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NJ A3387
Bill
Status
2/1/2024
Primary Sponsor
Jay Webber
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AI Summary
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Allows municipalities to terminate the terms of municipal court judges, public defenders, and prosecutors before their scheduled expiration dates when municipalities enter into joint or shared court agreements
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Amends the three-year term provision for municipal court judges (N.J.S.2B:12-4) to permit early termination when joint or shared court arrangements are established
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Modifies the one-year term for municipal public defenders to allow early termination when their appointing municipality joins a joint or shared municipal court system
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Updates municipal prosecutor appointment provisions to explicitly authorize early term termination when municipalities consolidate court services through joint or shared court agreements
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Intended to facilitate municipal sharing of court services by removing the requirement to wait for existing appointees' terms to expire before restructuring court positions
Legislative Description
Provides for early termination of terms of office for certain appointed municipal court positions when two or more municipalities enter into agreements to establish joint or shared municipal courts.
Judiciary
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
2/1/2024