Requires public safety risk assessment to include additional consideration for firearms as public safety risk.

This bill mandates that the Public Safety Assessment (PSA) used in New Jersey's pretrial process consider firearms as a public safety risk. The PSA is a tool that evaluates the risk of failure to appear in court and the danger to the community while on pretrial release. The bill responds to concerns raised by the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation (SCI) about the increasing use of illegal firearms and the inadequacy of current PSA risk factors to reflect the dangerousness of firearms.

Requires public safety risk assessment to include additional consideration for firearms as public safety risk.

This bill mandates that the Public Safety Assessment (PSA) used in New Jersey's pretrial process consider firearms as a public safety risk. The PSA is a tool that evaluates the risk of failure to appear in court and the danger to the community while on pretrial release. The bill responds to concerns raised by the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation (SCI) about the increasing use of illegal firearms and the inadequacy of current PSA risk factors to reflect the dangerousness of firearms.