S.3314

Creates penalty for failure to cooperate with child abuse investigations; upgrades penalties for failure to report child abuse.

Introduced·2/5/26
Introduced Text

New Jersey S3314 upgrades penalties for failure to report child abuse and failure to cooperate with child abuse investigations.

New Jersey S3314 amends current law to increase the penalty for knowingly failing to report an act of sexual abuse against a child from a crime of the fourth degree to a crime of the third degree. It also upgrades the penalty for failure to report an act of child abuse from a disorderly persons offense to a crime of the fourth degree. Additionally, the bill creates a penalty for knowingly failing to cooperate with an investigation of child abuse or neglect conducted by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency or any other designated entity within the Department of Children and.

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Where it stands

Current
Law and Public Safety Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Feb 5

Senate

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee