Conditional dismissal and fingerprinting in NJ

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and     http://criminalarticle.blogspot.com/2014/05/conditional-dismissal-of-first-offender.html
New law finally establishes a Conditional Dismissal of First offender criminal charges in Municipal Court. Ken Vercammen testified in favor of the passage before the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
Governor Chris Christie on September 9 signed into law legislation co-sponsored by Senator Christopher "Kip" Bateman (R-Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset) to provide a conditional assistance program in Municipal Court for certain first-time offenders. The law takes affect 120 days after signing.
"This initiative will give a broader range of first-time offenders who have committed a minor offense an opportunity to turn their lives around," Bateman said. "The program will help foster participants' rehabilitation and future success by giving them appropriate penalties without having the offense be a part of their permanent criminal record." This law also helps Police and Prosecutors since it requires a guilty plea, thus reducing the need for trials and officer testimony.