The League has serious reservations about A-3518/S-1297, which creates a mobile driver’s license and identification cards. Municipal governments will have to purchase expensive new scanning devices to read the electronic cards and there are potential privacy concerns regarding surrendering a phone to a police officer.
Due to the purchase of new equipment, this legislation is a potential unfunded mandate. It also has the potential for significant litigation regarding the surrender of an electronic device to a law enforcement officer.
For those reasons, the League opposes this legislation. S-1297 will be considered at the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting on Thursday and we expect the Assembly companion to be considered in the near future as well. Please reach out to your legislators to oppose this legislation.
Contact: Lori Buckelew, Deputy Executive Director, lbuckelew@njlm.org, ext. 112.