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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:162-5 - Duration of lien, upon any property, of forfeited recognizances not prosecuted to judgment; time limit after effective date for enforcement

2A:162-5. Duration of lien, upon any property, of forfeited recognizances not prosecuted to judgment; time limit after effective date for enforcement
All recognizances of bail made or entered into before any court, judge or magistrate having criminal jurisdiction, which have been or shall be forfeited, but upon which no writ of scire facias or other process to enforce or collect the same shall have been issued and prosecuted to final judgment within a period of 6 years after the same shall have been filed and recorded in the clerk's office, and all recognizances of bail which have not been forfeited, shall, after 6 years from the date of the filing and recording of any such recognizances of bail in the clerk's office, no longer be enforceable as a claim or as a lien or charge upon or against any property of which any principal or surety named in any such recognizance was or shall have been seized at the time of his entering into such recognizance or at any time thereafter; provided that any claim, lien, or charge against personal property affected by any of the provisions of this act may be prosecuted or enforced within 6 months from the effective date hereof.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1954, c. 233, p. 863, s. 1, eff. Dec. 8, 1954.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:162-6 - Revival of judgment on forfeited recognizances; limitation

2A:162-6. Revival of judgment on forfeited recognizances; limitation
Judgments in any court of record, entered upon forfeited recognizances in criminal cases, may be revived by scire facias, or a civil action may be brought thereon within 6 years next after the date of such judgment and not after.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:162-7 - Money collected on forfeited recognizances paid to county treasurer

2A:162-7. Money collected on forfeited recognizances paid to county treasurer
Every sheriff, prosecutor or clerk of any court who shall collect or receive any money on any forfeited recognizance, whether before or after execution, or from any amercement awarded by any court against any offender, shall, within 10 days after collecting or receiving the same, pay over the same to the treasurer of the county wherein such forfeiture was had or amercement awarded, for the use of the county.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:162-7.1 - Disposition of forfeited bail, interest

2A:162-7.1. Disposition of forfeited bail, interest
22. a. If any bail deposited with a county clerk prior to January 1, 1995 shall be forfeited such forfeited bail and any interest thereon shall remain with the county.
b. If any bail deposited on or after January 1, 1995 shall be forfeited, 50% of such bail and any interest thereon shall be paid to the county in which the bail was deposited.
L.1993,c.275,s.22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:162-8 - Return of amounts paid on forfeited recognizances

2A:162-8. Return of amounts paid on forfeited recognizances
When any court which has ordered or shall order the forfeiture of a recognizance, the amount whereof has been or shall be paid into the county treasury of any county in accordance with law, shall thereafter, in its discretion, order the return of the moneys so paid upon the forfeited recognizance, the treasurer of the county shall thereupon repay the amount of such recognizance, less the taxed costs on the proceedings to forfeit the same, to the recognizor or recognizors or the personal representatives of any deceased recognizor, who shall have paid the same into the county treasury. Application for a return of moneys so paid shall be made to the court within 4 years after the recognizance shall have been declared forfeited.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:162-9 - Cash deposit; affidavit as to ownership

2A:162-9. Cash deposit; affidavit as to ownership
Whenever cash money is deposited in any criminal case in lieu of bail and recognizance, the court accepting such deposit, or the judge or clerk of said court, shall require the person claiming the deposit to swear to and subscribe an affidavit as to the ownership of the said cash money, which affidavit shall become a part of the record of the case wherein the deposit is made. The form of such affidavits and the proceedings pertaining thereto shall be subject to the rules of the Supreme Court governing said courts.
L.1952, c. 163, p. 532, s. 1, eff. May 1, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:162-11 - Disorderly persons; continuance of bail or recognizance on appeal

2A:162-11. Disorderly persons; continuance of bail or recognizance on appeal
1. In every case where a person has been convicted in a municipal court of a disorderly persons violation, and he has not violated or forfeited his bail or recognizance, such bail or recognizance shall continue in the same terms and effect pending appeal to the Superior Court in lieu of posting a new bond in connection with the appeal, or in the alternative the judge of the municipal court may discharge any such bail or recognizance and release the person on his own recognizance.
L.1974,c.93,s.1; amended 1991,c.91,s.134.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:162-15 - Liberal construction.

