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NJ 2C:25-31. Contempt of a domestic violence order.

Defending NJ 2C:25-31.  Contempt of a domestic violence order.

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NJ Statute: 2C:25-31.  Contempt, law enforcement procedures.

Where a law enforcement officer finds that there is probable cause that a defendant has committed contempt of an order entered pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1981, c.426 (C.2C:25-1 et seq.) or P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-17 et seq.), the defendant shall be arrested and taken into custody by a law enforcement officer. The law enforcement officer shall follow these procedures:
The law enforcement officer shall transport the defendant to the police station or such other place as the law enforcement officer shall determine is proper.  The law enforcement officer shall:
a.Conduct a search of the domestic violence central registry and sign a complaint concerning the incident which gave rise to the contempt charge;
b.Telephone or communicate in person or by facsimile with the appropriate judge assigned pursuant to this act and request bail be set on the contempt charge;
c.If the defendant is unable to meet the bail set, take the necessary steps to insure that the defendant shall be incarcerated at police headquarters or at the county jail; and
d.During regular court hours, the defendant shall have bail set by a Superior Court judge that day.  On weekends, holidays and other times when the court is closed, the officer shall arrange to have the clerk of the Family Part notified on the next working day of the new complaint, the amount of bail, the defendant's whereabouts and all other necessary details.  In addition, if a municipal court judge set the bail, the arresting officer shall notify the clerk of that municipal court of this information.
L.1991,c.261,s.15; amended 1994, c.94, s.7; 1999, c.421, s.5.

AKA: NJ Criminal Charge 2C:25-31, Violation 2C:25-31, Offense 2C:25-31

Disclaimer: A copy of this statute has been provided for your information. This wording was current from the NJ website lis.njleg.state.nj.us as of August 2012.

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