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Directive #24-21

Directive: Directive #24-21 (“Criminal/Family/Municipal - Expungements - Requests for Copies of Expunged or Sealed Records; Certification of Automatic Expungement”)
Sections: Civil Criminal Family Municipal
Document Date: Aug. 27, 2021

Directive #23-21

Directive: Directive #23-21 – Family – Domestic Violence – New Plea Form for Use in DV Contempt Matters
Sections: Family Domestic Violence
Document Date: Aug. 24, 2021

Directive #22-21

Directive: Directive #22-21 - Drug Court - State of New Jersey Adult Drug Court Program Participation Agreement
Sections: Criminal Probation Drug Court
Document Date: Aug. 24, 2021
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Directive: #14-20

Directive #21-21

Directive: ~~Directive #21-21 - Landlord Tenant - Promulgation of New Forms in Furtherance of Supreme Court's July 14, 2021 Orders and Administrative Determinations~~ -- Superseded
Section: Civil
Document Date: Aug. 23, 2021
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Directive: #15-23

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Directive: #20-20

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Supplement to Directive #21-21 - Landlord Tenant - Promulgation of Certification of Lease and Registration Statement Form

Directive #20-21

Directive: Directive #20-21 - Drug Court - Revised Phase Structure Requirements for Advancement and Graduation Criteria
Sections: Criminal Probation Drug Court
Document Date: Aug. 11, 2021

Directive #19-21

Directive: Directive #19-21 – Family – Standard Juvenile Intake Screening Form
Section: Family
Document Date: Aug. 11, 2021

Directive #18-21

Directive: ~~Directive #18-21 – Family – Revised Standard Protective Order (CN 10485)~~ -- Superseded
Section: Family
Document Date: Aug. 11, 2021
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Directive: #02-22

Directive #17-21

Directive: Directive #17-21 - Criminal Justice Reform - Update to Parenthetical Language on Public Safety Assessment (PSA)
Section: Criminal
Document Date: Aug. 11, 2021

Directive #16-21

Directive: Directive #16-21 – Municipal Court – Process for Promulgation of Updates to Statewide Violations Bureau Schedule (Municipal Court Charges to which a Defendant May Plead Guilty and Pay without a Court Appearance)
Section: Municipal
Document Date: July 29, 2021
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Directive: #15-20

Directive #15-21

Directive: Directive #15-21 – Family – Revised Certification of Diligent Search Packet for Use by Self-Represented Litigants in Non-Dissolution (FD) Cases
Section: Family
Document Date: July 26, 2021

Directive #14-21

Directive: ~~Directive #14-21 – Mandatory Settlement Conferences in Residential Landlord Tenant Matters – Required Notice Forms – Implementation of the Supreme Court’s July 1, 2021 Order~~ -- Rescinded
Sections: Civil Special Civil
Document Date: July 1, 2021
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Directive: #15-23

Directive #13-21

Directive: Directive #13-21 – Amendments to Pretrial Services Program Based on the Marijuana Decriminalization Law
Sections: Criminal Municipal
Document Date: June 30, 2021

Directive #12-21

Directive: Directive #12-21 – Municipal Courts – Time Payment Plans and Payment Alternatives
Section: Municipal
Document Date: April 30, 2021

Directive #11-21

Directive: ~~Directive #11-21 - Guardianships of Incapacitated Adults; Background Screening Policy for Proposed Guardians; New and Revised Court Forms~~ -- Superseded
Sections: Civil Vicinage
Document Date: April 29, 2021
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Directive: #06-23

Directive #10-21

Directive: ~~Directive 10-21 - Criminal Justice Reform - Pretrial Services - Strict Home Detention, Home Detention with Limited Exceptions, and Home Detention with Electronic Monitoring~~ -- Superseded
Sections: Criminal Municipal
Document Date: April 22, 2021
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Directive: #27-21

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Directive: #06-18

Directive #09-21

Directive: Directive #09-21 – Judiciary Staff Assisting Court Users in Completing and Submitting Judiciary Forms
Sections: Civil Criminal Family
Document Date: April 22, 2021

Directive #08-21

Directive: Directive #08-21 – Sealing of Certain Marijuana or Hashish Records Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:52-5.2
Sections: Criminal Family Municipal
Document Date: April 7, 2021
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Directive: #03-13

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Directive: #04-12

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Supplement to Directives #27-20 and #08-21 - Revised Juvenile Plea Form and Revised Juvenile Disposition Order

Supplement to Directives #03-13 and #08-21 – Criminal – Revisions to the Uniform Defendant Reporting System (UDRS) and Presentence Investigation (PSI) Court History Forms.

Directive #07-21

Directive: Directive #07-21 - Guidance on the Use of Visual Aids During Closing Arguments (Criminal)
Section: Criminal
Document Date: Feb. 23, 2021

Directive #06-21

Directive: Directive #06-21 – COVID-19 – Protocol for Matters That Cannot Proceed in a Remote Format Without Consent
Sections: Civil Criminal Family Municipal Vicinage
Document Date: Feb. 23, 2021

Directive #05-21

Directive: Directive #05-21 – Motions to Reopen Pretrial Detention Hearings – In the Matter of the Request to Release Certain Pretrial Detainees (__ N.J. __ (2021))
Sections: Criminal Municipal
Document Date: Feb. 12, 2021