2A:162-15 Liberal construction.
1. The provisions of sections 1 through 11 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2A:162-15 et seq.) shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose of primarily relying upon pretrial release by non-monetary means to reasonably assure an eligible defendant's appearance in court when required, the protection of the safety of any other person or the community, that the eligible defendant will not obstruct or attempt to obstruct the criminal justice process, and that the eligible defendant will comply with all conditions of release, while authorizing the court, upon motion of a prosecutor, to order pretrial detention of the eligible defendant when it finds clear and convincing evidence that no condition or combination of conditions can reasonably assure the effectuation of these goals. Monetary bail may be set for an eligible defendant only when it is determined that no other conditions of release will reasonably assure the eligible defendant's appearance in court when required.
For the purposes of sections 1 through 11 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2A:162-15 et seq.), "eligible defendant" shall mean a person for whom a complaint-warrant is issued for an initial charge involving an indictable offense or a disorderly persons offense unless otherwise provided in sections 1 through 11 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2A:162-15 et seq.).
L.2014, c.31, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:162-20 - Information considered in determination of pretrial detention.

2A:162-20 Information considered in determination of pretrial detention.
6. In determining in a pretrial detention hearing whether no amount of monetary bail, non-monetary conditions or combination of monetary bail and conditions would reasonably assure the eligible defendant's appearance in court when required, the protection of the safety of any other person or the community, or that the eligible defendant will not obstruct or attempt to obstruct the criminal justice process, the court may take into account information concerning:
a. The nature and circumstances of the offense charged;
b. The weight of the evidence against the eligible defendant, except that the court may consider the admissibility of any evidence sought to be excluded;
c. The history and characteristics of the eligible defendant, including:
(1) the eligible defendant's character, physical and mental condition, family ties, employment, financial resources, length of residence in the community, community ties, past conduct, history relating to drug or alcohol abuse, criminal history, and record concerning appearances at court proceedings, except with respect to these factors, the court shall not consider manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing, or possessing or having under control with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, marijuana or hashish in violation of paragraph (12) of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:35-5, or possession of marijuana or hashish in violation of paragraph (3) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:35-10; and
(2) whether, at the time of the current offense or arrest, the eligible defendant was on probation, parole, or on other release pending trial, sentencing, appeal, or completion of sentence for an offense under federal law, or the law of this or any other state;
d. The nature and seriousness of the danger to any other person or the community that would be posed by the eligible defendant's release, if applicable;
e. The nature and seriousness of the risk of obstructing or attempting to obstruct the criminal justice process that would be posed by the eligible defendant's release, if applicable; and
f. The release recommendation of the pretrial services program obtained using a risk assessment instrument under section 11 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2A:162-25). Pretrial services shall recommend no release when a defendant has been charged with any crime for which the eligible defendant would be subject to a mandatory term of imprisonment pursuant to subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:43-6 for a crime involving the use or possession of a firearm other than a violation of:
(1) subsection a. or d. of N.J.S.2C:39-3;
(2) paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:39-4;
(3) subsection a. of section 1 of P.L. 1998, c.26 (C.2C:39-4.1); or
(4) paragraph (1) of subsection b. or paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:39-5.
L.2014, c.31, s.6; amended 2021, c.19, s.8; 2022, c.43, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:162-21 - Contents of pretrial detention order; temporary release.

2A:162-21 Contents of pretrial detention order; temporary release.
7. a. In a pretrial detention order issued pursuant to sections 4 and 5 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2A:162-18 and C.2A:162-19), the court shall:
(1) include written findings of fact and a written statement of the reasons for the detention; and
(2) direct that the eligible defendant be afforded reasonable opportunity for private consultation with counsel.
b. The court may, by subsequent order, permit the temporary release of the eligible defendant subject to appropriate restrictive conditions, which may include but shall not be limited to pretrial supervision, to the extent that the court determines the release to be necessary for preparation of the eligible defendant's defense or for another compelling reason.
L.2014, c.31, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:162-23 - Notification to eligible defendant by court, conditions of release.

