Dec 19, 2023 | Atlantic City Airport | Baggage Scale Testing | Credit Card Surcharge Laws | Hidden Credit Card Surcharges | New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”) | Newark Liberty International Airport (“EWR”) | No Cash Payment Policies | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“the Division”) today announced educational and enforcement initiatives that will help protect consumers from being overcharged as they shop, dine, and travel to celebrate the season with family and friends.
Dec 15, 2023 | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | NJHVIP | Victims of Crime Act | VOCA | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Press Release | VIVA
Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that $5.2 million in funds allocated for the continued support of the New Jersey Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (NJHVIP) will be distributed among 11 recipients in 10 counties.
Dec 14, 2023 | Anniversary | ARRIVE Together | collaboration | community needs | Expansion | Law Enforcement | mental health emergencies | mental health professionals | Arrive Together | Behavioral Health | Mental Health | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together program is now operational in all 21 New Jersey counties, a milestone reached just as the program marks its two-year anniversary.
Dec 12, 2023 | Civil Complaints | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Eagle Shows | FSS Armory | ghost guns | Gun Violence Reduction Task Force | GVRTF | JSD Supply | New Jersey Gun Dealer Under | NJ Public Nuisance Law | Patriot Enterprises Worldwide LLC | Pennsylvania Gun Show Company | SAFE | Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement | VIVA | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | Press Release | Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Office
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the filing of civil complaints via New Jersey’s Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Office against a New Jersey licensed gun dealer and two Pennsylvania-based gun companies.
Dec 11, 2023 | "No Bill" | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | Fatal Police Shooting | Grand Jury | Independent Prosecutor Directive | Paterson | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding a fatal police-involved shooting on December 29, 2021, in Paterson.
