59:1-1 to-12-3 (the Tort Claims Act), plaintiffs Susan Hammer and Alan Hammer1 appeal from a dismissal of their complaint following a successful motion for summary judgment by defendants Township of Livingston and Craig D. Dufford, the Chief of the Livingston Fire Department. Subtitle B: Assaults Against Children - Increases penalties for simple assault. (Sec. Title XVIII: Rural Crime - Subtitle A: Drug Trafficking in Rural Areas - Amends the Omnibus Act to authorize appropriations, and increase the base allocation, for rural drug enforcement assistance. Indeed, plaintiff concedes that her left fibula and left olecranon have healed completely, and she claims no loss of bodily function from her fractured nasal bones. This Court further finds that this case is, indeed, distinguishable from Collins[ v. Union County Jail, 150 N.J. 407, 696 A.2d 625 (1997)] and that the finding by Dr. Semel does not bespeak of a permanent bodily function. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. (Currently, the statute only covers State "inhabitants.") (Sec. 20104) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) matching requirements; (2) technical assistance and training; and (3) program evaluation. Title XXVIII: Sentencing Provisions - Amends the Federal criminal code to allow the court, in determining the sentence to be imposed in the case of a violation of probation or supervised release, to consider guidelines or policy statements issued by the Sentencing Commission. (Sec. 30102) Authorizes the Council to make grants for: (1) summer and after-school (including weekend and holiday) education and recreation programs; (2) mentoring, tutoring, and other programs involving participation by adult role models; (3) programs assisting and promoting employability and job placement; and (4) prevention and treatment programs to reduce substance abuse, child abuse, and adolescent pregnancy, including outreach programs for at-risk families. Sets forth further provisions regarding the control of drug-related resources, funds control notices, and certification of the adequacy of the budget request. (Sec. 40154) Directs the Attorney General to compile information regarding sex offender treatment programs and ensure that information regarding community treatment programs in the community into which a convicted sex offender is released is made available to each person serving a sentence of imprisonment in a Federal penal or correction institution for a commission of a sex offense, or of a similar offense, including halfway houses and psychiatric institutions. (Sec. Sets forth further provisions regarding training, participant evaluation, and stipends during training. Sets forth eligibility requirements. Chapter 2: Interstate Enforcement - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for a term of imprisonment or a fine for a person who travels across a State line or enters or leaves Indian country (travels) with the intent to injure, harass, or intimidate that person's spouse or intimate partner (spouse) and, in the course of or as result of such travel, intentionally commits a crime of violence, causing bodily injury to such spouse; (2) causes a spouse to travel by force, coercion, duress, or fraud and who intentionally commits such a crime, causing such injury; (3) travels with intent to engage in conduct that violates the portion of a protection order which involves protection against credible threats of violence, repeated harassment, or bodily injury to those for whom the order was issued or that would such provision if the conduct occurred in the jurisdiction in which the order was issued, and who subsequently engages in such conduct; and (4) causes a spouse to travel by force, coercion, duress, or fraud and who intentionally commit an act that injures the spouse in violation of a valid protection order issued by a State. (Sec. Authorizes appropriations. That scar is fifteen centimeters long and runs the length of plaintiff's knee cap ending in a discolored and mottled indentation near the bottom. Because you are a member of panel, your positions on legislation and notes below will be shared with the panel administrators. (Sec. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. 180102) Authorizes the Attorney General to establish a Rural Drug Enforcement Task Force in each of the Federal judicial districts which encompass significant rural lands. Title XI: Firearms - Subtitle A: Assault Weapons - Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) as defined or listed under this Act. (More Info). (Sec. Requires the Attorney General to make grants to State, Indian tribal, and local correction authorities and public health authorities to assist in establishing and operating programs for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and followup care of tuberculosis among inmates. Sets forth provisions regarding the distribution and use of funds under this section. He also sponsored bills to create a program for educating (Sec. (Sec. 320607) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the addition of specified predicate offenses to the financial institutions rewards statute; (2) the definition of "savings and loan association" for purposes of bank robbery and related offenses; and (3) the definition of "one year period" for purposes of the offense of obstructing a Federal audit. (Sec. Requires the Secretary to direct the chief official responsible for law enforcement within the System to compile a list of areas within the System with the highest rates of violent crime, make recommendations concerning capital improvements and other measures needed to reduce such rates, and publish the information in the Federal Register. 