2A:162-23 Notification to eligible defendant by court, conditions of release.
9. a. (1) If an eligible defendant is released from jail pursuant to section 3 or 8 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2A:162-17 or C.2A:162-22), the court shall, in the document authorizing the eligible defendant's release, notify the eligible defendant of:
(a) all the conditions, if any, to which the release is subject, in a manner sufficiently clear and specific to serve as a guide for the eligible defendant's conduct; and
(b) the penalties for and other consequences of violating a condition of release, which may include the immediate issuance of a warrant for the eligible defendant's arrest.
The failure of the court to notify the eligible defendant of any penalty or consequence for violating a condition of release as required by this subparagraph shall not preclude any remedy authorized under the law for any violation committed by the eligible defendant.
(2) If the court enters an order that is contrary to a recommendation made in a risk assessment when determining a method of release or setting release conditions, the court shall provide an explanation in the document that authorizes the eligible defendant's release.
b. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an eligible defendant who is released from jail on personal recognizance or subject only to non-monetary conditions pursuant to section 3 or 8 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2A:162-17 or C.2A:162-22) shall not be assessed any fee or other monetary assessment related to processing the eligible defendant's release.
L.2014, c.31, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:162-24 - Violation of condition of release, motion by prosecutor.

2A:162-24 Violation of condition of release, motion by prosecutor.
10. a. Upon motion of a prosecutor, when an eligible defendant is released from custody before trial pursuant to section 3 or 8 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2A:162-17 or C.2A:162-22), the court, upon a finding that the eligible defendant while on release has violated a restraining order or condition of release, or upon a finding of probable cause to believe that the eligible defendant has committed a new crime while on release, may not revoke the eligible defendant's release and order that the eligible defendant be detained pending trial unless the court, after considering all relevant circumstances including but not limited to the nature and seriousness of the violation or criminal act committed, finds clear and convincing evidence that no monetary bail, non-monetary conditions of release or combination of monetary bail and conditions would reasonably assure the eligible defendant's appearance in court when required, the protection of the safety of any other person or the community, or that the eligible defendant will not obstruct or attempt to obstruct the criminal justice process.
b. A court shall not revoke an eligible defendant's release and order that the eligible defendant be detained pending trial based on manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing, or possessing or having under control with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, marijuana or hashish in violation of paragraph (12) of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:35-5, or possession of marijuana or hashish in violation of paragraph (3) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:35-10.
L.2014, c.31, s.10; amended 2021, c.19, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:163-1 - Compensation of counsel assigned in murder cases

2A:163-1. Compensation of counsel assigned in murder cases
Where counsel assigned by the court to represent a defendant in a murder case has been allowed compensation by the court for his services, the sum so fixed shall be paid by the county treasurer of the county where the indictment was found, upon presentation of a certificate of the judge, fixing and allowing such compensation.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:163-4 - Definitions

2A:163-4. Definitions
As used in this act:
a. "Child" means a person 13 years of age or younger at the time a crime was committed against the child.
b. "Victim" means a child who suffers personal, physical, or psychological injury as a result of a crime committed against that child.
L. 1987, c. 148, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:163-5 - Speedy trials

2A:163-5. Speedy trials
In all criminal cases involving a child victim, the court shall take appropriate action to ensure a speedy trial in order to minimize the length of time the child must endure the stress of involvement in the proceedings. In ruling on any motion or other request for a delay or continuance of proceedings, the court shall consider and give weight to any adverse impact the delay or continuance may have on the well-being of a child victim.
L. 1987, c. 148, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:164-1 - Clinics to study mental and physical conditions before sentence of convicted persons; organization; personnel; rules for conduct of; expenses

