New Jersey Statutes 2C:104-7. Conditions of release; confinement
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:104-7
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. A confined person shall not be held in jail or prison, but shall be lodged in comfortable quarters and served ordinary food.
b. The conditions of release for a material witness or for a person held on an application for a material witness order shall be the least restrictive to effectuate the appearance of the material witness. A judge may:
(1) place the witness in the custody of a designated person or organization agreeing to supervise the person;
(2) restrict the travel of the person;
(3) require the person to report;
(4) set bail; or
(5) impose other reasonable restrictions on the material witness.
c. A person confined shall be paid $40.00 per day, and when the interests of justice require, the judge may order additional payment not exceeding the actual financial loss resulting from the confinement. The party obtaining the material witness order bears the cost of confinement and payment unless the party is indigent.
Source: 2A:162-3, 2A:162-4.
L.1994,c.126,s.7.