New Jersey S1452 establishes a new crime for committing domestic violence in the presence of a child.
New Jersey S1452 creates a new crime for committing an act of domestic violence in the presence of a child. The bill defines this crime as occurring when a person commits an act of domestic violence in the presence of a child, where the child is 16 years of age or younger. The offender must know the child is present during the commission of the act. The severity of the crime depends on the underlying offense, with the crime being a fourth degree if the underlying offense is a disorderly persons offense or petty disorderly persons offense, and one degree higher otherwise.
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