Bill > A5285

This bill requires law enforcement agencies to provide copies of certain records, such as photographs, body camera footage, and 911 transcripts, to victims of domestic violence upon request within 10 calendar days. If the records cannot be produced within that timeframe, the agency must make one of the investigating officers available for the hearing related to the domestic violence complaint. The bill also allows victims to enforce their right to access these records through the open public records act on an expedited basis. Additionally, the bill amends the existing "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act" to allow for the court to grant an adjournment if the plaintiff needs time to collect evidence from the law enforcement records, and to specify that the absence of such records should not be a basis to deny relief to the plaintiff.

Budget and Finance, Justice

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/A5285