New JerseyBill would make cross-border group crime carry long prison terms
People who knowingly commit listed serious crimes for a cross-border criminal group could face a first-degree charge and at least 30 years in prison before parole eligibility.
What it does
A person who knowingly commits, attempts, or conspires to commit a listed serious crime for a cross-border criminal group could face a first-degree crime charge and at least 30 years before parole eligibility.
Argument forA separate charge could let prosecutors address serious crimes committed for groups whose criminal activity crosses national borders.
Argument againstPeople convicted could face at least 30 years before parole eligibility, or life without parole if the crime results in death.
More detail
A person would commit a first-degree crime by knowingly committing, attempting, or conspiring to commit a listed serious crime for a transnational criminal group. The group must have at least three people acting together, and its crime must cross borders, involve substantial planning or direction from another country, include criminal activity in multiple countries, or have substantial effects in another country. Covered crimes include serious violence, weapons offenses, and racketeering. The person must act for the group’s benefit, at its direction, or in association with it. A conviction would bring either a 30-year term without parole or a term from 30 years to life, with at least 30 years served before parole eligibility. If the crime results in death, the sentence would be life without parole. The bill would take effect immediately if enacted.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 24Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary CommitteeIntroduced
Criminal Justice