A 329 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires juvenile charged with delinquent act to be prosecuted in county where incident giving rise to complaint occurred.

This bill changes where juvenile delinquency cases must be heard in New Jersey. It requires that when a juvenile is charged with a delinquent act, the case must be prosecuted in the county where the incident giving rise to the complaint allegedly occurred. Currently, cases could sometimes be heard in the juvenile's home county unless a court found "good cause" to keep it in the incident county. The bill removes this exception, making the county of the incident the mandatory location for prosecution. This applies specifically to juvenile delinquency cases handled under New Jersey's juvenile court system.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee
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