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A5203 • 2026

Prohibits court from requiring victim of sexual offense to submit to certain examinations.

Prohibits court from requiring victim of sexual offense to submit to certain examinations.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Brennan, Katie
Last action
2026-06-04
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits court from requiring victim of sexual offense to submit to certain examinations.

Prohibits court from requiring victim of sexual offense to submit to certain examinations.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits court from requiring victim of sexual offense to submit to certain examinations.
  • Topic: Judiciary Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-04 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Official Summary Text

Prohibits court from requiring victim of sexual offense to submit to certain examinations.
Topic:
Judiciary
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A5203

ASSEMBLY, No. 5203

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED JUNE 4, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� KATIE BRENNAN

District 32 (Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits court from requiring victim of sexual
offense to submit to certain examinations.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
concerning victims of certain sexual offenses and
supplementing Title 2A 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.� In a prosecution for,
or civil action for damages arising from, aggravated sexual assault, sexual
assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal sexual contact, or human
trafficking involving sexual activity, the court shall not order or otherwise
require the victim to submit to or undergo a gynecological examination or a
physical examination of the breasts, buttocks, anus, or any part of the sexual
organs.

���� b.��� The refusal of a victim
to submit to or undergo an examination set forth in subsection a. of this
section shall not serve as the basis to exclude evidence obtained from other
relevant examinations of the victim.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill prohibits the court
from requiring a victim of a sexual offense to submit to certain examinations.

���� Under the provisions of this
bill, in a prosecution for, or civil action for damages arising from,
aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact,
criminal sexual contact, or human trafficking involving sexual activity, the
court is not to order or otherwise require the victim to submit to or undergo a
gynecological examination or a physical examination of the breasts, buttocks,
anus, or any part of the sexual organs.

���� The refusal of a victim to submit
to or undergo one of these examinations is not to serve as the basis to exclude
evidence obtained from other relevant examinations of the victim.