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NJ A1391

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2024

Primary Sponsor

Shama Haider

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Automatically makes victims' locations confidential in stalking conviction cases, domestic violence cases, and sex offense cases, preventing the information from appearing on any law enforcement or court documents accessible to defendants

  • Extends automatic location confidentiality protections to stalking allegations involving minors under 18, developmentally disabled individuals, and those with mental conditions rendering them incapable of consent

  • Allows victims of assault, aggravated assault, harassment, and cyber-harassment to petition the court for an order keeping their location confidential from defendants

  • Amends existing domestic violence statutes to clarify that victim location confidentiality applies when defendants are charged, when complaints are filed, and upon conviction—not just at specific procedural stages

  • Applies location confidentiality to all law enforcement and court documents or records to which a defendant has access, expanding beyond previous language that referenced only general "documents or records"

Legislative Description

Strengthens location confidentiality for certain crime victims.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

1/9/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/9/2024

Full Bill Text

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