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A4132
ASSEMBLY, No. 4132
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman� CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
���� Establishes NJ Forensic Science Laboratory at Rutgers
University-Camden; appropriates up to $500,000.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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An Act
concerning a State forensic science laboratory and
supplementing Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a.� There is established
the New Jersey Forensic Science Laboratory, hereinafter referred to as the laboratory,
at Rutgers University-Camden.�
���� b.��� The purpose of the laboratory
shall be to provide shared, streamlined services to address the crime
investigation needs of the southern region of the State. The laboratory shall
provide real-time testing in the areas of fingerprinting, firearms
identification, forensic toxicology and chemistry, trace evidence, DNA
identification, and forensic anthropology.
���� c.���� The laboratory shall
collaborate with external partners to conduct research, develop public policy,
and provide educational opportunities for students.
���� d.��� Within two years after
the effective date of this section, the laboratory shall provide a report to
the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164
(C.52:14-19.1), summarizing its research and activities and identifying
priorities for the next five years, including any additional resource needs.
���� 2.��� There is appropriated
from the General Fund to the New Jersey Forensic Science Laboratory at Rutgers
University-Camden.� an amount not to exceed $500,000 to reimburse the laboratory
for costs incurred based on receipts submitted by the laboratory to the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting for the purposes provided in
section 1 of this act.
���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of fourth month next following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
���� This bill establishes the New
Jersey Forensic Science Laboratory, at Rutgers University-Camden.�
���� Under the bill, the purpose of
the laboratory would be to provide shared, streamlined services to address the
crime investigation needs of the southern region of the State. The laboratory
would provide real-time testing in the areas of fingerprinting, firearms
identification, forensic toxicology and chemistry, trace evidence, DNA
identification, and forensic anthropology.
���� The bill provides that the
laboratory would collaborate with external partners to conduct research,
develop public policy, and provide educational opportunities for students.
���� Under the bill, the laboratory
would be required to provide a report to the Governor and Legislature within
two years summarizing its research and activities and identifying priorities
for the next five years, including any additional resource needs.
���� The bill appropriates up to
$500,000 for costs incurred by the laboratory to effectuate the purposes of the
bill.��