A 3747 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Expands rights of crime victims.

This bill expands New Jersey crime victims' rights by clarifying two key provisions. First, it allows courts to permit non-victims (such as close family members, teachers, or coaches in homicide cases) to make in-person impact statements at sentencing, standardizing current inconsistent court practices. Second, it ensures victims can attend specific post-conviction hearings involving sex offenders (like registration reviews or risk assessments) and insanity acquittal commitments, though courts may exclude victims to protect offenders' privacy. The bill does not create new rights but clarifies existing ones under current law, applying to all crime victims and their designated representatives in these scenarios.
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Introduced Feb 22, 2024 Last action Feb 22, 2024
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Feb 22, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
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