S 2798 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires Pretrial Services to recommend pretrial detention of defendants charged with certain firearms offenses.

This bill requires New Jersey's Pretrial Services program to recommend pretrial detention for defendants charged with specific firearm-related offenses. It expands the list of crimes triggering this recommendation to include all Graves Act firearm offenses (such as unlawful possession of handguns, "community gun" transfers, and possession while committing drug or bias crimes) and new "ghost gun" offenses (like manufacturing firearms without serial numbers using 3D printers). Currently, Pretrial Services only recommended detention for some Graves Act offenses; this bill mandates it for all listed firearm crimes. The recommendation serves as evidence supporting court decisions on detention, though the final determination remains with the judge.
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 22, 2024 Last action Feb 22, 2024
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Feb 22, 2024
Senate · Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
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Shirley Turner
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