2A:164-1. Clinics to study mental and physical conditions before sentence of convicted persons; organization; personnel; rules for conduct of; expenses
2A:164-1. In order that judges conducting courts for the trial of criminal cases may have complete information for use in determining sentences to be imposed, there may be organized and operated in each county a clinic for the study of the mental and physical conditions of defendants to be sentenced and their environments.
Each assignment judge of the Superior Court shall have authority to organize a clinic in the county or counties in which he presides.
A clinic shall consist of any number of qualified persons, more than three, as shall seem proper to the assignment judge organizing the same, one of which number shall be the county probation officer, one a physician licensed to practice in this State and one a psychologist.
Every clinic shall be conducted in accordance with rules prescribed by the courts which it shall serve and shall be operated without expense to the county in which it is organized unless the board of chosen freeholders thereof shall appropriate money to defray such expenses, which they are hereby authorized to do.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.135.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:164-24 - Remission of sentence of prisoners confined in county jail or penitentiary for good conduct

2A:164-24. Remission of sentence of prisoners confined in county jail or penitentiary for good conduct
The board of chosen freeholders of any county, or the committee on the discharge of prisoners of such board, may, upon the recommendation of the sheriff or jail warden of the county jail or penitentiary in whose custody any prisoner may be, remit for good conduct from the sentence of any person committed to such county jail or penitentiary, a term not exceeding 1 day for every 6 days of such sentence. If any such person shall be again convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in such county jail or penitentiary, he may, in addition to such new sentence, be required at the discretion of the court to serve out the number of days remitted to him on the previous term.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1968, c. 255, s. 1, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:166-8 - Fees of witnesses and constables on acquittals; payment by and reimbursement of sheriff

2A:166-8. Fees of witnesses and constables on acquittals; payment by and reimbursement of sheriff
Whenever, on any indictment or accusation, there is an acquittal, the sheriff of the county in which the trial was had shall pay the fees of the witnesses and constables, taking receipts from them for such payments. On the production of such receipts, or upon the oath of the sheriff, the amounts so paid shall, on demand, be repaid to the sheriff by the county treasurer from any moneys in his hand belonging to the county, and such payments shall be allowed to the county treasurer in the settlement of his accounts.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:166-9 - Fees of clerk and sheriff on acquittals; payment by county

2A:166-9. Fees of clerk and sheriff on acquittals; payment by county
On the acquittal of any person indicted for crime the fees of the clerk and the sheriff shall be paid by the county treasurer, upon the taxed bill of costs, duly verified by the clerk and the sheriff, and certified to be correct by the prosecutor.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:166-12 - Execution against municipality for fines and costs returned unsatisfied

2A:166-12. Execution against municipality for fines and costs returned unsatisfied
When any execution, issued against any municipality, for the amount of any fine and costs as provided in this subtitle shall be returned by the sheriff or other proper officer unsatisfied for want of goods and chattels or real estate of such municipality, the clerk of the court out of which the same issued shall make a copy thereof, with the indorsements thereon, and the return of the sheriff or other proper officer thereto, having added to the costs indorsed thereon $1, the fee of the clerk for the copy and a certificate thereof, and $2, the fee of the sheriff for the services hereinafter required of him, and certify the same under his hand and seal of office, and deliver it to the sheriff or other proper officer. Upon receiving such certified copy of the execution and return, the sheriff or other proper officer shall present the same to the county treasurer, who shall pay to the sheriff or other proper officer the amount of the costs indorsed, together with the interest due thereon, taking a receipt from the sheriff or other proper officer therefor, which certified copy and receipt shall be a sufficient voucher for the payment thereof, in the settlement of the accounts of the treasurer. The county treasurer, having paid the costs, shall thereupon charge the same, together with the amount of the fine, to the municipality against which such execution was issued, adding thereto interest up to the 15th day of December following the next annual levy of taxes in the county, and shall transmit a statement of the same to the county board of taxation on or before March 1st preceding such annual levy. Such sum shall be added to the proportion or quota of the tax next to be levied and collected in such municipality, and shall be assessed, levied, collected and paid over in the same manner and under the same penalties as the proportion or quota of tax is by law directed to be assessed, levied, collected and paid for.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:166-13 - Return of fine on reversal

2A:166-13. Return of fine on reversal
When a defendant has paid a fine upon being found guilty of an offense and has taken an appeal and obtained a decision in his favor terminating the case of the State against him, the treasury of the governmental entity which received the fine shall return to such person the amount of the fine so paid.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1979, c. 396, s. 1, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:166-17 - No fees or costs payable to judge or officer receiving salary

