A 5946 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires juvenile charged with delinquent act to be prosecuted in county where incident giving rise to complaint occurred.

This bill changes where juvenile delinquency cases are heard in New Jersey. It requires that any juvenile charged with a delinquent act (like underage misconduct) must be prosecuted in the county where the incident occurred, not where the juvenile lives. Currently, cases can sometimes be filed in the juvenile's home county unless a court finds "good cause" to keep it in the incident county. The bill eliminates that exception, mandating all such cases be handled in the county where the alleged act happened. This directly affects juveniles, their families, and local courts managing these cases.
Sub-Topics: Juvenile Justice
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jul 2025
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Introduced Jul 24, 2025 Last action Jul 24, 2025
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Jul 24, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee
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