Requires AOC to release domestic violence central registry records to certain health care practitioners.
This bill requires New Jersey's Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to share domestic violence central registry records - tracking individuals with restraining orders, charges, or violations - with licensed health care practitioners (such as doctors, nurses, and therapists) who have a legal duty to warn and protect potential victims. Currently, these confidential records are only shared with law enforcement, courts, or child protection agencies under specific circumstances. The bill adds health care professionals to the list of authorized recipients when they are legally obligated to warn a patient about domestic violence, expanding access to better support victims. Unauthorized disclosure of these records remains punishable by up to 18 months in prison or a $10,000 fine.
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Introduction
Jan 2024
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Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Party
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Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
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Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
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Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
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