Las Vegas Township Justice Court Issues Updated Guidelines on Releases on Own Recognizance

On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, the Las Vegas Township Justice Court issued an amendment to Administrative Order 18-04 regarding the guidelines used by pre-trial services staff to effectuate releases. This order is effective immediately and supercedes the following previous orders:

  • Order 2004-PT-1, most recently revised on January 14,2015;
  • Administrative Order 15-05, most recently revised on May 22,2018;
  • Administrative Order 15-07 (superseding Administrative Order 14-01); and
  • Administrative Order 16-03; and Administrative Order 18-01.

In addition, Administrative Order 13-01 shall become operative once again.

For more information, including a detailed list of criteria used by Pre-Trial Services for releases, see Sixth Amended Administrative Order 18-04.