{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-43-38","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:43-38","heading":"Authority, discretion, prosecutor, Mental Health Diversion Program.","body":"7.\tNothing in P.L.2023 c.188 (C.2C:43-32 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 an eligible person.  When considering the diversion of an eligible person from the criminal justice system, a prosecutor may use the Mental Health Diversion Program established pursuant to P.L.2023 c.188 (C.2C:43-32 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 person, and the safety of any victim and the public.\nL.2023, c.188, s.7.","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":"bda9e864892f4d7e3d470d4cdfbe0fbf68f84bb125d51ffa98cb88036185053e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-43-37","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-43-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}