New Jersey Statutes
§ 2C:43-38 — Authority, discretion, prosecutor, Mental Health Diversion Program.
New Jersey·Title 2C THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
7.Nothing 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. L.2023, c.188, s.7.
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§ 2C:43-1
Degrees of crimes§ 2C:43-13
Supervisory treatment procedure.§ 2C:43-13.1
Eligibility, application.§ 2C:43-13.3
Extension of conditional dismissal term.§ 2C:43-13.4
Violation of terms prior to dismissal.§ 2C:43-13.5
Dismissal.§ 2C:43-13.6
Effect of dismissal.§ 2C:43-13.7
Limitation.§ 2C:43-13.9
"Municipal Court Diversion Fund."§ 2C:43-14
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