320926) Amends the Hate Crime Statistics Act to require the Attorney General to acquire data about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on disability. Join 10 million other Americans using GovTrack to learn about and contact your representative and senators and track what Congress is doing each day. With M.C. 50/50. Copyright 2023, Thomson Reuters. 200108) Requires the Director to establish programs of training for Police Corps participants, which may be carried out at up to three training centers established for such purpose and administered by the Director, or by contracting with existing State training facilities. Sets limits on grants for equipment, technology and support systems. In fact, her psychiatrist noted that she has returned to driving and also riding as a passenger in vehicles.5 Further, although plaintiff claims that she cannot engage in regular sexual relations with her husband, neither she nor her psychiatrist assert that her alleged sexual dysfunction is the result of her post-traumatic stress disorder. Add a note about this bill. 60024) Enhances penalties for alien smuggling. (Sec. Authorizes reimbursement of the victim for lost income and necessary child care, transportation, and other expenses related to participation in the investigation or prosecution of, or attendance at proceedings related to, the offense. 20408) Amends the National Literacy Act of 1991 to authorize the Secretary of Education to convene and consult with a panel of experts in correctional education to: (1) develop measures for evaluating the effectiveness of the literacy programs funded; and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of such programs. Note that the hammer was registered as 1994,0408.400 in the original registration sequence. Subtitle C: Alien Incarceration - Directs the Attorney General, upon written request by the chief executive officer of a State or political subdivision exercising authority regarding the incarceration of an undocumented criminal alien, to: (1) enter into a contractual arrangement which provides for compensation to the State or political subdivision for such incarceration; or (2) take such alien into Federal custody. 137, 342 A.2d 875 (Law Div.1975). (Sec. (Sec. We infer from the record that the motion judge reviewed the recent photographs of plaintiff's scars and considered the relevant legal principles we have discussed. (Sec. 330025) Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide that an eligible crime victim compensation program is an eligible program under the Act if it is operated by a State and offers compensation to victims and survivors of victims of criminal violence for medical expenses attributable to a physical injury (including for mental health counseling and care), loss of wages attributable to a physical injury, and funeral expenses attributable to a death, resulting from a compensable crime. 40604) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) application requirements; (2) grant fund disbursement; and (3) technical assistance, training, and evaluations. 250005) Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. Our view is different, however, with respect to plaintiff's claim of permanent disfigurement under N.J.S.A. Sets forth procedures for determining admissibility of evidence. 30802) Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 40504) Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for restitution for victims of sexual abuse offenses. 40609) Directs the Attorney General to: (1) compile data regarding domestic violence and intimidation (including stalking) as part of the National Incident-Based Reporting System; and (2) report annually to the Congress concerning stalking and domestic violence. (Sec. Title XXVII: Presidential Summit on Violence and National Commission on Crime Prevention and Control - Establishes a National Commission on Crime Control and Prevention. 130009) Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) increase penalties for passport and visa offenses; and (2) set penalties for violating passport and visa provisions to facilitate a drug trafficking crime or an act of international terrorism. (Sec. (Sec. Directs the Secretary to provide grants and loans to study ways to reduce violent crimes against women in public transit through better design or operation of public transit systems. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) application requirements; (2) priorities in making grants; (3) the Federal share; and (4) program evaluation. (Sec. 40507) Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of HHS to report to specified congressional committees on the medical and psychological basis of "battered women's syndrome" and the extent to which evidence of such syndrome has been considered in criminal trials. That section establishes certain threshold injury requirements for recovery, providing in part: No damages shall be awarded against a public entity or public employee for pain and suffering resulting from any injury; provided, however, that this limitation on the recovery of damages for pain and suffering shall not apply in cases of permanent loss of a bodily function, permanent disfigurement or dismemberment where the medical expenses are in excess of $1,000.00. