A 3301 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.

New Jersey Assembly Bill A3301 creates a new criminal offense called "victimization" for intentionally committing certain crimes (like assault, burglary, or theft) against senior citizens (60+ years old) or persons with disabilities. The bill defines a "person with a disability" as someone with a pre-existing medically determinable impairment substantially limiting resistance, including those receiving Social Security disability benefits. If the victim is a senior or person with a disability, the perpetrator faces a separate charge one degree higher than the original crime (e.g., a fourth-degree offense becomes a third-degree crime), with harsher penalties like 10-30 year sentences for first-degree underlying crimes. The law mandates separate sentencing for both the original crime and the victimization charge, and defendants cannot claim they did not know the victim’s status.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
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Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jun 24, 2024
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Jun 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
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Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
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