Rules of Court · Part 7 · New Jersey
R. 7:9-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 7:9-3: Credit for Confinement Pending Sentence, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Credit for Confinement Pending Sentence
The defendant shall receive credit on the term of custodial sentence for any time served in custody, either in jail or in a state hospital, between the arrest and the imposition of a sentence.
Note: Source-R. (1969) 7:4-6(f), 3:21-8. Adopted October 6, 1997 to be effective February 1, 1998.
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rule 7:9-3 "Credit for Confinement Pending Sentence" {
The defendant shall receive credit on the term of custodial sentence for any time served in custody, either in jail or in a state hospital, between the arrest and the imposition of a sentence.
Note: Source-R. (1969) 7:4-6(f), 3:21-8. Adopted October 6, 1997 to be effective February 1, 1998.
}
referenced_by: 1:5-7
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-19; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 7:9-2 · R. 7:9-4 → · chapter 7:9 · all rules
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