Daniel's Law

Governor Murphy signed legislation (A1649) on November 20, 2020.  The bill known as "Daniel’s Law" was enacted in response to the tragic death of Daniel Anderl, the son of Judge Esther Salas and Mark Anderl. The law prohibits disclosure of the residential addresses of certain persons covered by the law (“Covered Persons”) on websites controlled by state, county, and local government agencies.  The community of Covered Persons includes former, active, and retired judicial officers, prosecutors, and members of law enforcement and their immediate family members residing in the same household.

Covered Persons may register through the Daniel's Law Portal, which was recently established by the Office of Information Privacy, an agency created within the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs to carry out the mandate of Daniel’s Law.

With respect to Internet postings (other than those on New Jersey state, county, and municipal government websites) an authorized person, as defined by law, seeking to prohibit the disclosure of the home address or unpublished home telephone number of any covered person shall provide written notice to the entity or person advising that they are an authorized person and that they are requesting that the entity or person cease the disclosure of the information and remove the protected information from the internet or where it is otherwise made available.  See, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-31.1(c) below.

The full text of the law can be found here: P.L. 2021, c.371