New Jersey S 2622: Permits certain breweries, wineries, cideries, meaderies, and distilleries to sell each other's products on licensed premises.

Bill Text

S2622 

SENATE, No. 2622 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator VIN GOPAL

District 11 (Monmouth)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senator Diegnan

SYNOPSIS

���� Grants discretion to court in expungement of records 
related to domestic violence arrests not resulting in conviction.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning certain expungements and amending 
N.J.S.2C:52-6.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.� N.J.S.2C:52-6 is amended 
to read as follows:

���� 2C:52-6.� Arrests not 
resulting in conviction.

���� a.���� [When] Except as 
provided in subsection e., when a person has been arrested or held to 
answer for a crime, disorderly persons offense, petty disorderly persons 
offense, or municipal ordinance violation under the laws of this State or of 
any governmental entity thereof and proceedings against the person were 
dismissed, the person was acquitted, or the person was discharged without a 
conviction or finding of guilt, the Superior Court shall, at the time of 
dismissal, acquittal, or discharge, or, in any case set forth in paragraph (1) 
of this subsection, order the expungement of all records and information 
relating to the arrest.

���� (1)�� If proceedings took 
place in municipal court, the municipal court shall follow procedures developed 
by the Administrative Director of the Courts.� 

���� (2)�� The provisions of 
N.J.S.2C:52-7 through N.J.S.2C:52-14 shall not apply to an expungement pursuant 
to this subsection.

���� (3)�� An expungement under 
this subsection shall not be ordered where the dismissal, acquittal, or 
discharge resulted from a plea bargaining agreement involving the conviction of 
other charges.� This bar, however, shall not apply once the conviction is 
itself expunged.

���� (4)�� The court shall forward 
a copy of the expungement order to the county prosecutor. The county prosecutor 
shall promptly distribute copies of the expungement order to appropriate law 
enforcement agencies and correctional institutions who have custody and control 
of the records specified in the order so that they may comply with the 
requirements of N.J.S.2C:52-15.

���� (5)�� An expungement related 
to a dismissal, acquittal, or discharge ordered pursuant to this subsection 
shall not bar any future expungement.

���� (6)�� Where a dismissal of an 
offense is based on an eligible servicemember's successful participation in a 
Veterans Diversion Program pursuant to P.L.2017, c.42 (C.2C:43-23 et al.), the 
county prosecutor, on behalf of the eligible servicemember, may move before the 
court for the expungement of all records and information relating to the arrest 
and the diversion at the time of dismissal pursuant to this section.

���� (7)� Where a dismissal of an 
offense is based on an eligible person's successful participation in a Mental 
Health Diversion Program pursuant to P.L.2023, c.188 (C.2C:43-32 et al.), the 
eligible person may make a motion before the court for the expungement of all 
records and information relating to the arrest or charge and the diversion, at 
the time of dismissal pursuant to this section.

���� b.��� When a person did not 
apply or a prosecutor did not move on behalf of an eligible servicemember for 
an expungement of an arrest not resulting in a conviction pursuant to 
subsection a. of this section, the person may at any time following the 
disposition of proceedings, present a duly verified petition as provided in 
N.J.S.2C:52-7 to the Superior Court in the county in which the person resides 
or the county in which the disposition occurred praying that records of such 
arrest and all records and information pertaining thereto be expunged.

���� c.� (1) Any person who has had 
charges dismissed against him pursuant to a program of supervisory treatment 
pursuant to N.J.S.2C:43-12, or conditional discharge pursuant to 
N.J.S.2C:36A-1, or conditional dismissal pursuant to P.L.2013, c.158 
(C.2C:43-13.1 et al.), shall be barred from the relief provided in this section 
until six months after the entry of the order of dismissal.

���� (2)�� A servicemember who has 
successfully participated in a Veterans Diversion Program pursuant to P.L.2017, 
c.42 (C.2C:43-23 et al.) may apply for expungement pursuant to this section at 
any time following the order of dismissal if an expungement was not granted at 
the time of dismissal.

���� (3)� An eligible person who 
has successfully participated in the Mental Health Diversion Program pursuant 
to P.L.2023, c.188 (C.2C:43-32 et al.), may apply for expungement pursuant to 
this section at any time following the order of dismissal if an expungement was 
not granted at the time of dismissal.

���� d.��� Any person who has been 
arrested or held to answer for a crime shall be barred from the relief provided 
in this section