State Victims' Rights Amendments
New Jersey
- A state Constitutional Amendment for Victims' Rights was passed in November, 1991.
- The amendment was passed by 85% of voters.
Amendment Text:
ARTICLE I, PARAGRAPH 22
A victim of a crime shall be treated with fairness, compassion and respect
by the criminal justice system, shall not be denied the right to be
present at public judicial proceedings except when properly sequestered
in accordance with law or Court Rule prior to completing his or her
testimony as a witness, and shall be entitled to those rights and remedies
as may be provided by the Legislature. For the purposes of this paragraph,
the phrase "victim of a crime" shall mean: a) a person who
has suffered physical or psychological injury or has incurred loss
of or damage to personal or real property as a result of a crime or
an incident involving another person operating a motor vehicle while
under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and b) the spouse, parent,
legal guardian, grandparent, child or sibling of the decedent in the
case of a criminal homicide.
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