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Bill Text

A2211 

ASSEMBLY, No. 2211 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Concerns juveniles charged with or adjudicated 
delinquent for certain firearms offenses.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning juveniles and amending P.L.1982, c.77.

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

���� 1.� Section 15 of P.L.1982, 
c.77 (C.2A:4A-34) is amended to read as follows:

���� 15.� Criteria for placing 
juvenile in detention.

���� a.���� Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, a juvenile charged with an act of delinquency shall 
be released pending the disposition of a case, if any, to any person or agency 
provided for in this section upon assurance being received that such person or 
persons accept responsibility for the juvenile and will bring him before the 
court as ordered.

���� b.��� No juvenile shall be 
placed in detention without the permission of a judge or the court intake 
service.

���� c.���� A juvenile charged with 
delinquency may not be placed or retained in detention under this act prior to 
disposition, except as otherwise provided by law, unless:

���� (1)�� Detention is necessary 
to secure the presence of the juvenile at the next hearing as evidenced by a 
demonstrable record of recent willful failure to appear at juvenile court 
proceedings or to remain where placed by the court or the court intake service 
or the juvenile is subject to a current warrant for failure to appear at court 
proceedings which is active at the time of arrest; or

���� (2)�� The physical safety of 
persons or property of the community would be seriously threatened if the 
juvenile were not detained and the juvenile is charged with an offense which, 
if committed by an adult, would constitute a crime of the first, second or third 
degree or one of the following crimes of the fourth degree:� aggravated 
assault; stalking; criminal sexual contact; bias intimidation; failure to 
control or report a dangerous fire; possession of a prohibited weapon or device 
in violation of N.J.S.2C:39-3; or unlawful possession of a weapon in violation 
of N.J.S.2C:39-5; or

���� (3)�� With respect to a 
juvenile charged with an offense which, if committed by an adult, would 
constitute a crime of the fourth degree other than those enumerated in 
paragraph (2) of this subsection, or a disorderly persons or petty disorderly 
persons offense, and with respect to a juvenile charged with an offense 
enumerated in subsection c. when the criteria for detention are not met, the 
juvenile may be temporarily placed in a shelter or other non-secure placement 
if a parent or guardian cannot be located or will not accept custody of the 
juvenile.� Police and court intake personnel shall make all reasonable efforts 
to locate a parent or guardian to accept custody of the juvenile prior to 
requesting or approving the juvenile's placement in a shelter or other 
non-secure placement.� If, after the initial detention hearing, continued 
placement is necessary, the juvenile shall be returned to a shelter or other 
non-secure placement.

���� d.��� The judge or court 
intake officer prior to making a decision of detention shall consider and, 
where appropriate, employ any of the following alternatives:

���� (1)�� Release to parents;

���� (2)�� Release on juvenile's 
promise to appear at next hearing;

���� (3)�� Release to parents, 
guardian or custodian upon written assurance to secure the juvenile's presence 
at the next hearing;

���� (4)�� Release into care of a 
custodian or public or private agency reasonably capable of assisting the 
juvenile to appear at the next hearing;

���� (5)�� Release with imposition 
of restrictions on activities, associations, movements and residence reasonably 
related to securing the appearance of the juvenile at the next hearing;

���� (6)�� Release with required 
participation in a home detention program;

���� (7)�� Placement in a shelter 
care facility; [or] 

���� (8)�� Imposition of any other 
restrictions other than detention or shelter care reasonably related to 
securing the appearance of the juvenile;

���� (9)�� In the case of a 
juvenile who has been charged with an offense which, if committed by an adult, 
would constitute unlawful possession of a weapon pursuant to N.J.S.2C:39-5 or 
possession of a prohibited weapon or device pursuant to N.J.S.2C:39-3, placement 
in a residential reengagement center or a non-residential reengagement center 
program and a requirement for the parent or guardian of the juvenile or an 
appointed court official, as appropriate, to attend hearings conducted as part 
of this placement.� In addition, a parent or� guardian of the juvenile or an 
appointed court official, as appropriate, shall provide written as