STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Requires mandatory imprisonment for crime or offense committed against elderly person.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning elderly persons and supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section:
“Elderly person” means a person 60 years of age or older.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:43-6, an individual who commits any crime or offense against an elderly person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment by the court. The term of imprisonment shall include the imposition of a minimum term. The minimum term shall be fixed at, or between, one-third to one-half of the sentence imposed, during which time the defendant shall not be eligible for parole.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires a person who commits a crime or offense against an elderly person to serve a mandatory minimum term of incarceration.
Under the bill, a person who commits a crime or offense against an elderly person is required to serve a term of one-third to one-half of the sentenced impose, and during such time, the defendant is not eligible for parole. The bill defines “elderly person” to mean any person 60 years of age or older.