The New Jersey State Bar Association supports A-1704 (Speight)/S-1000 (Ruiz) which requires that certain domestic violence restraining orders and notices to domestic violence victims be issued in languages in addition to English.
The Association supports this proposed legislation as it helps ensure that the parties involved understand the orders by providing them in the language that the parties understand. The Association remains vigilant that should the need for additional languages become apparent, the documents should be made available in those languages as well.
For the reasons set forth above, the NJ State Bar Association supports A-1704/S-1000 and urges you to vote yes to this bill.