2A:166-17. No fees or costs payable to judge or officer receiving salary
No fees or costs shall be paid by the county treasurer for the services of any judge, magistrate or officer of any criminal court, where such judge, magistrate or officer receives a salary.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:166-18 - No fees from parties applying to magistrate for services in criminal cases; payment by county

2A:166-18. No fees from parties applying to magistrate for services in criminal cases; payment by county
In criminal cases no fees shall be demanded from parties applying to magistrates or constables for their services.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:166A-1 - Maximum amount of reimbursement

2A:166A-1. Maximum amount of reimbursement
Any county which incurs expense in connection with the prosecution and defense of a defendant charged with commission of a capital offense while confined to a State penal or correctional institution located in the county shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor by the State in amounts not to exceed the following:
a. $500.00 for any case, whether or not the same is brought to trial, plus
b. $750.00 for each trial day, plus
c. The actual expense of printing required in connection with any appeal from the judgment of the trial court.
L.1960, c. 24, p. 85, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:166A-2 - Expenses allowable

2A:166A-2. Expenses allowable
The expenses for which a county shall be entitled to reimbursement shall be limited to fees allowed to counsel assigned by the trial court pursuant to section 2A:163-1 of the New Jersey Statutes, juror and expert witness fees, the costs of sequestering jurors and jury attendants, the cost of transcripts of court proceedings, and the costs of printing in connection with any appeal.
L.1960, c. 24, p. 85, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:166A-3 - Claims; approval; certification; budget requests

2A:166A-3. Claims; approval; certification; budget requests
Claims for reimbursement shall bear the approval of the trial judge and shall be certified to the administrative director of the courts by the assignment judge of the county for payment by the State Treasurer from funds appropriated for the administration of the courts. The administrative director of the courts shall formulate and include in annual budget requests sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
L.1960, c. 24, p. 85, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:166A-4 - Effective date; applicability

2A:166A-4. Effective date; applicability
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to expenses incurred on and after September 1, 1959.
L.1960, c. 24, p. 86, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:167-3.1 - Report of pardon, reprieve, commutation

2A:167-3.1. Report of pardon, reprieve, commutation
1. On or before March 1 of each year, the Governor shall report to the Legislature each reprieve, pardon and commutation granted, stating the name of the convicted person, the crime for which the person was convicted, the sentence imposed, its date, the date of the pardon, reprieve or commutation and the reasons for granting same.
L.1993,c.26,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:167-4 - Form of order; filing

2A:167-4. Form of order; filing
The governor may, upon application for commutation of sentence of any person sentenced to imprisonment, order that such sentence be commuted upon such terms, conditions and limitations as the governor, in his discretion, may direct, as conditions precedent to the release of any such person from imprisonment; which terms, conditions and limitations shall be annexed to and form part of said order. Upon the filing of such order signed by the governor with the officer in whose custody such person may be, and after the acceptance by such person of the terms, conditions and limitations contained in said order, as evidenced by his signature affixed to the duplicate copy of such order to be kept in the files of the state parole board, such sentence shall thereupon be commuted in accordance with the terms, conditions and limitations of such order.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:167-5 - Restoration of right of suffrage and other rights; suspension or remission of fine

2A:167-5. Restoration of right of suffrage and other rights; suspension or remission of fine
Any person who has been convicted of a crime and by reason thereof has been deprived of the right of suffrage or of any other of his civil rights or privileges, or upon whom there has been imposed a fine or who has suffered a forfeiture, except disqualification to hold and enjoy any public office of honor, profit or trust in this state under judgment of impeachment, may make application for the restoration of the right of suffrage or of such other rights or privileges or for the suspension or remission of such fine or forfeiture, which application the governor may grant by order signed by him.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:167-6 - Form of application

2A:167-6. Form of application
Applications for commutation of sentences, other than death sentences, or for the restoration of rights or privileges, or for the suspension or remission of any fine or forfeiture, shall be made upon forms prescribed by the governor.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:167-7 - Investigation and report

