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NJ A363

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Victoria Flynn

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes courts to impose fines up to $10,000 plus the value of stolen vehicles exceeding $5,000 for carjacking convictions when the vehicle is not recovered.

  • Creates an additional charge of endangering the welfare of a child when theft by deception of a motor vehicle is committed against a minor victim.

  • Establishes a rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention for defendants charged with carjacking or theft of a motor vehicle by deception against a minor.

  • Expands existing pretrial detention presumptions, which currently apply only to murder and crimes carrying life imprisonment, to include these carjacking and motor vehicle theft offenses.

Legislative Description

Increases penalty and establishes presumption of pretrial detention for persons who commit carjacking and theft by deception in certain circumstances.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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