New Jersey A3201 increases penalties for crimes against elderly and disabled adults.
New Jersey A3201 amends existing law to increase penalties for crimes committed against elderly and disabled adults. It establishes a gradation of criminal offenses, ranging from a disorderly persons offense to a crime of the second degree, for crimes committed against these vulnerable populations. The bill specifies that those with a legal duty to care for or who have assumed responsibility for the care of a person 60 years of age or older or a disabled adult, who abandon or unreasonably neglect to do or fail to permit necessary acts for the physical or mental health of the elderly or.
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