Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4C-4.1

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no action or proceeding, including an application for a writ of habeas corpus, in any court which the Division of Child Protection and Permanency is authorized by law to commence or maintain shall be commenced or maintained by the division, without the consent and approval of the Commissioner of Children and Families, as hereinafter provided.

L.1962, c.140, s.1; amended 1964, c.102, s.18; 2006, c.47, s.120; 2012, c.16, s.57.