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A2168 • 2026

Requires AG to establish public awareness campaign concerning Crime Victim's Bill of Rights and VCCO.

Requires AG to establish public awareness campaign concerning Crime Victim's Bill of Rights and VCCO.

Crime
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Speight, Shanique
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Requires AG to establish public awareness campaign concerning Crime Victim's Bill of Rights and VCCO.

Requires AG to establish public awareness campaign concerning Crime Victim's Bill of Rights and VCCO.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires AG to establish public awareness campaign concerning Crime Victim's Bill of Rights and VCCO.
  • Topic: Public Safety and Preparedness Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires AG to establish public awareness campaign concerning Crime Victim's Bill of Rights and VCCO.
Topic:
Public Safety and Preparedness
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A2168

ASSEMBLY, No. 2168

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires AG to establish public awareness campaign
concerning Crime Victim's Bill of Rights and VCCO.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

��

An Act
concerning crime victims 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 Attorney General
shall establish a public awareness campaign to foster community-wide
discussions and promote awareness of the rights established under the �Crime
Victim�s Bill of Rights� pursuant to P.L.1985, c.249 (C.52:4B-34 et seq.) and
the availability of compensation for crime victims provided by the Victims of
Crime Compensation Office.�

���� b.��� The public awareness
campaign shall include, but not be limited to:� community outreach; training
for appropriate agencies, entities, and organizations; and providing
information to the public regarding the services and benefits provided by the
Victims of Crime Compensation Office, including information regarding the
crimes for which the office may order compensation, the documents required to
file a claim with the office, the time requirements for filing a claim, and the
specific benefits provided by the office.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the
Attorney General to establish a public awareness campaign concerning the �Crime
Victim�s Bill of Rights� and the Victims of Crime Compensation Office (VCCO).

���� Under the bill, the public
awareness campaign is to foster community-wide discussions and promote
awareness of the rights established under the �Crime Victim�s Bill of Rights�
and the availability of compensation for crime victims provided by the VCCO.

���� The public awareness campaign
is to include, but not be limited to: community outreach; training for
appropriate agencies, entities, and organizations; and providing information to
the public regarding the services and benefits provided by the VCCO, including
information regarding the crimes for which the office may order compensation,
the documents required to file a claim with the office, the time requirements
for filing a claim, and the specific benefits provided by the office.