N.J. Stat. § 2C:43-38

Current through L. 2024, c. 80.
Section 2C:43-38 - Authority, discretion, prosecutor, Mental Health Diversion Program

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.

N.J.S. § 2C:43-38

Added by L. 2023, c. 188, s. 7, eff. 7/1/2024.