Permits court to incarcerate persons who violate conditions of special probation; requires monitoring of incarcerated person.

This New Jersey bill (S 2538) allows courts to place certain drug or alcohol-dependent offenders on 5-year special probation instead of incarceration, directly affecting individuals convicted of qualifying offenses who meet strict eligibility criteria. To qualify, offenders must be diagnosed as dependent at the time of their crime, have committed the offense while under the influence or to support their addiction, and have no prior serious violent offenses or firearm convictions. As a condition of probation, they must participate in court-approved residential or nonresidential treatment programs, including mandatory urine testing for substance use throughout the probation period. The bill amends existing law to require courts to verify these specific conditions before granting special probation, offering an alternative to jail for eligible offenders.