A 2250 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires persons to report incidents of domestic violence to law enforcement and makes it a disorderly persons offense to fail to report.

This bill requires certain professionals - including doctors, counselors, and mental health workers - to report suspected domestic violence to police when they have reasonable cause to believe it occurred. It also provides legal immunity for those reporting in good faith and mandates that institutions (like hospitals) notify their management to ensure reporting happens. Failing to report under these conditions is defined as a disorderly persons offense, punishable by up to 6 months in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both. The law also directs police to share reports with a state domestic violence registry.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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Yvonne Lopez
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