatment and management.
“Personal identifying information” means any name, address, or other information that may be used, alone or in conjunction with any other information, to identify a specific individual, and any photographic image, reproduction, or other depiction of a person.
b. In a prosecution under section 1 of P.L.2015, c.186 (C. 2C:24-7.1) against a person who knowingly or recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of transmitting an infectious or communicable disease to another person, all court decisions, orders, petitions, motions, and other documents filed by the parties and the prosecutor shall be redacted to protect the name and other personal identifying information of the other person from public disclosure, unless the other person requests otherwise. Additionally, the court shall enter appropriate orders to bar the disclosure of the name or other personal identifying information of the other person by the parties, attorneys, law enforcement, and any other persons, unless the other person requests otherwise.
L.2021, c.409, s.1