{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-43-27","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:43-27","heading":"Construction of act.","body":"5.\tNothing in P.L.2017, c.42 (C.2C:43-23 et al.) shall be construed to limit or constrain in any way the authority or discretion of a prosecutor to divert, prosecute or pursue any other disposition of a criminal matter involving a defendant who is a servicemember as defined within P.L.2017, c.42 (C.2C:43-23 et al.).  When considering the diversion of a servicemember from the criminal justice system, a prosecutor may use the Veterans Diversion Program established pursuant to P.L.2017, c.42 (C.2C:43-23 et al.), any other diversion mechanism authorized by law, or a county-based law enforcement diversion program after considering each program's restrictions, the relief available to the servicemember, and the safety of any victim and the public.\nL.2017, c.42, s.5.","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":"8ec1dbbcb78a0a88b61eb678fcb7a26dfaab14ea30e20e21bfd7be87226d8920","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-43-26","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-43-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}