Provides for presumption of pretrial detention of certain repeat offenders charged with first or second degree crime or crime of domestic violence.*

The bill's core mechanism changed from requiring Pretrial Services to recommend no-release (an administrative process) to establishing a direct rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention by the court (a legal standard). This makes detention more likely because it shifts the burden to the defendant to prove release is appropriate.

Section 2, which amended C.2A:162-20 (the statute governing Pretrial Services recommendations), was deleted in its entirety. This removes the bill's connection to the administrative pretrial services framework.

Domestic violence crimes (as defined in C.2C:25-19) are now explicitly included as a covered offense category throughout the bill, alongside first and second degree crimes. This broadens the population subject to the presumption of detention.

A new subsection a(8) adds as an eligible defendant anyone who commits a crime while on pretrial release for a pending first or second degree charge or domestic violence charge. A corresponding new subsection b(3) creates a presumption of detention if the court finds probable cause that the defendant is currently on pretrial release for such offenses and subsequently commits any crime.

Subsection h, which allowed a Pretrial Services 'no release' recommendation to serve as prima facie evidence to overcome the presumption of release, was deleted. The entire mechanism tying the bill to the Pretrial Services Program's risk assessment process was removed.

The synopsis was rewritten from 'Requires Pretrial Services to recommend pretrial detention of certain repeat offenders charged with violent crime' to 'Provides for presumption of pretrial detention of certain repeat offenders charged with first or second degree crime or crime of domestic violence,' reflecting the fundamental shift in approach.