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Subtitle H: Police Recruitment - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to qualified community organizations to assist in meeting the costs of qualified programs designed to recruit and retain applicants to police departments. 50002) Directs the Comptroller General to study and assess the effectiveness and impact of such grants and report to the Congress by January 1, 1997. 230102) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) law should provide for a victim's right of allocation at a sentencing hearing and at any parole hearing if the offender has been convicted of a crime of violence or sexual abuse; (2) such a victim should have an opportunity equivalent to that accorded to the offender's counsel to address the sentencing court or parole board and to present information in relation to that sentence imposed or to the early release of the offender; and (3) if the victim is unable or chooses not to testify at a sentencing or parole hearing, the victim's parents, legal guardian, or family members should have the right to address the court or board. When we over rely on our strengths, the cognitive bias that we are displaying is called the law of the instrument (a.k.a., the law of the hammer). Permits a victim named in the order to enforce such order in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action. 40502) Increases penalties for sex offenses against victims under age 16. 320109) Repeals the $250 limit on fines for the unauthorized wearing, manufacturing, or selling of military medals or decorations. 40506) Directs the Attorney General to provide for a national baseline study on campus sexual assault. 39:6A-8a (1972). Mar 3, 2023, This bill would be bad news for LeBron Jamess son Bronny James, who at age 14 accumulated more than 1 million Instagram followers in his Feb 22, 2023, Contrary to the Steve Martin and Queen Latifah film title, this legislation would be bringing up the House. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) circumstances where there is more than one offender or victim; (2) payment schedules; (3) setoffs; (4) the effect on other sources of compensation; (5) compliance as a condition of probation or supervised release; and (6) related procedural matters. In this New Jersey Tort Claims Act case, N.J.S.A. (Sec. Subtitle C: Missing and Exploited Children - Morgan P. Hardiman Task Force on Missing and Exploited Children Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a Missing and Exploited Children's Task Force to make available the combined resources and expertise of the FBI, Secret Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF), U.S. Customs, Postal Inspection, and Marshals Services, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to assist State and local governments in the most difficult missing and exploited child cases nationwide, as identified by the chief of the Task Force periodically, and as many additional cases as resources permit. (Sec. (Sec. (Sec. Last updated Oct 11, 2018. Subtitle B: Local Crime Prevention Block Grant Program - Directs the Attorney General to make specified payments to qualifying local governments for purposes including: (1) education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs to prevent juvenile violence, juvenile gangs, and the use and sale of illegal drugs by juveniles; (2) programs to prevent crimes against the elderly based on the concepts of the Triad model; (3) programs that prevent young children from becoming gang involved; (4) saturation jobs programs that provide employment opportunities leading to permanent unsubsidized employment for disadvantaged young adults age 16 through 25; and (5) midnight sports league programs that require each player to attend employment counseling, job training, and other education classes. We are also still on Instagram at @govtrack.us posting 60-second summary videos of legislation in Congress. The Act was intended to re-establish the Legislature's overriding philosophy that immunity for public entities is the general rule and liability is the exception. Permits a victim to waive anonymity and confidentiality. Chapter 2: Education and Training for Judges and Court Personnel in Federal Courts - Encourages the circuit judicial councils to conduct studies of any instances of gender bias in legal proceedings in their respective circuits and to implement recommended reforms. Subtitle B: Crime Victims' Fund - Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide: (1) for the allocation of funds for costs and grants; and (2) that an eligible crime victim compensation program shall not pay compensation to cover costs that another Federal or federally financed State or local program would otherwise pay. Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) serve in an advisory capacity; and (2) oversee the methodology and approve of the Commission study. In June 1996, Dr. Semel reported that although the condition ha[d] moderated, it appeared to be chronic and partially disabling. Several months later, on October 23, 1996, he described plaintiff's post-traumatic stress disorder as characterized by elements of anxiety and depression and that her current level of distress [fell] into the mild range. He noted that [p]rogress [was] evident[, but a] full resolution ha[d] not been achieved. In his final report, on July 29, 1997, Dr. Semel opined that [w]ithin reasonable medical probability, [plaintiff] will remain as she is[,] less than fully recovered. He concluded that [t]his partial disability appears to be permanent and ongoing. His report makes no mention of plaintiff's claimed sexual dysfunction except to reiterate her complaints. 