Bill > A5174

This bill makes various changes to address sexual assault and child abuse and neglect involving military personnel. It addresses protection, penalties, enforcement, jurisdiction, and victim compensation matters. Key provisions include: - Allowing certain military protective orders to be enforced statewide and making violations punishable as contempt of court. - Establishing a central registry of protective orders, including military orders, and limiting disclosure of information from the registry. - Empowering certain military law enforcement officers to make arrests for certain crimes on or off military installations. - Allowing the state to exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the federal government over military installations for sexual assault cases. - Requiring the Department of Children and Families to coordinate with military family advocacy programs on investigations involving military personnel. - Allowing victim compensation claims for military sexual assault even if not reported to a superior officer.

Justice, Military Affairs and Security

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/A5174