NJ A2895

Establishes accomplice liability for defendants who cause, encourage, intimidate, coerce, or solicit someone to commit crimes while recruiting them into a criminal street gang, making the recruiter legally responsible for crimes committed by the recruit

Imposes mandatory minimum prison sentences for gang recruitment offenses: 5 years for inflicting significant bodily injury during recruitment, 7 years for recruiting minors under 18, 10 years for recruiting children under 14, and 15 years for accomplices to crimes committed by recruited minors

Expands the definition of "gang criminality" to include crimes committed while recruiting others to join a criminal street gang, in addition to crimes committed for the benefit of or at the direction of a gang

Prohibits persons convicted of recruiting minors into gangs from residing within 500 feet of schools or playgrounds, with exceptions for those who established residence before the law's effective date or receive needs-based parole board approval

Makes it a fourth-degree crime for convicted gang recruiters to work or volunteer in jobs where 80% or more of duties involve contact with children, and criminalizes knowingly hiring such individuals for those positions