320928) Revises the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to authorize a State to have in effect procedures that require qualified entities designated by the State to contact an authorized State agency to request a nationwide background check for the purpose of determining whether a provider has been convicted of a crime that bears upon the provider's fitness to have responsibility for the safety and well-being of children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities. Young Americans have historically been the least involved in politics, despite the huge consequences policies can have on them. 350-620. 250003) Directs the Sentencing Commission to review and, if necessary, amend the sentencing guidelines to ensure that victim related adjustments for fraud offenses against persons over age 55 are adequate. (Sec. In Collins, our Supreme Court held that an aggravating and intrusive assault that causes a victim to sustain a permanent psychological injury may be sufficient to qualify as a permanent loss of a bodily function under N.J.S.A. 130008) Authorizes the Attorney General to accept and utilize gifts of property and services from State and local governments for the purpose of assisting the INS in the transportation of deportable aliens who are arrested for misdemeanor or felony crimes under State or Federal law and who are either unlawfully within the United States or willing to submit to voluntary departure under safeguards, subject to specified limitations. Feb 21, 2023. We have carefully reviewed the record and the arguments of the parties and are persuaded that there is a total absence of objective medical evidence in the record of any permanent loss of bodily function resulting from the fractures or lacerations plaintiff sustained in the accident. (Sec. Cf. By joining our advisory group, you can help us make GovTrack more useful and engaging to young voters like you. In addition, plaintiff sustained fractures of both nasal bones, a non-displaced fracture at the top of her left fibula, and an avulsion fracture of her left olecranon bone (i.e., elbow) requiring removal of the displaced bone fragment. Both Dr. D'Agostini and Dr. Tillis noted that, despite plaintiff's tendinitis, her shoulder did have a full range of motion. 40304) Expresses the sense of the Senate that news media, law enforcement officers, and other persons should exercise restraint and respect a rape victim's privacy by not disclosing the victim's identity to the general public or facilitating such disclosure without the victim's consent. Similar to the above hammer clause, 50/50 is an indication that the insured Following the 101 California Street shooting, the 1993 Waco Siege, and other high-profile instances of violent crime, the Act expanded federal law in several ways. Title XXXI: Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund - Establishes as a separate account in the Treasury a Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund. 20409) Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a Federal court from holding prison or jail crowding unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment except to the extent that an individual plaintiff inmate proves that the crowding causes the infliction of cruel and unusual punishment of that inmate. 31703) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) application requirements; (2) allocation of funds and grant limitations; (3) grant award criteria; and (4) reporting requirements. Specifically, the story follows Evdokia Kuznetsova, a female inmate of the Stalinist gulag who is handed over to. Chapter 2: Law Enforcement and Prosecution Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women - Amends the Omnibus Act to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States to assist States, Indian tribal governments, and local governments in developing and strengthening effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat, and to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving, violent crimes against women. 20410) Prohibits expanding the existing prison facilities and complex at the District of Columbia Corrections Facility at Lorton, Virginia, without congressional approval. Visit us on Mastodon Professional-quality color photographs, allegedly taken in January 1998, reveal residual scarring and swelling including a scar on plaintiff's left leg, a small scar on plaintiff's elbow, swelling around her nose,4 and some facial scarring. (Sec. The vehicle hit plaintiff on the left side of her body, and she was thrown, landing on her right side. (Sec. Authorizes grants to hire former members of the armed forces to serve as career law enforcement officers for deployment in community-oriented policing, particularly in communities that are adversely affected by a recent military base closing. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) State and local application requirement; (2) allocation and distribution of funds; and (3) evaluation. 60017) Prohibits and sets penalties for retaliatory killings of witnesses, victims, and informants. Subtitle B: Youth Handgun Safety - Prohibits the possession of a handgun or ammunition by, or the private transfer of a handgun or ammunition to, a juvenile, with exceptions. Specifies that: (1) such compensation shall be the average cost of incarceration of a prisoner in the relevant State; and (2) the Attorney General shall give priority to the Federal incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens who have committed aggravated felonies. 