Rules of Court · Part 3 · New Jersey
R. 3:25-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 3:25-3: Dismissal for Delay, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Dismissal for Delay
If there is an unreasonable delay in presenting the charge to a grand jury or in filing an accusation against a defendant who has been held to answer upon a complaint, the Assignment Judge, or the Assignment Judge's designee, may dismiss the matter sua sponte or on motion of the defendant. If there is unreasonable delay in the disposition of an indictment or accusation, the judge to whom the case has been assigned may dismiss the matter sua sponte or on motion of the defendant.
Note: Source -- R.R. 3:11-3(c); amended July 17, 1975 to be effective September 8, 1975; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective January 1, 1995; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 3:25-3 "Dismissal for Delay" {
If there is an unreasonable delay in presenting the charge to a grand jury or in filing an accusation against a defendant who has been held to answer upon a complaint, the Assignment Judge, or the Assignment Judge's designee, may dismiss the matter sua sponte or on motion of the defendant. If there is unreasonable delay in the disposition of an indictment or accusation, the judge to whom the case has been assigned may dismiss the matter sua sponte or on motion of the defendant.
Note: Source -- R.R. 3:11-3(c); amended July 17, 1975 to be effective September 8, 1975; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective January 1, 1995; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 3:25-2 · R. 3:25-4 → · chapter 3:25 · all rules
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