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Directive #14-24

Directive: Directive #14-24 - Civil - Affordable Housing Dispute Resolution Program - Implementation of L. 2024, c. 2
Sections: Affordable Housing. Civil
Document Date: Dec. 13, 2024

Directive #13-24

Directive: CJR - Supreme Court Action to Address Home Invasion Burglary and Residential Burglary: (1) Relaxation of Rule 3:3-1(f) Regarding Complaint-Warrants, and (2) Amendments to the Decision-Making Framework (DMF)
Sections: Criminal Municipal Court
Document Date: Nov. 22, 2024

Directive #12-24

Directive: Directive 12-24 - Dissolution Judgment for Name Change and Judgment for Name Change Addendum - New Form CN 13146
Section: Family
Document Date: Nov. 22, 2024

Directive #11-24

Directive: Directive #11-24 - Family - Juvenile - Procedure to Request Complaint-Warrant to Take Youth into Custody
Sections: Family Juvenile Warrants
Document Date: Oct. 29, 2024

Directive #10-24

Directive: Directive #10-24 – Family – Children in Court – Revised Child Welfare Mediation Program Procedures Manual and Forms (Supersedes Directive #15-17)
Section: Family
Document Date: Sept. 25, 2024
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Directive: #15-17

Directive #09-24

Directive: Directive #09-24 - Criminal Justice Reform - Pretrial Services Defendant Compliance Reviews; Implementation of Amendments to Rule 3:26-2(c) (effective 11/01/24)
Section: Criminal
Document Date: Sept. 13, 2024

Directive #08-24

Directive: Directive #08-24 - Revised Judiciary Transcriber Manual (2024) and Code of Conduct for Certified Transcribers (Supersedes Directive #8-20)
Sections: Administration Vicinage Management
Document Date: Aug. 20, 2024
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Directive: #08-20

Directive #07-24

Directive: Guidelines for Judicial Officer Protection Orders
Sections: Administration Judges Vicinage Management
Document Date: Aug. 2, 2024
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Directive: #14-23

Directive #06-24

Directive: Administrative Directive #06-24, “Supreme Court Guidelines on Media Access and Electronic Devices in the New Jersey Courts (Revised 2024) (Supersedes Directive #11-20)”
Sections: Administration Vicinage Management
Document Date: July 22, 2024
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Directive: #11-20

Directive #05-24

Directive: Updated Domestic Violence Brochures
Sections: Domestic Violence Family
Document Date: April 8, 2024

Directive #04-24

Directive: Administrative Directive #04-24 – Municipal – DWI – New Law Regarding Ignition Interlock Device (L.2023, c.191) – Supersedes Directive #25-19
Sections: DWI Municipal
Document Date: March 28, 2024
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Directive: #25-19

Directive #03-24

Directive: Revised Probation Field Supervision and Safety Standards (Supersedes Directive #22-20)
Sections: Probation Vicinage Management
Document Date: March 6, 2024
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Directive: #22-20

Directive #02-24

Directive: Criminal - Procedures for Certificates to Suspend Certain Employment or Occupational Disabilities Related to Criminal Convictions
Section: Criminal
Document Date: March 4, 2024

Directive #01-24

Directive: Civil Commitments - Protocol for Applications Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.9a
Section: Civil
Document Date: Feb. 6, 2024
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Supplement to Directive #01-24 – Civil Commitments - Protocol for Applications Pursuant to NJSA 30:4-27.9a - Updated Attachment F (Order for Continued Hold of Patient)

Directive #24-23

Directive: Motor Vehicle Theft Offenses – (1) Elimination of Presumption of Pretrial Release; (2) Establishment of Theft of a Motor Vehicle and Receiving Stolen Motor Vehicle as Separate Statutory Offenses
Section: Criminal
Document Date: Dec. 22, 2023

Directive #23-23

Directive: Family - Procedures for Implementation of Victim's Assistance and Survivor Act (VASPA); Rescission of Directive #07-03
Section: Family
Document Date: Dec. 13, 2023
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Directive: #07-03

Directive #22-23

Directive: Criminal Justice Reform - Changes to the Preliminary Public Safety Assessment Run by Law Enforcement
Sections: Criminal Municipal
Document Date: Dec. 13, 2023

Directive #21-23

Directive: Updated New Jersey Judiciary Language Access Plan (Supersedes Directive #10-22)
Sections: Language Access Vicinage
Document Date: Nov. 14, 2023
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Directive: #10-22

Directive #20-23

Directive: Family – CIC – Revised Benchmark Hearings Protocol and Checklist (Supersedes Directive #03-22)
Section: Family
Document Date: Nov. 13, 2023
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Directive: #03-22

Directive #19-23

Directive: CJR - Pretrial Services - (a) Strict Home Detention (w/o Electronic Monitoring), (b) Home Detention with Limited Exceptions (w/o Electronic Monitoring), and (c) Home Detention with Electronic Monitoring (Supersedes Directive #27-21)
Sections: Criminal Municipal
Document Date: Oct. 17, 2023
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Directive: #27-21

