ASSEMBLY, No. 5615
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED MAY 5, 2025
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman CHRIS TULLY
District 38 (Bergen)
Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
Assemblyman BALVIR SINGH
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Requires AG to study use of artificial intelligence for certain law enforcement purposes and issue report.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning artificial intelligence technology and law enforcement agencies and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Attorney General shall study the use of artificial intelligence technology by law enforcement agencies for the purpose of generating police reports and shall issue a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) concerning the use of the technology. The report shall be issued within six months of the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
b. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) an assessment of the artificial intelligence technology available for use in generating police reports and the feasibility of its use;
(2) a Statewide summary of any current use of artificial intelligence technology by law enforcement agencies for the purpose of generating police reports; and
(3) recommendations for implementing a Statewide policy applicable to State and local law enforcement agencies that governs the use of artificial intelligence technology. The policy, at a minimum, shall require a law enforcement officer to review any contents of a police report generated by artificial intelligence to ensure accuracy and completeness prior to issuing the report.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Attorney General to study the use of artificial intelligence technology by law enforcement agencies for the purpose of generating police reports and to issue a report on this use of the technology.
Under the bill, the report would be required to include, at a minimum:
(1) an assessment of the artificial intelligence technology available for use in generating police reports and the feasibility of its use;
(2) a Statewide summary of any current use of artificial intelligence by law enforcement agencies for the purpose of generating police reports; and
(3) recommendations for implementing a Statewide policy applicable to State and local law enforcement agencies that governs the use of artificial intelligence technology. The policy, at a minimum, shall require a law enforcement officer to review any contents of a police report generated by the use of artificial intelligence to ensure accuracy and completeness prior to issuing the report.
The bill requires the Attorney General to issue the report and recommendations within six months of the bill's effective date.