2A:167-7. Investigation and report
The governor, in his discretion, may, prior to granting or denying any such application, refer the same to the state parole board for its investigation, and in such case the board shall make a full and complete investigation and report thereon in writing to the governor with its recommendation in the case.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:167-8 - Convicts having license to be at large; security; legal custody; return to place of punishment

2A:167-8. Convicts having license to be at large; security; legal custody; return to place of punishment
Any convict who was undergoing imprisonment in any of the penal institutions of this state and to whom was granted a license to be at large or at liberty by the court of pardons, or to whom was granted a commutation of sentence by order of the governor, shall remain subject to the security, terms, conditions and limitations, in all respects, upon which the same was granted. Any convict undergoing imprisonment in any of the penal institutions of this state and to whom may be granted a commutation of sentence by order of the governor shall remain subject to the security, terms, conditions and limitations, in all respects, upon which the same is granted.
Every convict at large or at liberty under any such license or order shall continue to be in the legal custody of the warden, keeper or chief executive officer of the institution from which such convict was or may be released under such license or order, and under immediate and constant supervision of the division of parole of the department of institutions and agencies in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state parole board approved by the governor, and until the expiration of the maximum term of the sentence imposed upon such person for the crime for which he or she was committed.
Every convict at large or at liberty under any such license or order shall be liable to be taken at any time and returned to the place of punishment to which he or she was originally sentenced, as hereinafter provided.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:167-9 - Retaking and detention; warrant; credit for time spent in custody

2A:167-9. Retaking and detention; warrant; credit for time spent in custody
If the parole officer having charge of any convict at large or at liberty under any such license or order shall have reasonable cause to believe that such person has resumed, or is about to resume, criminal conduct or associations, or has violated the terms, conditions or limitations of such license or order in any important respect, and the situation is one of immediate emergency, then such parole officer shall notify the division of parole which may, if the facts warrant, treat such convict as delinquent under such license or order. The division of parole shall immediately notify the governor and the state parole board of such action. By his own warrant the parole officer may apprehend any such delinquent person and cause his or her return to the institution from which released or cause such person's immediate confinement in an appropriate county or municipal jail, penitentiary or lockup. Such retaking and detention shall continue under authority of the parole officer's warrant until the determination by the governor as to the revocation of the license or order under which such convict is at large or at liberty, or his or her return to the community under such license or order. Such warrant shall be in the form prescribed by the state parole board and approved by the governor, and, when signed by the parole officer in charge of the case, shall be sufficient warrant and authority to all peace officers to assist in the apprehension of the convict and shall be also sufficient authority for the detention of the convict in the institution from which released or in a municipal or county jail, penitentiary or lockup. In such case, credit shall be given the convict on his or her sentence for time spent in such custody while awaiting the decision of the governor as to revocation of such license or order.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:167-10 - Revocation of license or order

2A:167-10. Revocation of license or order
The governor may, at any time, in his discretion, revoke any such license or order, and shall revoke any such license or order whenever it shall come to his knowledge that the person to or for whom the same was granted has violated any of the terms, conditions or limitations thereof, or any penal law of this state, or of any other state, or of the United States.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:167-11 - Investigation by state parole board

2A:167-11. Investigation by state parole board
The governor, in his discretion, may, prior to determining whether to revoke any such license or order, refer the matter to the state parole board for its investigation, and in such case the board shall make a full and complete investigation and report thereon in writing to the governor with its recommendations in the case. The governor may also, by general rule or regulation, require the state parole board to investigate all such cases. In such event the board shall make a full and complete investigation and report in writing to the governor with its recommendations in each such case.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:167-12 - Order of revocation; arrest; detention; period of confinement

