Notice - Criminal Justice Reform - Pretrial Release: (1) Amendments to Rule 3:26-2; (2) Directive #09-24; (3) Order Authorizing Municipal Court Judges Handling CJP to Also Address Certain Violations of Monitoring

The Supreme Court has amended Rule 3 :26-2 ("Authority to Set Conditions of Release") to ( 1) establish a process for review of eligible defendants' compliance with pretrial release conditions, with a potential reduction in monitoring level for defendants who have been compliant for six months, and (2) clarify the timeframe and process for handling Violations of Monitoring. The Court's September 12, 2024 Order is attached. The amendments to Rule 3 :26-2 are effective November 1, 2024.