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NJ law seeks transparency in sexual assault investigations
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Gov. Phil Murphy signs legislation expanding NJ's Sexual Assault Victim’s Bill of Rights
Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation expanding New Jersey’s Sexual Assault Victim’s Bill of Rights on Tuesday. The new law requires that victims be notified of certain developments when it comes to evidence in their cases.
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NJ law seeks transparency in sexual assault investigations
Clip: 9/3/2024 | 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation expanding New Jersey’s Sexual Assault Victim’s Bill of Rights on Tuesday. The new law requires that victims be notified of certain developments when it comes to evidence in their cases.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGovernor Murphy late today signed legislation expanding New Jersey's sexual assault victims Bill of Rights requiring that victims are notified of certain developments when it comes to evidence in their cases including whether police obtained the DNA profile of an as salent during processing whether that DNA has been entered into a database and if it matches the DNA of other Profiles In other databases the new law also expands reporting on so-called rape kits by letting victims know if evidence was submitted to a forensic lab
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