{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-183","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-183","heading":"Definitions","body":"3.  As used in this act:\na.  \"Commission\" means the Youth Justice Commission in, but not of, the Department of Law and Public Safety established pursuant to P.L.1995, c.284 (C.52:17B-169 et seq.).\nb.  \"Commissioner\" means the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections.\nc.  \"Juvenile offender\" means a person at least 14 years old at the time of disposition who has been adjudicated delinquent for an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a crime, excluding an adjudication for any act which would constitute a crime of the first degree or a crime under chapter 14 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.\nd.  \"Youthful offender\" means a person between 18 and 30 years of age who has been convicted of a crime, excluding any person convicted of:\n(1)  a crime of the first degree;\n(2)  a crime under chapter 14 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes;\n(3)  a crime which requires the imposition of a mandatory term of imprisonment without eligibility for parole, unless the person has less than one year of the mandatory portion of the sentence remaining; or\n(4)  a crime of the second degree under any of the following: N.J.S.2C:11-4, N.J.S.2C:12-1, N.J.S.2C:13-1, N.J.S.2C:15-1, N.J.S.2C:18-2 or N.J.S.2C:39-4 for possession of a weapon with the purpose of using it unlawfully against the person of another.\nL.1995,c.330,s.3; amended 1997, c.55; 2025, c.35, s.83.","path":["TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS"],"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":"f9e28ff7538a1d0c20068997151ed6292749652ac6970504433e94b68446ed14","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-182","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-17b-184"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}