Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans could see their criminal records cleared under a bill awaiting Gov. Phil Murphy’s signature. On Monday, state lawmakers in both the Assembly and the Senate voted in favor of a measure that would make it easier to expunge certain criminal…
[First Reprint] SENATE, No. 3205 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 218th LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED NOVEMBER 26, 2018 Sponsored by: Senator SANDRA B. CUNNINGHAM District 31 (Hudson) Senator M. TERESA RUIZ District 29 (Essex) SYNOPSIS Revises certain procedures for expungement of records of conviction. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 18,…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This month’s recent modified proposed legislation for marijuana legalization in New Jersey has included the automatic right for every person with a prior possession of marijuana charge to obtain an expungement. However the key Provision in the most recent proposed legislation is the fact that the defendant,…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Defense Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The New Jersey legislature has authorized a modified and accelerated expungement procedure for all municipal court charges that have been dismissed by way of trial and or court order. If you are charged with a municipal ordinance, disorderly persons offense, petty disorderly persons offense, your case…
In the matter of the expungement of DP Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case there is a very specific question as to whether a prior drug distribution arrest can be expunged when the final guilty plea was for a 2C: 5–2 conspiracy charge and judgment of conviction reflected that too.…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In the Matter of the Expungement Petition of J.S. (A-84-13) (073376) In the Matter of the Expungement of the Criminal Records of G.P.B. (A-2-14) (074541) In these appeals, the Court determines whether N.J.S.A. 2C:52-2(a), which permits the expungement of a conviction for certain indictable offenses if the…
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New Jersey Survivors Justice Act: Sentencing Reform for Abuse Victims
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In January 2026, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pair of bills known as the Survivors Justice Act (S-4870/A-5968 and S-4871/A-5969). This landmark legislation, championed by Senator Angela V. McKnight, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, and other lawmakers, amends the state’s criminal code to allow courts…