S 4766 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Clarifies right of crime victim to make in-person statement directly to defendant concerning impact of crime.

S 4766 clarifies that crime victims in New Jersey can make an in-person statement directly to the defendant about the crime's impact during any trial, hearing, or proceeding where victim impact statements are permitted, unless the court determines the defendant is physically unable to attend. This right supplements existing protections, such as the ability to submit written impact statements to prosecutors and to speak to the sentencing court. The bill does not change current processes for presentence reports but explicitly ensures victims can address the defendant directly when the defendant is present.
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Introduced Oct 27, 2025 Last action Oct 27, 2025
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Oct 27, 2025
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