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N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5.1 — Penalties for committing certain offenses while released on bail, own recognizance increased

Current through P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

Part of Chapter 44, New Jersey Statutes.

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Penalties for committing certain offenses while released on bail, own recognizance increased

Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5.1

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.

N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5.1Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

1. a. A person who has been convicted under subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:39-4 of possession of a firearm with intent to use it unlawfully against the person of another; or a crime under N.J.S.2C:11-3; N.J.S.2C:11-4; N.J.S.2C:13-1; subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:14-2; subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:14-3; N.J.S.2C:15-1; N.J.S.2C:18-2 if the burglary is a crime of the second degree or the structure was adapted for overnight accommodation of persons; or a crime of the first, second or third degree under subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:12-1; shall be sentenced to an extended term of imprisonment pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.2C:43-7 and shall be subject to double the fine authorized for that crime under the provisions of N.J.S.2C:43-3 if, at the time of the commission of the crime, the defendant was released on bail or on his own recognizance for one of the enumerated crimes and was convicted of that crime. b. The court shall not impose a sentence of imprisonment pursuant to this section unless the ground therefor has been established at a hearing after the conviction of the defendant and on written notice to the defendant of the ground proposed. The defendant shall have the right to hear and controvert the evidence against the defendant and to offer evidence upon the issue. L.1997,c.410,s.1.

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justia: N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5.1

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Questions this section answers

What degree of offense is penalties for committing certain offenses while released on bail, own recognizance increased in New Jersey?

Penalties for committing certain offenses while released on bail, own recognizance increased is a crime of the second degree in New Jersey under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5.1.

Which New Jersey statute covers penalties for committing certain offenses while released on bail, own recognizance increased?

Penalties for committing certain offenses while released on bail, own recognizance increased is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5.1 (Penalties for committing certain offenses while released on bail, own recognizance increased).

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