[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 426

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

INTRODUCED JANUARY 18, 1996

 

 

By Senators MATHEUSSEN, MARTIN, Sinagra, Zane, Casey, Kosco and Scott

 

 

An Act concerning the acceptance by the State of New Jersey of parolees from other states and supplementing Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes.

 

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

    1. a. As used in this section:

    (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections.

    (2) “Compact” means the compact for the supervision of parolees and probationers set forth in 1[N.J.S.A.2A:168-14 et seq.] N.J.S.2A:168-14 et seq.1

    b. Whenever the commissioner as the compact administrator determines that a parolee from another state is eligible to reside in New Jersey pursuant to the provisions of the compact, a report indicating the 1[ground] grounds1 for this determination shall be submitted to the Attorney General for review. The commissioner shall not grant permission for the transfer of that 1[parole] parolee1 to New Jersey until the Attorney General has approved that report.

 

    2. This act shall take effect 30 days following enactment.

 

 

                             

 

Requires approval by Attorney General of transfers of parolees from other states to New Jersey.