2B:12-17.2 - Motor vehicle matters involving death, bodily injury, Superior Court exclusive jurisdiction; prosecution guidelines - New Jersey Statutes

2B:12-17.2  Motor vehicle matters involving death, bodily injury, Superior Court exclusive jurisdiction; prosecution guidelines.


1. a. In any matter concerning Title 39 of the Revised Statutes where death or serious bodily injury has occurred, regardless of whether the death or serious bodily injury is an element of the offense or violation, the Superior Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the offense or violation until such time that the Superior Court transfers the matter to the municipal court.  For the purposes of this section, the term "serious bodily injury" shall have the meaning set forth in subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:11-1.

b.The Attorney General may  develop guidelines establishing procedures to be followed for prosecutions involving violations of N.J.S.2C:11-4, N.J.S.2C:11-5 or section 1 of P.L.1997, c.111 (C.2C:11-5.1) or criminal offenses involving serious bodily injury and underlying motor vehicle offenses arising from the same incident consistent with the provisions of P.L.2006, c.28 (C.2B:12-17.2 et al.).

L.2006, c.28, s.1.
 
2B:12-18.    Jurisdiction of specified offenses where indictment and trial by jury are waived      2B:12-18.  Jurisdiction of specified offenses where indictment and trial by jury are waived.  A municipal court has jurisdiction over the following crimes occurring within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, where the person charged waives indictment and trial by jury in writing and the county prosecutor consents in writing: 

   a.   Crimes of the fourth degree enumerated in chapters 17, 18, 20 and 21 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes; or 

   b.   Crimes where the term of imprisonment that may be imposed does not exceed one year. 

Source:  N.J.S.2A:8-22.

   L.1993,c.293,s.1.