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NJ A363
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Victoria Flynn
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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Establishes a rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention for defendants charged with carjacking or theft of a motor vehicle by deception against a minor.
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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