Changes pending. The States of Jersey has reviewed the laws to control work and housing in Jersey and has drafted a new law, the Control of Housing and Work (Jersey) Law, intended to simplify the regulations. The draft law is pending Privy Council sanction and is expected to come into effect in 2012.
Aggravated kidnapping...also a felony...carries a sentence of five years to life, depending on the facts of the case.4 And because kidnapping is a strike under California's three strikes law, you must serve at least 85% of your sentence before you are eligible for release.
In the event that a person on bond is caught violating a bond provision, the State has the ability to pursue bail-jumping charges. Whether the bail jumping charge is a felony or a misdemeanor depends on the nature of the underlying case for which the person is on bond. If the underlying case is a misdemeanor, then the bail jumping charge would also be a misdemeanor.