STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator OWEN HENRY
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Requires county prosecutors to establish countywide system for tracking sexual assault forensic evidence kits.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning tracking sexual assault forensic evidence kits and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Every county prosecutor in this State shall establish a centralized countywide sexual assault forensic evidence kit tracking system for all sexual assault forensic evidence kits collected within the county. Each countywide tracking system established pursuant to this section shall meet certain requirements established by the Attorney General.
b. The Attorney General shall issue or amend guidelines or directives necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the fourth month after enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires county prosecutors to establish a countywide system for tracking sexual assault forensic evidence (SAFE) kits.
Under the provisions of this bill, every county prosecutor in this State is required to establish a centralized countywide SAFE kit tracking system for all SAFE kits collected within the county.
The bill requires each countywide tracking system to meet certain requirements established by the Attorney General.
Finally, under the bill, the Attorney General is required to issue or amend guidelines or directives necessary to effectuate the bill’s provisions.