Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.

This bill amends New Jersey's assault laws to specifically address cases where the victim has a disability. It defines a "person with a disability" as someone with a pre-existing physical or mental impairment that substantially limits their ability to resist. Under the bill, causing bodily injury to such a person would be classified as a third-degree crime with a mandatory minimum three-year prison sentence. This directly affects individuals with disabilities who may be targeted for assault, increasing penalties for those who commit such acts against them. The bill was prompted by the 2006 assault of Joey Damiano, a Trenton man with an intellectual disability.