Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll (R-Morris) is doing some work over the election cycle recess.
The conservative North Jersey legislator announced on Wednesday, via social media, that he plans to introduce the following bill when the legislature reconvenes which, if adopted and signed, would outlaw certain actions and activities conducted while wearing a mask:
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Michael Patrick Carroll
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A person is guilty of a disorderly persons offense if the person while wearing a mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of the face is hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer, enter upon, or be, or appear upon or within all public property, do any of the following:
a. Intend to deprive any person or class of persons of equal protection of the law or of equal privileges and immunities under the law, or for the purpose of preventing or hindering the constituted authorities of the United States or this State from giving or securing for all persons within this State the equal protection of the law;
b. Intend by force or threat of force, to injure, intimidate, or interfere with any person because of the person’s exercise of any right secured by federal, State, or local laws, or to intimidate any person or any class of persons from exercising any right secured by federal, State, or local laws;
c. Intend to intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass any other person; or
d. While engaged in conduct prohibited by civil or criminal law, intend to avoid identification.
