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New Jersey Pretrial Release Explained: the 2017 Criminal Justice Reform Act and the Public Safety Assessment

New Jersey eliminated cash bail for most defendants through the 2017 Criminal Justice Reform Act and assesses pretrial release via the Public Safety Assessment risk score administered by the New Jersey Judiciary. Cash bail still applies in narrow circumstances.

June 10, 2026Read

New Jersey Personal Injury Statute of Limitations: 2026 Window, Verbal vs Unlimited Tort Election, and Common Pitfalls

New Jersey's general personal-injury statute of limitations is two years under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2. The traps: a 90-day notice under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (N.J.S.A. 59:8-8), the modified 51% comparative-negligence bar, and the verbal-tort-vs-unlimited-tort election under N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8 that bars most pain-and-suffering claims for verbal-tort drivers.

June 4, 2026Read