NJ A4244

Municipalities must report their drunk driving arrest numbers to the Administrative Office of the Courts annually, beginning January 15, 2023

Eliminates the previous 1980 "base year" comparison system for calculating municipal fund allocations from the Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund (AEREF)

Creates a new two-part formula for calculating each municipality's share: 50% based on the prior year's funding divided by current year arrests, plus 50% based on prior year's funding divided by the five-year average of arrests

Fund allocations are proportional to each municipality's calculated "unit dollar value" relative to the total available in the Municipal Court Administration Reimbursement Fund

Allocated funds must be used for maintaining municipal courts, including payments to judges, prosecutors, and court personnel for work beyond regular hours