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NJ A3924

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/4/2024

Primary Sponsor

Aura Dunn

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer to the list of crimes that trigger a rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention under New Jersey's Criminal Justice Reform Law

  • Requires defendants charged with aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that they should be released pending trial, rather than placing the burden on prosecutors to justify detention

  • Expands the existing pretrial detention presumption, which currently applies only to murder charges and crimes carrying ordinary or extended life imprisonment sentences

  • Allows prosecutors to file motions seeking pretrial detention specifically for aggravated assault of law enforcement officers as a new enumerated category under the detention statute

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention of defendant charged with aggravated assault of law enforcement officer.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

3/4/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/4/2024

Full Bill Text

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