ASSEMBLY, No. 3879
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
Assemblyman ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK
District 18 (Middlesex)
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Hutchison, Rodriguez, Atkins, Wimberly, Assemblywomen Fantasia, Donlon and Peterpaul
SYNOPSIS
Requires signs to be posted in emergency rooms regarding VCCO.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee on December 16, 2024, with amendments.
An Act concerning the Victims of Crime Compensation Office 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. The Commissioner of Health, in collaboration with the Attorney General, shall develop, prepare, and produce 1[pamphlets and]1 signs containing and displaying information relating to the Victims of Crime Compensation Office.
b. The 1[pamphlets and]1 signs shall be clearly written and readily comprehensible, and shall provide information concerning:
(1) the services and benefits offered by the Victims of Crime Compensation Office;
(2) contact information for the Victims of Crime Compensation Office; and
(3) the procedures for filing a victim’s compensation claim.
c. In every emergency department of a general hospital, and in every satellite emergency department licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Health shall require 1[pamphlets to be distributed to victims of crime and]1 signs 1developed, prepared, and produced pursuant to subsection a. of this section1 to be posted in conspicuous locations 1[, as necessary]1. 1In addition to this requirement, electronic signs may be utilized.1
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the fourth month next following the date of enactment.