S.2763

Expands jurisdiction for prosecution of crimes against minors committed outside New Jersey.

New Jersey S2763 amends the statute concerning endangering the welfare of a child, N.J.S.2C:24-4, to include jurisdiction for prosecution of crimes against minors committed outside New Jersey. Specifically, it applies to situations where a person having a legal duty of care or having assumed responsibility for the care of a child in New Jersey engages in sexual conduct with that child in a jurisdiction other than New Jersey. The bill aims to ensure that New Jersey has jurisdiction to prosecute such cases, consistent with the territorial jurisdiction provisions in N.J.S.2C:1-3.