Sponsored by:
Assemblyman KEVIN J. ROONEY
District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)
Assemblyman JAY WEBBER
District 26 (Essex, Morris and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Requires Superintendent of State Police to publish cannabis-related fatal motor vehicle crash statistics.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning motor vehicle crash statistics and supplementing Title 52 of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Superintendent of State Police shall collect and publish data concerning the number of cannabis-related motor vehicle crash fatalities that occur in the State annually. For the purposes of this section, “cannabis” shall have the same definition as set forth in section 3 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-33).
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Superintendent of State Police to collect and publish data concerning the number of cannabis-related motor vehicle crash fatalities that occur in the State annually.
Under current practice, the State Police publish an annual Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Report that provides statistics on the prior year’s fatal motor vehicle crashes. The report provides specific details concerning alcohol-related crashes. The provisions of this bill require the superintendent to collect and report similar information for cannabis-related crashes.