Directive #18-23

Directive: Criminal Justice Reform - Promulgation of Revised Protocol for Responding to Emergent Pretrial Release Electronic Monitoring Alerts (Supersedes Directive #15-19)
Sections: Criminal Criminal Justice Reform Municipal
Document Date: Oct. 10, 2023
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Directive: #15-19

Directive #17-23

Directive: Domestic Violence Economic Mediation (DVEM) Program: Updated Operational Guidelines and Forms
Sections: Domestic Violence Family
Document Date: Sept. 11, 2023
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Directive: #06-20

Directive #16-23

Directive: Family - Parenting Coordinator Program - Guidelines; Forms
Section: Family
Document Date: Sept. 5, 2023

Directive #15-23

Directive: Landlord Tenant - Court Forms and Procedures as of September 1, 2023; Conclusion of Mandatory Case Management Conferences
Sections: Civil Landlord Tenant
Document Date: Aug. 23, 2023
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Directive: #21-21

Directive #14-23

Directive: ~~Guidelines for Judicial Officer Protection Orders~~ -- Superseded
Sections: Administration Criminal Judges
Document Date: Aug. 21, 2023
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Directive: #07-24

Directive #13-23

Directive: Pretrial Services - Reduction of Pretrial Monitoring Level to ROR for Certain Eligible Defendants (Remands; Recovery Court); Discharge of Defendants Whose Case Is Disposed of by Deferred Disposition
Section: Criminal
Document Date: Aug. 18, 2023

Directive #12-23

Directive: Family - Out-of-State Custody/Parenting Time/Visitation Orders - UCCJEA (Supersedes Directive #09-07)
Section: Family
Document Date: July 10, 2023
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Directive: #09-07

Directive #11-23

Directive: Responding to Information Security Incidents, Including Compromised Attorney Accounts
Sections: Administration Vicinage
Document Date: June 26, 2023

Directive #10-23

Directive: Prohibition of the Carrying of Weapons Inclusive of Firearms in State Court Locations; Limited Exceptions; Screening for Weapons
Sections: Administration Vicinage
Document Date: June 19, 2023

Directive #09-23

Directive: ~~Post-Conviction Applications on Indictable Offenses - Form Order; Statement of Reasons for Denial (Supersedes Directive #07-07)~~
Section: Criminal
Document Date: June 13, 2023
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Directive: #07-07

Directive #08-23

Directive: Pretrial Release - (1) Clarifying Penalties for Certain Violations of Pretrial Release; (2) Requirement for Prosecutor to Provide Copy of Pretrial Release Order to the Victim
Sections: Criminal Pretrial Release
Document Date: May 23, 2023

Directive #07-23

Directive: Use of Warrants and Incarceration in the Enforcement of Child Support Orders
Sections: Child Support Family
Document Date: May 15, 2023
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Directive: #02-14

Directive: #02-14-Supplement-1

Directive: #15-08

Directive #06-23

Directive: Guardianships of Incapacitated Adults - Revised Background Screening Policy for Proposed Guardians; Amended Court Rules and Revised Court Forms
Section: Civil
Document Date: April 14, 2023
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Directive: #11-21

Directive #05-23

Directive: Criminal - Expungements - (1) Guidance on the New Compelling Circumstances Standard; (2) Handling Fugitive from Justice Charges with Regard to Expedited Expungement; (3) Additional eCourts Expungement System Information and Enhancements
Section: Criminal
Document Date: March 13, 2023

Directive #04-23

Directive: Family – Children in Court (CIC) – Revised Judgment of Guardianship (CN 10265)
Section: Family
Document Date: Feb. 24, 2023

Directive #03-23

Directive: Family - Court Policies on Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption Matters
Section: Family
Document Date: Feb. 28, 2023
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Directive: #17-17

Directive #02-23

Directive: Policy Regarding Support Orders Monitored or Enforced by Probation
Section: Probation
Document Date: Jan. 30, 2023

Directive #01-23

Directive: Recovery Court - Revised Legal Rejection Codes
Sections: Criminal Recovery Court
Document Date: Jan. 17, 2023

Directive #14-22

Directive: Criminal - Gun Permit Procedures (Supersedes Directive #06-19)
Sections: Criminal Vicinage
Document Date: Dec. 22, 2022
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Directive: #06-19

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Supplement to Directive #14-22 – Criminal – Gun Permit Procedures – Requests to Amend Permits to Carry

Directive #13-22

Directive: Reserved Decisions - Amendments to Rule 1:32-1 ("Reports by Judges; Court Clerks; Court Reporters") and New Rule 1:36-5 ("Reserved Decisions")
Sections: Administration Judges Reserved Decisions Vicinage
Document Date: Dec. 9, 2022
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Directive: #11-05