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NJ A5228

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Julio Marenco

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the "Earn Your Way Out Act" (P.L.2019, c.364) to exclude inmates with any prior conviction for an indictable offense or prior juvenile adjudication for conduct that would constitute an indictable offense from administrative parole release eligibility

  • Expands the list of disqualifying crimes beyond existing exclusions under the No Early Release Act, Graves Act, Megan's Law, and Sexually Violent Predator Act

  • Adds numerous offenses that disqualify inmates from administrative parole, including vehicular homicide, human trafficking, stalking, terroristic threats, bias intimidation, child pornography, money laundering, and various weapons offenses

  • Drug-related crimes added to the exclusion list include leader of a narcotics trafficking network, maintaining a drug production facility, and manufacturing or distributing controlled substances

  • Weapons-related exclusions include possession of explosives, destructive devices, or weapons for unlawful purposes, possession of weapons during drug offenses, and leader of a firearms trafficking network

Legislative Description

Excludes repeat offenders and persons convicted of certain crimes from eligibility for administrative parole release.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

1/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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