S 2929 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of residence to second degree crime under certain circumstances.

This bill creates a new first-degree crime called "home invasion" for entering or remaining in a residence with the intent to commit certain crimes (like robbery, assault, or sexual offenses) when others are present, and the offender uses force, threatens harm, or is armed with a weapon or explosive. It mandates a prison sentence of 10 to 30 years for home invasion, with 85% of the sentence served without parole due to inclusion under the No Early Release Act. The bill also upgrades burglary of a residence to a second-degree crime when a resident or other person is present (even if the burglar didn’t know they were there), increasing penalties from a third-degree to a second-degree offense. Burglary under these conditions now carries a prison term of 5 to 10 years and a fine up to $150,000, compared to the previous third-degree penalty.
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Introduced Mar 7, 2024 Last action Mar 7, 2024
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