NJ A3390

Creates a rebuttable presumption that defendants charged with motor vehicle theft must be detained pending trial, placing the burden on defendants to prove by preponderance of evidence that release conditions would be adequate

Adds motor vehicle theft to the list of offenses eligible for pretrial detention motions by prosecutors, alongside murder and crimes carrying life imprisonment

Establishes mandatory minimum prison sentences for motor vehicle theft and "joyriding" offenses, with first-time minimums set at one-third to one-half of the imposed sentence

Increases mandatory minimums for repeat offenders: second conviction requires minimum of 30 months (third degree) or 9 months (fourth degree), whichever is greater than half the sentence

Third or subsequent convictions carry mandatory minimums of 5 years for third degree crimes and 18 months for fourth degree crimes