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NJ A375
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Sterley Stanley
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AI Summary
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Establishes a three-year pilot program in Middlesex, Monmouth, and Union counties for electronic monitoring of defendants charged with or convicted of sexual assault, human trafficking, kidnapping, domestic violence crimes, or contempt of domestic violence orders
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Requires 24-hour monitoring systems that notify victims and defendants when the defendant is within 3 miles, 1 mile (also alerts law enforcement), or half a mile of the victim, with victim participation requiring informed consent
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Imposes fees on monitored defendants including a $250 initial fee and $50 daily monitoring fee, with courts authorized to waive fees for financial hardship
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Appropriates $12 million to the new "Electronic Monitoring and Crime Victim Notification Fund" and $3 million to the Domestic Violence Victims' Fund
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Creates civil penalties of $200-$250 for domestic violence findings and convictions, and makes tampering with monitoring devices a third-degree crime
Legislative Description
Establishes three-year pilot program in Middlesex, Monmouth, and Union counties for electronic monitoring of certain offenders; appropriates $15 million.
Regulated Professions
Last Action
Committee Substitute but not reported
5/15/2025