Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.

This bill amends the New Jersey criminal code to upgrade the offense of assault when the victim is a person with a disability. It defines a "person with a disability" as someone substantially incapable of exercising normal physical or mental power of resistance due to a pre-existing medically determinable physical or mental impairment. The bill mandates a minimum three-year prison term for those who cause bodily injury to a person with a disability, classifying it as a third-degree crime.

Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.

This bill amends the New Jersey criminal code to upgrade the offense of assault when the victim is a person with a disability. It defines a "person with a disability" as someone substantially incapable of exercising normal physical or mental power of resistance due to a pre-existing medically determinable physical or mental impairment. The bill mandates a minimum three-year prison term for those who cause bodily injury to a person with a disability, classifying it as a third-degree crime.