NORTH BERGEN AND BEYOND – A bill that will make the failure to report the disappearance of a child a felony was signed into law Monday, according to Phil Swibinski, a spokesman for State Senator Nicholas Sacco.
‘Caylee’s Law,’ sponsored by Senators Sacco and Linda R. Greenstein, makes the failure to report the disappearance of a child or a death within 24 hours punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to 18 months and/or a fine of up to $10,000, according to Swibinski.
The legislation, which was also introduced in at least 15 other states, is named after 2-year-old Caylee Anthony of Orlando, who was found dead in a wooded area on Dec. 11, 2008, nearly five months after she was finally reported missing. Her mother, Casey Anthony, was accused of her death, but ultimately was convicted on a lesser charge. –Stephen LaMarca