New Jersey § 2a:4a-44

§ 2a:4a-44.

a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, the award of public health

emergency credits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2020, c. 111 ( C.30:4-123.100 ) shall apply to any juvenile serving a sentence in a State correctional facility

operated by the Juvenile Justice Commission who due to the expiration of the juvenile's

term of commitment is scheduled to be released from custody within 365 days. b. Public health emergency credits shall not be awarded to any juvenile serving a

sentence in a State correctional facility operated by the Juvenile Justice Commission

for: (1) murder pursuant to N.J.S.2C:11-3 ; (2) aggravated sexual assault pursuant to subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:14-2 ; or (3) any offense enumerated in N.J.S.2C:47-1 and who is deemed a repetitive, compulsive sex offender. c. A juvenile who was serving a sentence in a State correctional facility operated

by the Juvenile Justice Commission during the Public Health Emergency and State of

Emergency declared by the Governor in Executive Order 103 of 2020 concerning the coronavirus

disease 2019 pandemic shall receive public health emergency credits in accordance

with section 1 of P.L.2020, c. 111 ( C.30:4-123.100 ). d. A juvenile scheduled to be released from the custody of the Juvenile Justice Commission

following an award of public health emergency credits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2020, c. 111 ( C.30:4-123.100 ) shall be released on the scheduled release date based on the award of public health

emergency credits. e. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection d. of this section, a juvenile

scheduled to be released from the custody of the Juvenile Justice Commission following

an award of public health emergency credits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2020, c. 111 ( C.30:4-123.100 ) whose scheduled release date is less than 45 days after the effective date of P.L.2020, c. 111 ( C.30:4-123.100 et al.) shall be released within 45 days after the effective date, in order to allow

the Juvenile Justice Commission to devise and implement a release plan for the juvenile

and arrange for services to be provided to the juvenile upon release. (2) A juvenile who is released from custody following an award of public health emergency

credits pursuant to this section shall be prohibited from making contact with a victim

as set forth in section 5 of P.L.2020, c. 111 ( C.30:4-123.103 ), which prohibition shall remain in force until the time that the juvenile was scheduled

to be released prior to the award of public health emergency credits. f. Prior to releasing a juvenile from the custody of the Juvenile Justice Commission

following an award of public health emergency credits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2020, c. 111 ( C.30:4-123.100 ), the Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Commission shall: (1) notify the juvenile in writing of the prohibition against making contact with

any victim of the crime for which the juvenile was serving a sentence pursuant to

section 5 of P.L.2020, c. 111 ( C.30:4-123.103 ); (2) notify the juvenile that a violation of the prohibition against contact with the

victim is a crime of the fourth degree; and (3) require the juvenile to acknowledge in writing the receipt of the notifications

provided pursuant to this subsection.