Requires court to impose monetary bail for carjacking; requires juvenile alleged to have committed carjacking be tried as adult.

This New Jersey bill (S 789) requires courts to set monetary bail for carjacking charges at least equal to the vehicle's value (double that amount if combined with eluding police). It also adds carjacking to the list of offenses that allow prosecutors to seek transferring juvenile cases to adult court without the juvenile's consent. The bill directly affects defendants charged with carjacking and juveniles aged 15+ accused of carjacking, requiring automatic adult court referral if probable cause exists. Key mechanisms include mandatory bail amounts tied to vehicle value and expanded eligibility for juvenile waiver based on the severity of the offense. The bill is pending in the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee.