Legislation is being introduced in the Assembly to assist law enforcement in the search for abducted children, and increase the chances of determining cause of death in death investigations, in light of the circumstances that played out before the whole country in the trial of Casey Anthony.
The bill would make failing to report a death in New Jersey a felony, and require that a missing child be reported to police within 24 hours. Under current law, failing to report a death is a disorderly person offense, and there is no set timeframe for reported a child missing.
