A 3600
Prohibits election-related identity theft; upgrades dissemination of false campaign communications to third degree crime.
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Bill overview
This bill makes it a crime to impersonate someone for electoral purposes, including using technology like ‘deepfakes,’ and it increases the severity of penalties for spreading false campaign information. Specifically, it prohibits using someone’s identity to obtain benefits or defraud others, and it elevates the crime of disseminating false campaign communications from a disorderly persons offense to a third-degree crime. The bill also addresses identity theft involving personal information used to purchase restricted items.
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