Concerns consideration of factors by court at hearing for pretrial detention or violation of condition of pretrial release.

This New Jersey bill (A2385) clarifies factors courts must consider when determining pretrial detention or revoking release conditions. It requires courts to weigh offense nature, defendant history (excluding certain marijuana-related offenses), community ties, and pretrial services recommendations. For violations of release conditions, the bill mandates minimum detention periods (30 days for first violation, increasing to 120 days for third, and until final disposition for fourth violations). The bill also specifies that pretrial services must use a risk assessment tool excluding certain marijuana offenses and cannot be discriminatory, and requires annual reporting on whether courts followed pretrial services recommendations.