2A:167-12. Order of revocation; arrest; detention; period of confinement
When any such license or order is revoked it shall be done by an order in writing signed by the Governor and filed with the State Parole Board. The form of such order shall be prescribed by the Governor.
Upon the signing of such order, the Governor shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the convict to or for whom such license or order was granted, and his or her return to the place of confinement from which he or she was released thereunder. The warrant may be served by any person authorized to serve criminal process in any county in the State.
The convict to or for whom such license or order was or may be granted, when returned to the place of confinement from which he or she was released thereunder, shall be detained therein according to the terms of his or her original sentence; and, in computing the period of such convict's confinement, if it shall appear that such license or order was revoked because of conviction of crime of an indictable character committed while at liberty upon such license or order, the time between such person's release upon such license or order and return to confinement shall not be taken to be any part of the term of sentence. If the license or order is revoked for reasons other than such conviction of crime, then the holder of such license or order shall be required to serve the balance of time due on his or her sentence to be computed from the date of the violation of one or more of the terms, conditions or limitations which resulted in the revocation of such license or order. If the person for whose arrest such warrant is issued is confined in any prison or penal or correctional institution of this State, the officer to whom the warrant shall be delivered, shall deliver the same to the warden, keeper or chief executive officer of such institution or prison, and the warden, keeper or chief executive officer shall, upon the expiration of the term of imprisonment or period of confinement then being served in that institution or prison, return the convict to the institution or prison from which such person was released under such license or order, or, if the release under such license or order was from the same institution or prison, he shall detain such convict therein according to the terms of his or her original sentence.
No part of a sentence imposed upon a convict, concerning which a license or order has been granted and revoked, shall be deemed to be served by such person while he or she is serving a sentence for an offense other than the one for which he or she was released under such license or order.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1953, c. 275, p. 1805, s. 1, eff. July 25, 1953.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:168-5 - Probation officers; appointment

2A:168-5. Probation officers; appointment
2A:168-5. The Assignment Judge of the Superior Court in each county may appoint a chief probation officer, and, on application of the chief probation officer, such men and women probation officers as may be necessary. Before any order is made by such judge appointing any additional probation officers, a notice of the time and place, when and where such order shall be considered, shall be given to the board of chosen freeholders of the county and they shall be given an opportunity to be heard as to the necessity of such additional probation officers. All probation officers who are to receive salaries shall be appointed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission. Orders of appointment shall be in writing and be filed in the office of the county clerk.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1953,c.311,s.1; 1991,c.91,s.136.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:168-6 - Probation officers in counties of not less than 800,000; appointment of parole officers as; civil service; compensation

2A:168-6. Probation officers in counties of not less than 800,000; appointment of parole officers as; civil service; compensation
L.1940, c. 78, p. 202, an act entitled "An Act authorizing the appointment of persons employed as parole officers of a city home in cities of the first class to the position of probation officer in counties having a population as established by the 1930 census, of not less than 800,000, and supplementing article one of chapter one hundred and ninety-nine of Title 2 of the Revised Statutes." saved from repeal.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:168-7 - Powers and duties of chief probation officer; additional employees

2A:168-7. Powers and duties of chief probation officer; additional employees
2A:168-7. The chief probation officer shall have general supervision of the probation work under the direction of the court. He may appoint such other employees as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, but the amount expended for this purpose shall not exceed the amount appropriated therefor in the annual county budget. The chief probation officer may make such necessary rules and regulations with respect to the management and conduct of the probation officers and other employees as may be authorized by the Assignment Judge of the Superior Court.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.137.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:168-8 - Salaries and expenses of probation officers and employees

2A:168-8. Salaries and expenses of probation officers and employees
2A:168-8. The judge authorized to appoint a chief probation officer or probation officers shall fix, by order under the hand of such judge, annual salaries to be paid such officers, and before any such order shall be made by such judge, notice of the time and place, when and where such order shall be considered, shall be given to the board of chosen freeholders of the county and such board shall be given an opportunity to be heard upon the same and such order shall be filed in the office of the County Clerk. The amounts so fixed shall be paid in equal semimonthly payments in the same manner as the salaries of other officers of the county.
The necessary and reasonable expenses of salaried probation officers incurred in the performance of their duties shall be paid out of the county treasury, after itemized statements of such expenses have been approved by the chief probation officer and the Assignment Judge of the Superior Court and filed in the office of the county treasurer. On request of the chief probation officer, the necessary traveling and maintenance expenses in attending probation officers' meetings and conferences of social work shall be included, when previously authorized by the judge authorized to appoint probation officers.
The salaries of employees appointed by the chief probation officer shall be fixed by the board of chosen freeholders in accordance with the schedules of the Civil Service Commission, and paid in the same manner as the salaries of probation officers.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1953,c.311,s.2; 1991,c.91,s.138.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:168-9 - Temporary probation officers; appointment; compensation

