New Jersey § 52:17b-111

§ 52:17b-111.

a. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Division of State Police, county

prosecutors offices, Administrative Office of the Courts, and Department of Corrections,

shall establish a program to collect, record, and analyze data regarding defendants

in this State who are age 18 or older at the time of the commission of an alleged

indictable offense or disorderly persons offense. In furtherance of this program, the Attorney General shall compile data collected

from the time a defendant enters the State's criminal justice system, by arrest, charge,

or other action, through the final disposition of the defendant's case. The data shall include information concerning the race, ethnicity, gender, and age

of the defendant and be compiled in accordance with the standards of the classification

of federal data on race and ethnicity established by the federal Office of Management

and Budget. The data shall include, but not be limited to, data concerning: (1) warrants, arrests, charges, filing of criminal complaints, and indictments; (2) dismissed or downgraded charges; (3) cases which proceed to trial, and the disposition of cases, including convictions

and guilty pleas; (4) admission to diversionary programs, including data on program applications, and

any prosecutorial or court consent or denial for a defendant's entry into diversionary

programs; (5) cases involving victims, including the race, ethnicity, gender, and age of the

defendant and victims in those cases; (6) plea agreement negotiations, including data concerning plea offers extended and

accepted or rejected by the defendant, plea agreements entered or rejected by the

court, and whether the plea agreements involved probation or incarceration; (7) court fees and fines; and (8) restitution amounts ordered, including any amount collected by the court and paid

to a victim. b. The Division of State Police, county prosecutor's offices, Administrative Office

of the Courts, Department of Corrections, Office of the Public Defender, and county

and municipal police departments shall cooperate with the Attorney General in the

implementation of this program, and shall assist in the collection, recording, compilation

and provision of data in furtherance of the program to the extent and in the manner

required by the Attorney General. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the disclosure of any confidential

or personal identifying information. For the purposes of this section, “ personal identifying information ” shall include, but not be limited to, name and any aliases, address, social security

number, telephone number, fax number, driver's license number, email address, or social

media address of any defendant or victim. d. The Attorney General shall prepare and publish on its Internet website annual reports

summarizing the data collected, recorded, and analyzed pursuant to this section. e. The Attorney General shall, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c. 164 ( C.52:14-19.1 ), annually prepare and transmit to the Governor and the Legislature the reports required

in this section. f. The Attorney General may utilize the services of any public or private entity or

entities for the performance of activities in furtherance of the program established

under this section, and may enter into agreements for those purposes as the Attorney

General deems advisable.