Provides for an additional aggravating factor in sentencing person who has committed act of domestic violence against certain minors.

This New Jersey bill (A2519) would add a new aggravating factor for judges to consider when sentencing individuals convicted of domestic violence against certain minors. Specifically, it would require courts to consider as an aggravating factor if the domestic violence was committed against a minor who is already defined as a domestic violence victim under state law - including minors in dating relationships or emancipated minors (those under 18 who are married, have children, are pregnant, or have been declared emancipated by a court). The addition would make sentencing more severe for domestic violence against these vulnerable minors. The bill directly affects judges, prosecutors, and defendants in domestic violence cases involving these specific minor victims.