New Jersey 2024-2025 Regular Session

New Jersey Assembly Bill A5941

Introduced
7/24/25  

Caption

Allows juvenile to be tried as adult regardless of age for certain drug offenses resulting in death; imposes life imprisonment for conviction of strict liability for drug induced deaths if victim was under age 18.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

NJ A219

Allows juvenile to be tried as adult regardless of age for certain drug offenses resulting in death; imposes life imprisonment for conviction of strict liability for drug induced deaths if victim was under age 18.

NJ A4200

Authorizes VCCO to make payments to dependents of deceased victims in cases of strict liability for drug-induced deaths.

NJ S375

Requires juveniles to be tried as adult for certain serious offenses under No Early Release Act.

NJ A4393

Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of murder committed in course of commission of certain sex offenses regardless of victim's age.

NJ A408

Expands offenses for which juvenile may be waived to adult criminal court to include certain thefts or unlawful takings of motor vehicles; makes use of juvenile in theft of motor vehicle strict liability crime.

NJ S1048

Makes juvenile eligible for waiver for certain criminal homicide offenses regardless of age.

NJ A1171

Permits waiver of juvenile regardless of age under certain circumstances; makes juveniles eligible for waiver for terrorism and human trafficking.

NJ S367

Expands offenses for which juvenile may be waived to adult criminal court to include certain thefts or unlawful takings of motor vehicles; makes use of juvenile in theft of motor vehicle strict liability crime.

NJ A135

Allows juvenile regardless of age to be tried as adult for committing homicide against law enforcement officer.

NJ S200

Permits waiver of juvenile regardless of age under certain circumstances; makes juveniles eligible for waiver for terrorism and human trafficking.

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NJ S829

"CJ's Law"; Criminalizes manufacture, sale, and possession of substances containing kratom.

NJ A1617

"CJ's Law"; Criminalizes manufacture, sale, and possession of substances containing kratom.

NJ A1203

"CJ's Law"; Criminalizes manufacture and distribution of substances containing kratom under certain circumstances.

NJ S2271

"CJ's Law"; Criminalizes manufacture and distribution of substances containing kratom under certain circumstances.