{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-4a-44.4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:4A-44.4","heading":"Actions of prosecutor, Attorney General.","body":"7.\tNotwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, upon receipt of notice from the Executive Director of the Youth Justice Commission that a juvenile is scheduled to be released from the custody of the Youth Justice Commission within 365 days based on the award of public health emergency credits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.100), the prosecutor or Attorney General, prior to the juvenile's scheduled release date, may:\na.\tuse any reasonable means available to notify any identifiable victim of the crime for which the juvenile is serving a sentence in a State correctional facility operated by the Youth Justice Commission of the juvenile's scheduled release date;\nb.\tnotify the identifiable victim that the law prohibits the juvenile from having any contact with the victim unless a petition is filed with the court to dissolve the prohibition in accordance with the procedures established by the court;\nc.\tnotify the victim of the duration of the prohibition against the juvenile having contact with the victim;\nd.\tnotify the victim of the penalties imposed for the juvenile's violation of the prohibition against contact;\ne.\tprovide information to the victim concerning how a petition may be filed with the court to dissolve the prohibition against the juvenile having contact with the victim; and\nf.\tprovide information to the victim concerning the procedures for filing an application for a restraining order pursuant to the \"Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991,\" P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-17 et seq.), and resources for victims of domestic violence.\nL.2020, c.111, s.7; amended 2025, c.35, s.12.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"7ce46d90eb415016711320035255b138db61b876760850c9fdcf59b4fd16edde","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-4a-44.3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-4a-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}