New Jersey § 46:8-58

§ 46:8-58.

a. A housing provider shall not knowingly or purposefully publish, or cause to be

published, any housing advertisement that explicitly provides that the housing provider

will not consider any applicant who has been arrested or convicted of one or more

crimes or offenses, except for drug-related criminal activity for the manufacture

or production of methamphetamine on the premises of federally assisted housing, and

whether the applicant is subject to a lifetime registration requirement under a State

sex offender registration program. b. A housing provider shall not print, publish, circulate, issue, display, post, or

mail, or cause to be printed, published, circulated, issued, displayed, posted or

mailed any statement, advertisement, publication or sign, or use any form of application

for the rental, lease, or sublease of any real property or part or portion thereof

or make any record or inquiry in connection with the prospective rental, lease, or

sublease of any real property or part or portion thereof which expresses, directly

or indirectly, any unlawful limitation, specification or discrimination as to criminal

record, except as permitted by this act 1 and for drug-related criminal activity for the manufacture or production of methamphetamine

on the premises of federally assisted housing, and whether the applicant is subject

to a lifetime registration requirement under a State sex offender registration program. c. Unless otherwise required by law, a housing provider shall not: (1) distribute or disseminate an applicant's criminal record to any person who is

not expected to use the criminal record for the purpose of evaluating the applicant

in a manner consistent with this act; or (2) use an applicant's criminal record for a purpose that is not consistent with this

act. 1

L.2021, c. 110 (N.J.S.A. §§ 46:8-52 to 46:8-64).