Breaking Down Due Process Rights in a New Jersey Restraining Order Matter Meaning of Due Process in Legal Terms The Due Process clause in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments affirms everyone’s right to a fair and legal process when dealing with the federal and state governments. The Bill of Rights forbids governments to deprive anyone […]
Understanding Time Limits for Domestic Violence Prosecution in NJ What is the statute of limitations in NJ for domestic violence? Ordinarily, a victim files their complaint soon after the act constituting domestic violence and often seeks a restraining order against the alleged perpetrator. If they wait, they only have five years to file their complaint […]
New Jersey Law Expands Restraining Orders to Include Non-Intimate Partners Can You Get a Restraining Order Against a Stalker You Don’t Know in New Jersey? Today in New Jersey, if your ex-partner stalked you, you could go to court and get a restraining order. The Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991 allows legal protection […]
Extraordinary Circumstances and PTI: Your Path to Dismissal in NJ Domestic Violence Cases Certain first-time criminal offenders in New Jersey may be eligible for diversionary programs like conditional dismissal or Pretrial Intervention (PTI). However, if you have been charged with a disorderly persons offense or an indictable crime for domestic violence, then your options are […]
New Jersey Towns Enact Strict Gun Zoning Laws Amid Federal Inaction Officials in New Jersey, fed up with federal inaction on gun control, are flexing policy muscles rarely used to regulate gun dealers by passing local zoning codes that effectively ban firearm stores. These enhanced gun regulations will strengthen already-tough gun laws in New Jersey […]
Victim of Domestic Violence in NJ? Learn from Rodriguez-Gregg’s Experience Former New Jersey Assemblywoman Maria Rodriguez-Gregg recently described her experiences as a victim of domestic violence in New Jersey. Rodriguez-Gregg had posted a public message on social media, including a photograph of her bruised face, as part of her process with coming to grips with […]
New NJ Law May Change How Victims Testify in Domestic Violence Cases NJ Governor Chris Christie recently signed legislation to permit victims and witnesses of alleged domestic violence or sexual assault to testify against defendants using closed-circuit television. Previously, the court system utilized closed-circuit testimony for witnesses 16 years old or younger in prosecutions for […]
What NJ’s New Closed-Circuit Testimony Law Means for Domestic Violence Cases Restraining Orders and Domestic Violence Law in New Jersey New Jersey law now allows alleged victims and witnesses of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse to testify against criminal defendants through closed-circuit television. Governor Chris Christie recently signed Bill A-1199, modifying previous law in New […]
Assembly Committee Approves Bill to Increase Domestic Violence Assault Penalties New Jersey legislators are considering a bill that would create more severe penalties for certain domestic violence-related offenses. The Assembly Judiciary Committee recently approved the bipartisan bill, which is sponsored by Assemblymen Pamela Lampitt, D-Camden, Burlington and Ronald Dancer, R-Ocean. The proposed bill would upgrade […]
Domestic Violence Still Claims Lives in NJ—49 Homicides Reported in 2015 The New Jersey State Police recently released their annual Uniform Crime Report of Domestic Violence in New Jersey. According to the report, there were 49 domestic violence homicides in New Jersey in 2015, an increase of 16 percent over the previous year. This represented […]
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