Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 9:3A-7.2

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
1. The Commissioner of Children and Families, in conjunction with the State Treasurer, shall prepare and maintain a list of all available State-owned properties that would be suitable for use as a residential treatment facility for juveniles who are adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be in need of mental health treatment or referred by the Department of Children and Families.

The list shall include: the location of the property; the general condition of the property, including whether the property is available for immediate occupancy; and the square footage of the property including, if available or applicable, the size of potential sleeping areas, eating areas and kitchen space, recreational space, and classroom space.

The commissioner shall provide the list to nonprofit and for-profit agencies and organizations that provide or intend to provide residential mental health services to children, upon request of the agency or organization and when the State is provided notice, either verbally or in writing, that the agency or organization is relocating.

L.2007,c.76,s.1.