a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any victim reporting a violation of N.J.S. 2C:14-2 shall be provided with the option to review the initial incident report concerning that violation prior to filing by the law enforcement agency. In addition, the law enforcement agency shall provide the victim with a standardized form prescribed by the Attorney General wherein the victim may state whether the victim disagrees with information contained in the initial incident report. The law enforcement agency shall provide to the victim contact information for a liaison to victims of sexual assault, as set forth in subsection b. of this section, for assistance in completing the standardized form. The law enforcement agency shall review the standardized form prior to finalizing and filing the initial incident report. The victim's decision to not submit a standardized form shall not be construed as indicating the victim's approval regarding the contents of the initial incident report. At the time of the initial report, the law enforcement agency shall inform the victim that the victim is entitled to a copy of the initial incident report once the initial incident report has been finalized or that the victim may waive the right to receive a copy of the initial incident report. The law enforcement agency shall provide the victim with contact information so that the victim may inquire about the status of the initial incident report, prior to the law enforcement agency finalizing the report. The law enforcement agency shall provide the victim with instructions regarding the precise date, time, and location where the victim may obtain a copy of the finalized initial incident report from the law enforcement agency or provide the victim with the option to receive the initial incident report by mail. The victim shall be provided, at no cost, with a copy of the initial incident report and any form submitted by the victim. At any time, a victim may exercise the option to submit a standardized form correcting information contained within the initial incident report, at which time the law enforcement agency also shall provide the victim with a copy of the standardized form submitted by the victim at no cost. The standardized form correcting information contained within the initial incident report shall not be a governmental record under P.L. 1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), known commonly as the open public records act.
The law enforcement agency shall establish that it has complied with the provisions of this subsection by obtaining a signature from the victim. A violation of this subsection may be reported to the Office of the Attorney General.
The initial incident report and form shall be permanently retained by the law enforcement agency.