New JerseyProsecutors could request jail before trial for certain protective order violations
People charged with violating Victim’s Assistance and Survivor Protection Act orders could face a prosecutor’s request to hold them before trial if they meet detention eligibility rules.
What it does
Prosecutors would be allowed to ask a court to hold eligible defendants before trial for violating protective orders under the Victim’s Assistance and Survivor Protection Act.
Argument forHolding a defendant before trial, if a court agrees, could reduce opportunities to violate the protective order again.
Argument againstEligible defendants accused of violating these orders could lose their freedom before trial, before a court has decided whether they are guilty.
More detail
A prosecutor could ask a court to hold a defendant in custody before trial. This would cover eligible defendants charged with violating a protective order under the Victim’s Assistance and Survivor Protection Act. Permission to request detention would not make detention automatic.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Oct 22Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)Passed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE. Result: pass.Upper
- Oct 22Substituted for S197 (1R)
- Oct 15Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Reported favorably out of committee. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 11Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 11Passed by the Assembly (79-0-0)Passed 1st Chamber
- Jun 8Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 8Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations CommitteeMinor
- Jun 1Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Reported favorably out of committee. Result: pass.Lower
- May 4Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary CommitteeIntroduced
- Oct 22Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)Passed 2nd Chamber
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