Bill Text: NJ A1036 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires court to consider gang affiliation when making bail determinations.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-12 - Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading [A1036 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A1036-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ANTHONY M. BUCCO
District 25 (Morris and Somerset)
Assemblyman RALPH R. CAPUTO
District 28 (Essex)
Assemblyman MICHAEL PATRICK CARROLL
District 25 (Morris and Somerset)
SYNOPSIS
Requires court to consider gang affiliation when making bail determinations.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning bail and supplementing Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In determining the appropriate amount and conditions of bail, the court shall, in addition to any other factors, consider whether a defendant is a member of a criminal street gang, as defined in section 1 of P.L.2007, c.341 (C.2C:33-29).
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill supplements N.J.S.A.2C:6-1 to require the court to consider whether the defendant is a member of a criminal street gang when making bail determinations.
