A 6102 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Eliminates presumption of pretrial release for sex offenses and certain violent crimes committed using a deadly weapon.

This bill changes New Jersey law to require courts to justify pretrial detention for defendants charged with sex offenses or violent crimes committed using a deadly weapon. Previously, these defendants had an automatic right to pretrial release unless proven dangerous. The change applies specifically to offenses like sexual assault, aggravated assault, and robbery involving deadly weapons, as defined under existing statutes. It modifies the 2014 Criminal Justice Reform Law's pretrial release procedures without altering other legal standards.
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Introduced Nov 24, 2025 Last action Nov 24, 2025
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