Jan 31, 2024 | continuing education for police officers | Licensing Committee | N.J. Police Licensure Act | OPIA | Police Training Commission (PTC) | public trust | standards of professionalism | Excellence in Policing | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Police Training Commission | Policing Policy | Press Release | Public Integrity | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
A new state law went into effect this month requiring New Jersey’s approximately 40,500 police officers to hold valid, active licenses issued by the Police Training Commission (PTC) in order to serve as law enforcement officers.
Jan 25, 2024 | Combating Gun Violence | 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 today announced that an Indiana-based firearms dealer has agreed to stop advertising, offering for sale, and selling large capacity magazines (“LCMs”) to New Jersey residents, and prevent the ordering and shipping of its LCMs to any New Jersey addresses, in order to resolve allegations stemming from an undercover investigation conducted by the Division.
Jan 16, 2024 | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Equity & Inclusion | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in 14 cases alleging violations of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination’s (LAD) prohibition against denying housing opportunity because of a lawful source of income such as government rental assistance.
Jan 12, 2024 | Bias and Discrimination | Discrimination | Discrimination in Home Appraisals | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division on Civil Rights | housing | LAD | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today the launch of the Home Appraisal Discrimination Initiative to address persistent systemic inequities in real estate appraisals, which play a critical role in the homebuying and home refinancing process.
Jan 9, 2024 | CashApp | CFPB | Coalition | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Digital Payment and Wallet Services | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking | Paypal | proposed federal rule | Venmo | Zelle | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court | Statutes, Regulations & Rules
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin yesterday led a coalition of Attorneys General to support a proposed federal rule that would expand supervisory authority over certain nonbank companies to ensure that such companies are subject to the same regulatory oversight as banks, credit unions, and other traditional financial institutions.
Dec 21, 2023 | "Oasis" | Fraudulent Investments | NRIA | Oasis Realty Investment Group LLC (“Oasis”) | Real Estate Investment Firm | Bureau of Securities | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the New Jersey Bureau of Securities within the Division of Consumer Affairs has filed a civil enforcement action against the former vice-president of an NJ-based real estate investment firm that defrauded investors nationwide.