The New Jersey State Bar Association supports A-4947 (Lopez)/ S-3125 (Cryan), which expands Daniel’s Law to prohibit disclosure of personal information concerning child protective investigators in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP) in the Department of Children and Families.
The Association supports this proposed legislation because it expands the scope of Daniel’s Law beyond protecting judicial and law enforcement offers to also include DCPP child protective investigators. DCPP child protective investigators have an important job protecting the safety of New Jersey children, which sometimes makes them vulnerable to retaliation. This proposed legislation will protect the privacy of DCPP investigators’ personal information, which will ultimately help keep them safe from potential harm.
For the reasons set forth above, the New Jersey State Bar Association supports A-4947/S-3125 and urges you to vote yes to this proposed legislation.