Directive #08-23 - Pretrial Release - (1) Clarifying Penalties for Certain Violations of Pretrial Release; (2) Requirement for Prosecutor to Provide Copy of Pretrial Release Order to the Victim

This Directive outlines the amendments to N.J.S.A. 2C:29-9 effectuated by L. 2023, c. 46 (S1810/A1463), as signed into law on May 8, 2023, that clarify penalties for certain violations of pretrial release. L. 2023, c. 46 also amended N.J.S.A. 2C:25-26 to require the prosecutor to provide a copy of the release order to the victim.