Bill > A4919

Introduced Session

This bill revises the definition of domestic violence to include psychological abuse and economic abuse. Under the "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991," P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-17 et al.) "domestic violence" means the occurrence of one or more of the enumerated acts set forth in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-19) upon a person protected under the act. The bill would add the following enumerated acts to the statute: (1) Any other offense involving psychological abuse that causes fear or serious alarm or distress that has a substantial adverse impact on a person's daily activities; and (2) Economic abuse, defined as any behavior that has a substantial adverse effect on the ability of a person protected under the "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991" to: (a) acquire, use, or maintain money or other property, or (b) obtain goods or services.

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JoAnn Downey (D)*,  Aura Dunn (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee (on 11/05/2020)