Sponsored by:
Senator MICHAEL J. DOHERTY
District 23 (Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren)
SYNOPSIS
Requires secure location in courthouse for taking deposition of person protected by domestic violence restraining order; designated the “Lydia Peikon-Cotz Act.”
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning domestic violence, designated the “Lydia Peikon-Cotz Act,” and supplementing chapter 25 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Upon application by a person who is protected by a temporary or permanent restraining order issued pursuant to the provisions of the "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991," P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-17 et al.), the Superior Court shall provide a secure location within the courthouse and a court officer for taking the deposition of either the person or the opposing party in any criminal or civil matter.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the sixth month following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that upon application by a person who is protected by a temporary or permanent restraining order issued pursuant to the provisions of the "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991," P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-17 et al.), the Superior Court would be required to provide a secure location within the courthouse and a court officer for taking the deposition of either the person or the opposing party in any criminal or civil matter.
The bill is modeled on a bill introduced in the state of New York, A1395 of 2017-2018.
This bill would be designated the “Lydia Peikon-Cotz Act.”