Upgrades assault on victims who are elderly or disabled.

This bill amends New Jersey's assault law to specifically address assaults on elderly or disabled individuals. It upgrades the offense to a third-degree crime when bodily injury occurs to a person with a disability (defined as someone with a pre-existing medically determinable impairment that substantially limits physical or mental resistance) or a senior citizen aged 60 or older, and to a second-degree crime for significant or serious bodily injury. The law mandates a minimum three-year prison sentence with no parole eligibility during that term for convictions under this provision. The bill was prompted by specific incidents including the assault of a disabled man in Trenton and attacks on elderly victims in Ewing and Lawrence. This change directly affects perpetrators of assaults against vulnerable populations who meet the defined disability or age criteria.