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Directive #14-22

Directive: Criminal - Gun Permit Procedures (Supersedes Directive #06-19)
Sections: Criminal Vicinage
Document Date: Dec. 22, 2022
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Directive: #06-19

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Supplement to Directive #14-22 – Criminal – Gun Permit Procedures – Requests to Amend Permits to Carry

Directive #13-22

Directive: Reserved Decisions - Amendments to Rule 1:32-1 ("Reports by Judges; Court Clerks; Court Reporters") and New Rule 1:36-5 ("Reserved Decisions")
Sections: Administration Judges Reserved Decisions Vicinage
Document Date: Dec. 9, 2022
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Directive: #11-05

Directive #12-22

Directive: ~~Family - Entry of Default and Uncontested Divorce/Dissolution Judgments Without Personal Appearances (Divorce on the Papers)~~ -- Superseded
Section: Family
Document Date: Dec. 9, 2022
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Directive: #01-25

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Directive: #18-20

Directive #11-22

Directive: Family - Children in Court - Adoption - Revised Notices of Parental Rights in Adoption Proceedings (Agency and Non-Agency Placements)
Section: Family
Document Date: Oct. 20, 2022

Directive #10-22

Directive: ~~Directive #10-22 – NJ Judiciary Language Access Plan (Updated 2022) (Supersedes Directive #01-17)~~ -- Superseded
Sections: Administration Vicinage
Document Date: Sept. 30, 2022
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Directive: #21-23

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Directive: #01-17

Directive #09-22

Directive: Family - Juvenile - Eligibility for Representation by the Office of the Public Defender
Sections: Family Juvenile
Document Date: Sept. 6, 2022

Directive #08-22

Directive: Criminal Justice Reform - (1) Amended by L. 2022, c. 43 to Address Graves Act Offenses; (2) Amendments to Court Rule 3:4A(b)(5); Changes to the Decision-Making Framework (DMF)
Sections: Criminal Municipal
Document Date: Aug. 2, 2022

Directive #07-22

Directive: New Jersey Judiciary Policy on Accessible and Inclusive Communications
Section: Administration
Document Date: July 19, 2022

Directive #06-22

Directive: Criminal Justice Reform - Speedy Trial - Guidance Articulated by the Supreme Court in State v. Marcus S. Mackroy-Davis (A-43-21)
Section: Criminal
Document Date: July 12, 2022

Directive #05-22

Directive: Directive #05-22 – Recovery Court – Revision to Transfer Policy and Form (Supersedes Directive #05-19)
Sections: Criminal Probation
Document Date: May 25, 2022
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Directive: #05-19

Directive #04-22

Directive: Directive #04-22 – Municipal Court Bench Warrants - Immediate Release on Recognizance of Certain Defendants.
Section: Municipal
Document Date: May 16, 2022

Directive #03-22

Directive: ~~Directive #03-22 – Family – Children in Court (CIC) Benchmark Hearings Protocol and Checklist.~~ -- Superseded
Section: Family
Document Date: May 16, 2022
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Directive: #20-23

Directive #02-22

Directive: Directive #02-22 – Family – Revised Standard Protective Order (Supersedes Directive #18-21)
Section: Family
Document Date: April 5, 2022
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Directive: #18-21

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Supplement to Directive #02-22 – Family – Notice to Accompany Standard Protective Order (CN 10485)

Directive Supplement to Directive #02-22

Directive: Family - Notice to Accompany Standard Protective Order (CN 10485)
Section: Family
Document Date: May 8, 2023

Directive #01-22

Directive: Directive #01-22 – Criminal – Juveniles Tried as Adults – Motions to Reconsider Sentence – State v. Comer/State v. Zarate ( __ N.J. __ (2022))
Sections: Criminal Juvenile
Document Date: Feb. 15, 2022

Directive #29-21

Directive: Waiver of First Appearance for Indictable Offenses Charged on a Complaint-Summons (Rule 3:4-2(g)) – Revised Protocol and Form
Section: Criminal
Document Date: Dec. 28, 2021
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Directive: #30-17

Directive #28-21

Directive: Directive #28-21 – Intercounty Child Support Case Management Policy
Sections: Child Support Family Probation
Document Date: Dec. 8, 2021
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Directive: #12-17

Directive #27-21

Directive: Directive #27-21 – Criminal Justice Reform - Pretrial Services - (a) Strict Home Detention (without Electronic Monitoring), (b) Home Detention with Limited Exceptions (without Electronic Monitoring), and (c) Home Detention with Electronic Monitoring -- Superseded
Sections: Criminal Pretrial
Document Date: Nov. 30, 2021
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Directive: #19-23

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Directive: #10-21

Directive #26-21

Directive: Directive #26-21 - Family – Children In Court – Safe Haven Protocol
Section: Family
Document Date: Oct. 15, 2021

Directive #25-21

Directive: Directive #25-21 - Criminal/Family/Municipal - Procedures for Requests for Judicial Review of Cases Captured or Not Captured by the Automated Processes for Certain Marijuana or Hashish Cases
Sections: Criminal Family Municipal Expungements
Document Date: Sept. 7, 2021