{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-35-12","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-12","heading":"Waiver of Mandatory Minimum and Extended Terms.","body":"Whenever an offense defined in this chapter specifies a mandatory sentence of imprisonment which includes a minimum term during which the defendant shall be ineligible for parole, a mandatory extended term which includes a period of parole ineligibility, or an anti-drug profiteering penalty pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1997, c.187 (N.J.S.2C:35A-1 et seq.), the court upon conviction shall impose the mandatory sentence or anti-drug profiteering penalty unless the defendant has pleaded guilty pursuant to a negotiated agreement or, in cases resulting in trial, the defendant and the prosecution have entered into a post-conviction agreement, which provides for a lesser sentence, period of parole ineligibility or anti-drug profiteering penalty.  The negotiated plea or post-conviction agreement may provide for a specified term of imprisonment within the range of ordinary or extended sentences authorized by law, a specified period of parole ineligibility, a specified fine, a specified anti-drug profiteering penalty, or other disposition.  In that event, the court at sentencing shall not impose a lesser term of imprisonment, lesser period of parole ineligibility, lesser fine or lesser anti-drug profiteering penalty than that expressly provided for under the terms of the plea or post-conviction agreement.\nL.1987, c.106, s.1; amended 1997, c.187, s.1.","path":["TITLE 2C THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF 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":"15e2459fd63eb522a57510db5576fe2eeba05e8aadf93bbbc0d37d37374aa53d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-35-11.2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-35-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}