A 2628 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Creates crime of victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability.

This bill creates a new criminal offense called "victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability" in New Jersey. It applies when someone commits any crime listed in Chapters 11-18 of Title 2C (like assault or theft) against a person aged 62 or older, or someone with a medically determinable disability that substantially limits their ability to resist. The victimization charge is sentenced as one degree more serious than the underlying crime (e.g., a disorderly persons offense becomes a fourth-degree crime), requires separate sentencing for both the underlying crime and victimization, and adds mandatory parole supervision (3-5 years) after prison if the underlying crime was first or second degree. The bill defines "senior citizen" as 62+ and "person with a disability" as someone meeting federal Social Security disability criteria.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
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