2A:168-9. Temporary probation officers; appointment; compensation
2A:168-9. In case of the absence or disqualification of any probation officer for any cause, the Assignment Judge of the Superior Court may appoint some other person to serve temporarily as a probation officer, who shall receive as compensation for each day's service a sum determined by the court. The compensation so paid for any excess over 90 days' absence of any probation officer in any one year may be deducted from the salary of such probation officer.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.139.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:168-10 - Oath of probation officers; bond; accounts audited

2A:168-10. Oath of probation officers; bond; accounts audited
Each probation officer, before entering on the duties of his office, shall take an oath of office to be administered by one of the judges making the appointment. Each probation officer or employee who collects or has the custody of money shall execute a bond in a penal sum, to be fixed by the judges, with sufficient sureties approved by them, conditioned for the honest accounting of all money received by him as probation officer. The accounts of all probation officers shall be subject to audit at any time by the board of chosen freeholders.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:168-11 - Powers and duties of probation officers

2A:168-11. Powers and duties of probation officers
Probation officers shall have the powers of constables in the execution of their duties. The duties of probation officers shall be, among others:
a. To make such investigations and reports under sections 2A:168-3 and 2A:168-13 of this title as may be required by the judge or judges of any court having jurisdiction within the county for which the officer is appointed;
b. To receive under their supervision, on request of the court having jurisdiction, any person ordered to pay any sum for alimony or support in an order or judgment entered in a matrimonial action;
c. To receive under supervision any person placed on probation by any court within the county for which the officer is appointed;
d. To collect from persons under their supervision such payments as may be ordered by the court so to be made, and disburse the money so received under the direction of the court;
e. To furnish each person under their supervision with a statement of the conditions of his probation and to instruct him regarding them;
f. To keep detailed records of all the work done;
g. To keep accurate and complete accounts of all money collected and disbursed, and to give and obtain receipts therefor; and
h. To make such reports to the courts as they may require.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:168-12 - Transfer of probationers

2A:168-12. Transfer of probationers
Probation officers may at any time, after approval by the court or chief probation officer, transfer any probationer under their care and supervision to the jurisdiction of any other probation officer. Whenever such transfer is made, the probation officer making the transfer shall send to the probation officer to whose care and supervision the probationer is being transferred, a copy of all the records of such officer as to the offense, criminal record and social history of the probationer.
Probation officers may accept under their care and supervision on transfer, any person placed on probation in any other jurisdiction, and shall, from time to time, report to the probation officer from whom the probationer was received under transfer as to the conduct and progress of the probationer. Probation officers shall, with respect to persons transferred to their supervision from any other jurisdiction, have all of the powers and be subject to all of the duties imposed by law upon them in regard to probationers received on probation in their own jurisdiction.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:168-13 - Investigations for superior court; financial status of persons seeking relief in forma pauperis; alimony or support payments

2A:168-13. Investigations for superior court; financial status of persons seeking relief in forma pauperis; alimony or support payments
The chief probation officer of each county shall, when requested by the superior court, immediately investigate and furnish to the court all necessary and available information and data concerning persons who may have become the subject of or legally interested in any matrimonial action in that court, or in any proceeding directly or indirectly involving the custody of infants, and who are residents of or are temporarily found within the county for which such probation officer was appointed.
When ordered by the superior court the chief probation officer shall cause to be investigated the financial status of applicants who are seeking relief through forma pauperis petitions.
The superior court may also order payments of alimony or support, or both, to be made in proper cases through the chief probation officer, who shall distribute such payments as directed by the court.
The superior court is empowered and authorized formally to request and require such investigations and information from any chief probation officer as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section, and such requests may be made at any time and at any stage of any proceeding pending in the superior court. The court shall also have the discretionary power, in actions involving the custody of infants, to file a certified copy of its order or judgment with the chief probation officer of the county or counties where the child or children reside, with a direction therein to make periodic reports to the court as to the status of the custody.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.