40155) Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to direct the Secretary of HHS to make grants to private, nonprofit agencies for street-based outreach and education, including treatment, counseling, provision of information, and referral for runaway, homeless, and street youth who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse. (Sec. Authorizes appropriations. 150005) Specifies that grants authorized in this Act to reduce or prevent juvenile drug and gang-related activity in "public housing" may be used for such purposes in Federally assisted, low-income housing. (Sec. Title XXIV: Protections for the Elderly - Directs the Attorney General, subject to the availability of appropriations, to award a grant to an eligible organization to assist in paying for the costs of planning, designing, establishing, and operating a Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, to protect and locate missing patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. lincoln military housing capeharts east; what does julie walters daughter do; apoquel talking dog commercial actress name 230203) Allows up to five percent of a victim compensation or assistance program grant to be used for administrative costs. The opinion of the court was delivered by. Subtitle F: White Collar Crime Amendments - Establishes penalties for knowingly receiving the proceeds of: (1) extortion; (2) a kidnapping; and (3) a postal robbery. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth reporting requirements. The motion is granted. Makes it a misdemeanor to recklessly transmit a destructive computer program, code, or command. Web1994: 17 concerts: 1993: 22 concerts: 1992: 19 concerts: 1991: 21 concerts: 1990: 21 concerts: 1989: 10 concerts: 1988: 7 concerts: 1987: 3 concerts: 1986: 2 concerts: 1985: 2 Title XXII: Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention - Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act - Directs the Attorney General to develop a national voluntary motor vehicle theft prevention program which would involve placing identifiable decals on the vehicles of consenting owners, whereby such vehicles could then be stopped by law enforcement officers upon a reasonable suspicion that the vehicles were not being operated by or with the consent of their owners. 32094) Males certain findings and declarations regarding gun violence in schools. Brooks, supra, 150 N.J. at 406, 696 A.2d 619. To determine whether a scar constitutes disfigurement, we apply the definition used in Falcone v. Branker, 135 N.J.Super. (Sec. Our public interest mission means we will never put our service behind a paywall. The bill also required states to establish registries for sexual offenders by September 1997. 40113) Requires that a court order restitution for violations of Federal sexual abuse laws, including for sexual exploitation and other abuse of children. Web1994,0408.410. Directs the Attorney General to ensure that the Bureau of Prisons has in effect an optional General Educational Development (GED) program for inmates who have not earned a high school diploma or its equivalent (but permits exemptions to the GED requirement as deemed appropriate by the Director of the Bureau). Subtitle E: Violence Against Women Act Improvements - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for pretrial detention in sex offense cases. 165, 166 (Ill.1923), an out-of-state workers' compensation case). (Sec. 40153) Directs the Attorney General to: (1) study and evaluate the manner in which the States have taken measures to protect the confidentiality of communications between sexual assault or domestic violence victims and their therapists or trained counselors; (2) develop model legislation that will provide the maximum protection possible for the confidentiality of such communications, within any applicable constitutional limits; (3) prepare and disseminate to State authorities the findings made and model legislation developed as a result of the study and evaluation; and (4) report to the Congress. Sets forth provisions regarding multiple offenders or victims, payment schedules, setoffs, effect on other sources of compensation, compliance as a condition of probation or supervised release, proof of claim, modification of an order, and reference of any issue arising in connection with a proposed order to a magistrate or special master. Subtitle E: Gun Crime Penalties - Directs the Sentencing Commission to amend its sentencing guidelines to enhance the penalty for: (1) use of a semiautomatic firearm during a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime; (2) a second offense of using an explosive to commit a Federal felony; (3) use of a firearm in the commission of counterfeiting or forgery; and (4) firearms possession by violent felons and serious drug offenders. Subtitle B: Extension of Protection of Civil Rights Statutes - Extends the protection of the criminal civil rights statute to any person in a State. (Sec. 3355, Pub.L. (Sec. (Sec. Regrettably, he did not articulate his reasons for concluding that plaintiff had failed to demonstrate a prima facie case of permanent disfigurement that is substantial. Plaintiff also alleges that, as a result of the accident, she no longer has sexual relations with her husband and that she suffers from permanent post-traumatic stress disorder.