Bill Text: NJ A396 | 2014-2015 | 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) 2014-01-16 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee [A396 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-A396-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2014 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)
Assemblyman JON M. BRAMNICK
District 21 (Morris, Somerset and Union)
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 Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes to require the court, in addition to any other factors, to consider whether the defendant is a member of a criminal street gang in making a determination concerning the appropriate amount and conditions of bail.
