S 4628 — Permits protective order to be issued against unemancipated minor.

Summary

Unemancipated minor-premit protective order to be issued

Bill Text

• Introduced View text Current html October 02, 2026

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New Jersey statutes: N.J.S.A. 2C:14-14.

• N.J.S.A. 2C:14-14

  Any , , or , or any such conduct , or , , or , or any such conduct , or has been committed by an unemancipated minor, an applicant seeking a protective order shall not proceed under the provisions of P.L.2015, c.147 (C.2C:14-13 et al.), but may seek a protective order and other relief under the "New Jersey Code of Youth Justice," P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-20 et seq.) by filing a any such conduct or → As used in this section and in sections 3, 4, and 8 of P.L.2015, c.147 (C.2C:14-15, C.2C:14-16, and C.2C:14-20): "Cause a reasonable person to fear" means to cause fear which a reasonable victim, similarly situated, would have under the circumstances. "Cyber-harassment" means conduct that occurs, while making one or more communications in an online capacity via any electronic device or through a social networking site and with the purpose to harass another, that involves: threatening to inflict injury or physical harm to any person or the property of any person; knowingly sending, posting, commenting, requesting, suggesting, or proposing any lewd, indecent, or obscene material to or about a person with the intent to emotionally harm a reasonable person or place a reasonable person in fear of physical or emotional harm to the reasonable person; or threatening to commit any crime against a person or the person's property. "Emotional distress" means significant mental suffering or distress. "Intimate parts" means the following body parts: sexual organs, genital area, anal area, inner thigh, groin, buttock, or breast of a person. "Lewdness" means the exposing of the genitals for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of the actor or of any other person. "Repeatedly" means on two or more occasions. "Sexual contact" means an intentional touching by the victim or actor, either directly or through clothing, of the victim's or actor's intimate parts for the purpose of degrading or humiliating the victim or sexually arousing or sexually gratifying the actor. "Sexual penetration" means vaginal intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anal intercourse between persons or insertion of the hand, finger or object into the anus or vagina either by the actor or upon the actor's instruction. "Stalking" means purposefully or knowingly engaging in a course of conduct directed at or toward a person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for the reasonable person's own safety or the safety of a third person, or suffer other emotional distress, because the conduct involves: repeatedly maintaining a visual or physical proximity to a person; directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means, following, monitoring, observing, surveilling, threatening, or communicating to or about a person, or interfering with a person's property; repeatedly committing harassment against a person; or repeatedly conveying, or causing to be conveyed, verbal or written threats or threats conveyed by any other means of communication or threats implied by conduct or a combination thereof directed at or towards a person. A : ; ; ; an nonconsensual sexual contact, sexual penetration, or lewdness ; ; , a minor has committed ; ; ; an nonconsensual sexual contact, sexual penetration, or lewdness ; ; ,an alleged victim may file an application for a protective order pursuant to this section, a , or both an nonconsensual sexual contact, sexual penetration, or lewdness , ,

  amended

Action History

1. October 01, 2026

   INT 1RS REF SJU

Sponsors

• James W. Holzapfel · Primary

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