Thursday, July 29, 2021

2A:4A-44.3 Identification of juveniles scheduled for release.

2A:4A-44.3 Identification of juveniles scheduled for release.

   6. a. The Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Commission shall immediately identify any juvenile who is scheduled to be released from the custody of the Juvenile Justice Commission within 365 days as a result of the award of public health emergency credits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.100).   

   b.   Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Commission shall provide notice to the prosecutor of the county in which the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent or the Attorney General if the matter was prosecuted by the Attorney General.  The notice shall include:

   (1)   the name of any juvenile who, due to the expiration of the juvenile's term of commitment, is scheduled to be released from the custody of the Juvenile Justice Commission within 365 days as a result of the award of public health emergency credits;

   (2)   the date on which the juvenile is scheduled to be released from custody based on the award of public health emergency credits; and

   (3)   the date on which the juvenile was scheduled to be released from custody prior to the award of public health emergency credits.

   c.   The Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Commission shall make available to the public on the Internet website of the Juvenile Justice Commission, in both English and Spanish, information concerning:

   (1)   the procedures for filing an application for a restraining order pursuant to the "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991," P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-17 et seq.);

   (2)   resources for victims of domestic violence; and

   (3)   procedures for filing with the court a petition to dissolve the prohibition established pursuant to section  5 of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.103) prohibiting a juvenile from making contact with any victim of the crime for which the juvenile was serving a sentence.

   L.2020, c.111, s.6.