New Jersey A1402 ensures juvenile defendants who choose to be tried as adults have the same rights as those involuntarily waived.

New Jersey A1402 amends existing law to ensure that juvenile defendants who voluntarily elect to be tried as adults have the same procedural rights as those who are involuntarily waived by the prosecutor. This includes a court hearing to inform the juvenile of the differences in sentencing and consequences between the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice and the New Jersey Code of Juvenile Justice. The court must also determine that the election is made knowingly, willingly, and voluntarily, considering the differential treatment under the law.

New Jersey A1402 ensures juvenile defendants who choose to be tried as adults have the same rights as those involuntarily waived.

New Jersey A1402 amends existing law to ensure that juvenile defendants who voluntarily elect to be tried as adults have the same procedural rights as those who are involuntarily waived by the prosecutor. This includes a court hearing to inform the juvenile of the differences in sentencing and consequences between the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice and the New Jersey Code of Juvenile Justice. The court must also determine that the election is made knowingly, willingly, and voluntarily, considering the differential treatment under the law.