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NJ A5721

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Joe Danielsen

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds terrorism and human trafficking to the list of offenses for which juveniles age 15 and older can be waived from juvenile court to adult criminal court

  • Creates new provision allowing juveniles of any age to be waived to adult court for serious offenses including criminal homicide, carjacking, aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping, terrorism, and human trafficking when circumstances and severity warrant

  • Requires courts to consider the circumstances and severity of the offense as an additional factor when deciding whether to deny a prosecutor's waiver motion for juveniles under age 15

  • Maintains existing requirement that the Attorney General may develop guidelines to ensure uniform application of juvenile waiver provisions statewide

  • Amends P.L.2015, c.89 (C.2A:4A-26.1) and takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Permits waiver of juvenile regardless of age under certain circumstances; makes juveniles eligible for waiver for terrorism and human trafficking.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

5/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/22/2025

Full Bill Text

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