Bill > A1275

Introduced Session

This bill provides that a person who has been convicted of possession of a firearm with intent to use it unlawfully against another, murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, robbery, burglary of the second degree or if the structure was adapted for overnight accommodation of persons, or aggravated assault of the first, second or third degree would be sentenced to an extended term of imprisonment pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.2C:43-7 and be subject to double the fine authorized for that crime under 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. Under current law (N.J.S.2C:44-3), the court may, upon application of the prosecuting attorney, sentence a person who has been convicted of a crime of the first, second or third degree to an extended term of imprisonment if the individual has a prior conviction and is a persistent offender, professional criminal, or committed the crime as consideration for anything of pecuniary value. In addition, the court, upon application of the prosecuting attorney, is required to impose an extended term sentence if the offender has a prior conviction for a crime of the first, second or third degree and (1) used or possessed a firearm in the course of committing the crime; (2) acted, in committing the crime, with ill-will, hatred, or bias and with a purpose to intimidate an individual or group of individuals because of race, color, religion, sexual orientation or ethnicity; or (3) had been convicted of a crime of sexual assault or criminal sexual contact involving violence or the threat of violence and the victim of the crime was 16 years of age of less.

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Greg McGuckin (R)*,  Jon Bramnick (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee (on 01/27/2016)