Requires defendants charged with certain crimes to be placed in home confinement prior to trial.
This bill requires New Jersey courts to place defendants charged with specific crimes - such as murder, sexual assault, drug offenses, or vehicular homicide - in home confinement before trial if they are released instead of detained. It applies to defendants charged with crimes already subject to strict bail rules (e.g., no 10% cash bail option) or vehicular homicide. Courts must order home supervision as a condition of release, potentially including electronic monitoring, when defendants are not detained after a hearing. The policy aims to balance public safety with pretrial release by mandating structured supervision for high-risk cases.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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Bob Auth
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