Requires VCCO to provide certain emergency assistance and establish hotline.

S 2221 requires New Jersey's Victims of Crimes Compensation Office (VCCO) to provide immediate emergency assistance to crime victims and their families. The bill mandates that trained VCCO staff be dispatched to hospitals or emergency care facilities upon request to help victims access resources and complete applications. It also requires the VCCO to establish a 24-hour toll-free hotline and email system for requesting this assistance, with information about the service to be included at all hospitals, police departments, and courthouses. The bill updates existing requirements for victim resource information but does not change compensation eligibility or funding. The bill was introduced in the Senate on January 9, 2024, and is pending before the Law and Public Safety Committee.