Guideline 2 (Part 7) New Jersey Rules of Court, Guideline 2 (Part 7): Definitions, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule Guideline 2 (Part 7) "Definitions" {
For the purpose of these Guidelines, a plea agreement occurs in a Municipal Court matter whenever the prosecutor and the defense agree as to the offense or offenses to which a defendant will plead guilty on condition that any or all of the following occur:
(A) the prosecutor will recommend to the court that another offense or offenses be dismissed,
(B) the prosecutor will recommend to the court that it accept a plea to a lesser or other offense (whether included or not) than that originally charged,
(C) the prosecutor will recommend a sentence(s), not to exceed the maximum permitted, to the court or remain silent at sentencing.
Note: Guidelines and Comment adopted June 29, 1990, simultaneously with former Rule 7:4-8 ("Plea Agreements") to be effective immediately; as part of 1997 recodification of Part VII rules, readopted without change as Appendix to Part VII and referenced by Rule 7:6-2 ("Pleas, Plea Agreements"), October 6, 1997 to be effective February 1, 1998; Guideline 4 amended July 5, 2000 to be effective September 5, 2000; Guidelines 3 and 4 amended July 28, 2004 to be effective September 1, 2004; Guideline 4 amended June 7, 2005 to be effective July 1, 2005; Guideline 4 amended June 15, 2007 to be effective September 1, 2007; Guideline 3 amended July 16, 2009 to be effective September 1, 2009; Guideline 3 amended July 30, 2021 to be effective September 1, 2021.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-15; corpus harvested 2026-09-02