revised rule 3:14-1. Venue
An offense shall be prosecuted in the county in which it was committed, except that
(a) . . . no change.
(b) . . . no change.
(c) . . . no change.
(d) . . . no change.
[(e) Prosecution for acts of treason against this State which were committed outside the
jurisdiction of this State shall be had in any county designated by the Chief Justice.]
[(f) Prosecutions for libel shall be had either in the county in which the publication was
made or the county in which the libeled person resided at the time of the publication.] [(g)] (e) An accessory may be prosecuted as such either in the county in which the
offense to which he or she is an accessory is triable or the county in which he or she became such accessory.
[(h)] (f) Any person [who steals the property of another, outside this State, or receives such property knowing it to have been stolen, and brings it into this State,] charged with receiving stolen property may be prosecuted in any county [into or through] in which the stolen property is [brought] possessed.
[(i)] (g) Prosecutions for acts of forgery, [embezzlement, conversion
or misappropriation] fraud, theft by deception, or theft by unlawful disposition may be had either in the county in which such offense was committed or in the county in which the offender last resided.
[(j)] (h) Prosecutions for [desertion] nonsupport may be had either in the county in which the [wife] spouse, statutory partner or any child resided at the time of the [desertion] nonsupport
(a) . . . no change.
(b) . . . no change.
(c) . . . no change.
(d) . . . no change.
[(e) Prosecution for acts of treason against this State which were committed outside the
jurisdiction of this State shall be had in any county designated by the Chief Justice.]
[(f) Prosecutions for libel shall be had either in the county in which the publication was
made or the county in which the libeled person resided at the time of the publication.] [(g)] (e) An accessory may be prosecuted as such either in the county in which the
offense to which he or she is an accessory is triable or the county in which he or she became such accessory.
[(h)] (f) Any person [who steals the property of another, outside this State, or receives such property knowing it to have been stolen, and brings it into this State,] charged with receiving stolen property may be prosecuted in any county [into or through] in which the stolen property is [brought] possessed.
[(i)] (g) Prosecutions for acts of forgery, [embezzlement, conversion
or misappropriation] fraud, theft by deception, or theft by unlawful disposition may be had either in the county in which such offense was committed or in the county in which the offender last resided.
[(j)] (h) Prosecutions for [desertion] nonsupport may be had either in the county in which the [wife] spouse, statutory partner or any child resided at the time of the [desertion] nonsupport
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or in the county in which the [wife] spouse or statutory partner resides when the prosecution is
begun.
[(k)] (i) The county of venue for purposes of trial of indictments returned by a State Grand Jury shall be designated by the Assignment Judge appointed to impanel and supervise the State Grand Jury or Grand Juries pursuant to R. 3:6-11(b).
Note: Source-R.R. 3:6-1; paragraph (k) adopted July 17, 1975 to be effective September 8, 1975; paragraph (g) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; paragraphs (e) and (f) deleted, former paragraph (g) redesignated as paragraph (e), former paragraph (h) amended and redesignated as paragraph (f), former paragraph (i) amended and redesignated as paragraph (g), former paragraph (j) amended and redesignated as paragraph (h), and former paragraph (k) redesignated as paragraph (i) July 27, 2015 to be effective September 1, 2015.
[(k)] (i) The county of venue for purposes of trial of indictments returned by a State Grand Jury shall be designated by the Assignment Judge appointed to impanel and supervise the State Grand Jury or Grand Juries pursuant to R. 3:6-11(b).
Note: Source-R.R. 3:6-1; paragraph (k) adopted July 17, 1975 to be effective September 8, 1975; paragraph (g) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; paragraphs (e) and (f) deleted, former paragraph (g) redesignated as paragraph (e), former paragraph (h) amended and redesignated as paragraph (f), former paragraph (i) amended and redesignated as paragraph (g), former paragraph (j) amended and redesignated as paragraph (h), and former paragraph (k) redesignated as paragraph (i) July 27, 2015 to be effective September 1, 2015.
