A582

New Jersey A582 upgrades penalties for criminal street gang recruitment and criminality, imposes mandatory minimum sentences, establishes accomplice.

New Jersey A582 amends the state's criminal code to enhance penalties for recruiting minors into criminal street gangs. The bill imposes mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses, establishes accomplice liability, and restricts recruiters from residing near schools or working with children. Specifically, recruiters convicted of soliciting or recruiting minors face a fourth-degree crime and a mandatory minimum seven-year prison term, with a 10-year term for those recruiting minors under 14.