Requires court to provide certain defendants with referral for mental health and substance abuse evaluation.

S 1702 requires New Jersey courts to refer eligible defendants to mental health and substance abuse evaluations as part of pretrial release decisions. This bill amends pretrial release procedures (P.L.2014, c.31) to mandate that courts consider such referrals when determining release conditions for defendants who may benefit from treatment. Specifically, it adds "undergo available medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment, including treatment for drug or alcohol dependency" as a potential non-monetary release condition under Section 3(b)(2)(i). The policy directly affects defendants facing pretrial detention who are deemed eligible for release but may require treatment services. This change aims to integrate treatment access into pretrial supervision without altering existing release criteria.