2016 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 52 - State Government, Departments And Officers
Section 52:4B-11 - Victim Compensation.

NJ Rev Stat § 52:4B-11 (2016) What's This?

52:4B-11 Victim compensation.

11.The agency may order the payment of compensation in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1971, c.317 for personal injury or death which resulted from:

a.an attempt to prevent the commission of crime or to arrest a suspected criminal or in aiding or attempting to aid a police officer so to do; or

b.the commission or attempt to commit any of the following offenses:

(1)aggravated assault;

(2)(Deleted by amendment, P.L.1995, c.135).

(3)threats to do bodily harm;

(4)lewd, indecent, or obscene acts;

(5)indecent acts with children;

(6)kidnapping;

(7)murder;

(8)manslaughter;

(9)aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal sexual contact;

(10) any other crime involving violence including domestic violence as defined by section 3 of P.L.1981, c.426 (C.2C:25-3) or section 3 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-19);

(11) burglary;

(12) tampering with a cosmetic, drug or food product;

(13) a violation of human trafficking, section 1 of P.L.2005, c.77 (C.2C:13-8); or

c.the commission of a violation of R.S.39:4-50, section 5 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.13), section 19 of P.L.1954, c.236 (C.12:7-34.19) or section 3 of P.L.1952, c.157 (C.12:7-46); or

d.theft of an automobile pursuant to N.J.S.2C:20-2, eluding a law enforcement officer pursuant to subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:29-2 or unlawful taking of a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection b., c. or d. of N.J.S.2C:20-10 where injuries to the victim occur in the course of operating an automobile in furtherance of the offense; or

e.the commission of a violation of N.J.S. 2C:16-1, bias intimidation.

L.1971, c.317, s.11; amended 1987, c.169, s.1; 1987, c.420, s.1; 1990, c.64, s.2; 1995, c.135, s.4; 2005, c.77, s.4; 2007, c.95, s.15. 2007, c.303, s.3.


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