New Jersey legal term
Mentor in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Mentor” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New Jersey criminal code.
What does “Mentor” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Mentor" means a volunteer former servicemember recruited by the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs pursuant to subsection (bb) of N.J.S.38A:3-6 to assist an eligible servicemember who is a veteran in accessing assistance to resolve the underlying problems that led or contributed to the eligible servicemember's involvement with the criminal justice system. f. (N.J.S.A. 2C:43-23)
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