S 2804 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Authorizes the court to issue restraining orders to defendants charged with a crime as a condition of release on bail.

This bill would require New Jersey courts to issue restraining orders preventing defendants from entering specific locations when they're released on bail before trial. The orders would bar defendants from places like residences, businesses, or locations connected to a crime or witnesses (excluding public transportation), with a 500-foot buffer zone around the specified area. Courts can make exceptions if defendants prove they lawfully live or work there, or if the order would cause undue hardship to innocent people. Violating these orders could result in contempt charges but wouldn't forfeit the defendant's bail bond. The bill applies to both adult and juvenile defendants and remains in effect until case resolution or for a minimum of two years.
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 22, 2024 Last action Feb 22, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
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Shirley Turner
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