Rules of Court · Part 5 · New Jersey

R. 5:22-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 5:22-3: Detention Hearing After Referral, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

Detention Hearing After Referral

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When a case is referred to another court as provided by R. 5:22-1 or R. 5:22-2, the court waiving jurisdiction shall, on hearing, determine pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-36 whether detention is necessary. If detention is deemed necessary, there shall be a presumption that the juvenile shall be detained in a county juvenile detention facility, unless good cause is shown that it is necessary to detain the juvenile in a county jail or other county correctional facility in which adults are incarcerated. In no case shall a juvenile be remanded to an adult detention facility prior to the hearing provided for herein.

Note: Source -- R.R. (1969) 5:9-5(d). Adopted December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983; caption and text amended November 5, 1986 to be effective January 1, 1987; amended August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016.

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rule 5:22-3 "Detention Hearing After Referral" {
When a case is referred to another court as provided by R. 5:22-1 or R. 5:22-2, the court waiving jurisdiction shall, on hearing, determine pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-36 whether detention is necessary. If detention is deemed necessary, there shall be a presumption that the juvenile shall be detained in a county juvenile detention facility, unless good cause is shown that it is necessary to detain the juvenile in a county jail or other county correctional facility in which adults are incarcerated. In no case shall a juvenile be remanded to an adult detention facility prior to the hearing provided for herein.
Note: Source -- R.R. (1969) 5:9-5(d). Adopted December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983; caption and text amended November 5, 1986 to be effective January 1, 1987; amended August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-16; corpus harvested 2026-09-02

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