New Jersey A408 expands juvenile waiver to adult court for certain motor vehicle thefts and makes juvenile involvement in such thefts a strict.

New Jersey A408 amends state law to expand the offenses for which a juvenile may be waived to adult criminal court to include certain thefts or unlawful takings of motor vehicles. The bill also makes the use of a juvenile in the theft of a motor vehicle a strict liability crime. Under the new law, juveniles aged 15 and older charged with theft or unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and who have previously been adjudicated delinquent for such offenses, are eligible for waiver to adult court.

New Jersey A408 expands juvenile waiver to adult court for certain motor vehicle thefts and makes juvenile involvement in such thefts a strict.

New Jersey A408 amends state law to expand the offenses for which a juvenile may be waived to adult criminal court to include certain thefts or unlawful takings of motor vehicles. The bill also makes the use of a juvenile in the theft of a motor vehicle a strict liability crime. Under the new law, juveniles aged 15 and older charged with theft or unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and who have previously been adjudicated delinquent for such offenses, are eligible for waiver to adult court.