An Act concerning crime victims and amending P.L.1985, c.249.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 4 of P.L.1985, 1c.1249 (C.52:4B-37) is amended to read as follows:
4. As used in this act, "victim" means a person who suffers personal, physical or psychological injury or death or incurs loss of or injury to personal or real property as a result of a crime committed by an adult or an act of delinquency that would constitute a crime if committed by an adult, committed against that person. "Victim" also includes [the nearest relative of the victim of a criminal homicide] the spouse, parent, legal guardian, grandparent, child, sibling, domestic partner or civil union partner of the decedent in the case of a criminal homicide or act of juvenile delinquency 1that would constitute a criminal homicide if committed by an adult1.
(cf: P.L.2001, c.407, s.2)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Revises definition of victim in “Crime Victim’s Bill of Rights.”