New Jersey Statutes 2C:12-1b. Defendant, assault, health care professional, health care facility volunteer, employee, anger management course
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:12-1b
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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
b. The court may order a defendant to participate in an anger management course of up to 12 months duration pursuant to this section.
c. A defendant shall pay the enrollment cost of an anger management course ordered pursuant to this section.
d. A defendant sentenced to an anger management course pursuant to this section shall have one year to comply with the court order. Failure to satisfactorily complete the course within one year shall constitute a violation of the order. Any defendant who fails to comply with the court order requiring an anger management course may be subject to an additional penalty of up to $500.
e. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall develop and approve a list of eligible anger management courses that may provide anger management services to any person ordered to participate pursuant to this section.
f. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall establish standards and procedures for certification of anger management courses required pursuant to this section.
L.2023, c.48, s.4.