Bill > S2295

This bill modifies existing laws concerning vehicular crimes to introduce stricter pretrial and post-trial considerations. Specifically, it establishes a rebuttable presumption for pretrial detention for certain vehicular homicide offenses, meaning defendants are presumed to be detained unless they can prove otherwise. It also allows for a pretrial recommendation of no release from detention for these offenses. Furthermore, the bill mandates the suspension or revocation of a driver's license for a significant period, ranging from five years to life, for those convicted of reckless vehicular homicide under specific circumstances, and introduces vehicle forfeiture as a penalty for certain vehicular homicide offenses, unless a severe hardship can be proven. The bill also amends laws related to strict liability vehicular homicide to include a presumption of pretrial detention and license suspension.

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https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S2295