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N.J.S.A. 2C:43-27 — Construction of act
Current through P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
Part of Chapter 43, New Jersey Statutes.
Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:43-27
Statutory text current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22. This publication reproduces the official text of the New Jersey Statutes from the statute files published by the New Jersey Legislature; it is not the official statutes of the State of New Jersey.
5. Nothing in P.L.2017, c.42 (C.2C:43-23 et al.) shall be construed to limit or constrain in any way the authority or discretion of a prosecutor to divert, prosecute or pursue any other disposition of a criminal matter involving a defendant who is a servicemember as defined within P.L.2017, c.42 (C.2C:43-23 et al.). When considering the diversion of a servicemember from the criminal justice system, a prosecutor may use the Veterans Diversion Program established pursuant to P.L.2017, c.42 (C.2C:43-23 et al.), any other diversion mechanism authorized by law, or a county-based law enforcement diversion program after considering each program's restrictions, the relief available to the servicemember, and the safety of any victim and the public.
L.2017, c.42, s.5.
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