New Jersey Statutes 52:4B-73. Availability of services
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:4B-73
- 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
2. a. The availability of services at a family justice center shall not be made conditional on the basis of a victim’s or family member’s willingness to cooperate with law enforcement authorities or participate in the criminal justice system, and services shall not be denied if a victim or family member does not cooperate with law enforcement authorities or participate in the criminal justice system.
b. (1) The availability of services at a family justice center shall not be made conditional on the basis of a victim or family member consenting to a criminal history record background check, and a criminal history background check shall not be conducted on a victim or family member without that person‘s written consent, unless the background check is being done in the course of a criminal investigation.
(2) Services at a family justice center shall not be denied solely on the basis of any victim’s or family member’s criminal history, or citizenship or immigration status.
L.2019, c.394, s.2.