Guideline 3 (Part 7) New Jersey Rules of Court, Guideline 3 (Part 7): Prosecutor’s Responsibilities, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule Guideline 3 (Part 7) "Prosecutor’s Responsibilities" {
Nothing in these Guidelines should be construed to affect in any way the prosecutor's discretion in any case to move unilaterally for an amendment to the original charge or a dismissal of the charges pending against a defendant if the prosecutor determines and personally represents on the record the reasons in support of the motion. The prosecutor shall also appear in person to set forth any proposed plea agreement on the record. However, with the approval of the municipal court judge, in lieu of appearing on the record, the prosecutor may submit to the court a Request to Approve Plea Agreement, on a form approved by the Administrative Director of the Courts, signed by the prosecutor and by the defendant. When a plea agreement has been reached between the defendant and prosecutor in the Judiciary’s electronic system, the prosecutor shall submit any proposed amended or dismissed charge and plea agreement electronically in that system. Nothing in this Guideline shall be construed to limit the court's ability to order the prosecutor to appear at any time during the proceedings.
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, re-adopted 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.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-23; corpus harvested 2026-09-02