Bill > A343

Introduced Session

This bill amends current law to establish an 18-month mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment, during which time the defendant will be ineligible for parole, for a second offense or subsequent offense involving use of a juvenile in automobile theft. Under current law, it is a crime of a second degree for a person 18 years of age or older to knowingly use or solicit a person 17 years of age or younger to commit automobile theft. Second degree crimes generally are punishable by a term of imprisonment of five to 10 years, a fine of $150,000, or both. The sponsor's intent is to deter the use of juveniles to illegally procure automobiles. There is currently an increase in automobile crimes in New Jersey, not only for purposes of selling the parts of stolen automobiles, but also to ship automobiles overseas and for use in other crimes. Therefore, this bill ensures that a person who engages in this illegal conduct serves at least 18 months in prison before being eligible for parole.

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Vicky Flynn (R)*,  Gerry Scharfenberger (R)*,  Al Barlas (R),  Chris DePhillips (R),  John DiMaio (R),  Sean Kean (R),  Jay Webber (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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