New Jersey Senate Passes Anti-Spam Bill
The New Jersey Senate yesterday approved a bill its sponsors claim expands the federal Can-Spam Act.
Dubbed the New Jersey Can Spam Act, or S-1129, the bill would establish criminal and civil penalties for activities typically involved in spamming.
The bill would prohibit using a computer located in New Jersey to relay or transmit multiple commercial spam messages to mislead recipients or service providers about their origin. It would also ban registering for multiple e-mail addresses or domain names with false information to transmit spam and accessing another computer without authorization and using it to transmit multiple spam e-mails.
All violations of the bill would be at least a fourth degree fine with a maximum penalty of a year in prison and a $1000 fine per violation. Spammers committing larger numbers of violations would be charged with a third degree crime, punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
If a violation involves a felony or is a repeat offense, the charge would be a crime of the second degree with a penalty to up to 10 years in prison and up to $25,000 in fines.
The bill would also authorize New Jersey
