ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 1408

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JUNE 10, 1996

      The Assembly Judiciary Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 1408.

      This bill would require that certain repeat juvenile sex offenders be prosecuted as adults. The bill amends section 7 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-26) which currently may permit waiver for aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault (in addition to other enumerated crimes) if the prosecutor makes a motion for it and certain other conditions are met.

      The bill provides that a juvenile case must be waived from the Family Part if the juvenile is charged with aggravated sexual assault or sexual assault and has one or more previous adjudications of delinquency or convictions of either of these crimes.