Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
S 4850 creates a new criminal offense called "victimization" for crimes committed against seniors (60+) or people with disabilities, with penalties one level higher than the original offense. It makes perpetrators strictly liable - meaning they cannot claim they didn’t know the victim was vulnerable, even if they reasonably believed otherwise. The bill defines "person with a disability" as someone with a pre-existing impairment preventing normal resistance (including Social Security recipients) and mandates separate sentences for both the underlying crime and the victimization charge. This applies to offenses listed in Chapters 11-18 of New Jersey’s criminal code, such as assault, burglary, or harassment.
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Nov 2025
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Introduced Nov 10, 2025
Last action Nov 10, 2025
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Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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State
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Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
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Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
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