New Jersey A 2957: Requires DHS to develop or purchase electronic health record system for use by certain agencies providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities.

Bill Text

A2957 

ASSEMBLY, No. 2957 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman ERIK PETERSON

District 23 (Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen McGuckin, Coughlin and Barlas

SYNOPSIS

���� Upgrades domestic violence-related assault under 
certain circumstances.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act 
concerning domestic violence and amending N.J.S.2C:12-1.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� N.J.S.2C:12-1 is amended 
to read as follows:

���� 2C:12-1.� Assault.� a.� Simple 
assault.� A person is guilty of assault if he:

���� (1)�� Attempts to cause or 
purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or

���� (2)�� Negligently causes 
bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon; or

���� (3)�� Attempts by physical 
menace to put another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury.

���� Simple assault is a disorderly 
persons offense unless committed in a fight or scuffle entered into by mutual 
consent, in which case it is a petty disorderly persons offense.

���� b.��� Aggravated assault.� A 
person is guilty of aggravated assault if he:

���� (1)�� Attempts to cause 
serious bodily injury to another, or causes such injury purposely or knowingly 
or under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human 
life recklessly causes such injury; or

���� (2)�� Attempts to cause or 
purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon; or

���� (3)�� Recklessly causes bodily 
injury to another with a deadly weapon; or

���� (4)�� Knowingly under 
circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life 
points a firearm, as defined in subsection f. of N.J.S.2C:39-1, at or in the 
direction of another, whether or not the actor believes it to be loaded; or

���� (5)�� Commits a simple assault 
as defined in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of subsection a. of this section upon:

���� (a)�� Any law enforcement 
officer acting in the performance of his duties while in uniform or exhibiting 
evidence of his authority or because of his status as a law enforcement 
officer; or

���� (b)�� Any paid or volunteer 
fireman acting in the performance of his duties while in uniform or otherwise 
clearly identifiable as being engaged in the performance of the duties of a 
fireman; or

���� (c)�� Any person engaged in 
emergency first-aid or medical services acting in the performance of his duties 
while in uniform or otherwise clearly identifiable as being engaged in the 
performance of emergency first-aid or medical services; or

���� (d)�� Any school board member, 
school administrator, teacher, school bus driver or other employee of a public 
or nonpublic school or school board while clearly identifiable as being engaged 
in the performance of his duties or because of his status as a member or 
employee of a public or nonpublic school or school board or any school bus 
driver employed by an operator under contract to a public or nonpublic school 
or school board while clearly identifiable as being engaged in the performance 
of his duties or because of his status as a school bus driver; or

���� (e)�� Any employee of the 
Division of Child Protection and Permanency while clearly identifiable as being 
engaged in the performance of his duties or because of his status as an 
employee of the division; or

���� (f)�� Any justice of the 
Supreme Court, judge of the Superior Court, judge of the Tax Court or municipal 
judge while clearly identifiable as being engaged in the performance of 
judicial duties or because of his status as a member of the judiciary; or

���� (g)�� Any operator of a 
motorbus or the operator's supervisor or any employee of a rail passenger 
service while clearly identifiable as being engaged in the performance of his 
duties or because of his status as an operator of a motorbus or as the 
operator's supervisor or as an employee of a rail passenger service; or

���� (h)�� Any Department of 
Corrections employee, county corrections officer, juvenile corrections officer, 
State juvenile facility employee, juvenile detention staff member, juvenile 
detention officer, probation officer or any sheriff, undersheriff, or sheriff's 
officer acting in the performance of his duties while in uniform or exhibiting 
evidence of his authority or because of his status as a Department of 
Corrections employee, county corrections officer, juvenile corrections officer, 
State juvenile facility employee, juvenile detention staff member, juvenile 
detention officer, probation officer, sheriff, undersheriff, or sheriff's 
officer; or

���� (i)��� Any employee, including 
any person employed under contract, of a utility company as defined in section 
2 of P.L.1971, c.224 (C.2A:42-86) or a cable television company subject to the 
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