Eliminates presumption of pretrial release for defendants charged with repeat home invasion offenses.

This bill eliminates the automatic presumption that defendants charged with repeat home invasion offenses will be released before trial. It specifically applies to individuals with prior convictions for home invasion burglary (C.2C:18-2.1) or residential burglary (C.2C:18-2.2) on separate occasions. Under current law, most defendants have a presumption of pretrial release, but this bill removes that presumption for these repeat offenders, requiring courts to evaluate detention instead. The change means judges must consider whether release would endanger the community or fail to ensure court appearance, rather than starting from a default of release.