Loading chat...

NJ A3097

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2024

Primary Sponsor

Don Guardian

Click for details

Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention for defendants charged with reckless vehicular homicide (first or second degree) or strict liability vehicular homicide (third degree) when the offense involves driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

  • Expands existing pretrial detention presumptions, which currently apply only to murder and crimes carrying life imprisonment, to include DUI-related vehicular homicides

  • Requires defendants charged with reckless or strict liability vehicular homicide to forfeit the vehicle used in the offense, unless they prove by preponderance of evidence that forfeiture would cause serious hardship to their family

  • Authorizes courts to suspend or revoke a defendant's driver's license as a condition of pretrial release if the court decides against detention for these vehicular homicide offenses

  • Adds strict liability vehicular homicide violations to the list of offenses triggering a 5-year to lifetime driver's license suspension upon conviction

Legislative Description

Establishes presumption of pretrial detention for certain vehicular offenses.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

1/9/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/9/2024

Full Bill Text

No bill text available