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NJ S4006
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Angela Mcknight
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AI Summary
- Lowers the minimum age for domestic violence protections from 18 to 16 years old for unemancipated minors in New Jersey
- Allows victims aged 16 and older to apply for domestic violence restraining orders, regardless of emancipation status
- Permits domestic violence restraining orders to be issued against defendants who are 16 years of age or older
- Unemancipated minors under age 16 who commit covered offenses remain subject to juvenile delinquency proceedings rather than domestic violence statutes
- Amends P.L.1991, c.261 (the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991) and applies to all acts committed on or after the effective date
Legislative Description
Expands the domestic violence statutes to encompass minors aged 16 and older.
Judiciary
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
3/19/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/19/2026
Full Bill Text
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