Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 9:6-8.29

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Parent: as used in this chapter , shall include the stepfather and stepmother and the adoptive or resource family parent. See New Jersey Statutes 9:6-2
  • 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
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • 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
9. a. A police officer or a designated employee of the Probation Division or a designated employee of the division may remove a child from the place where the child is residing, or any person or any physician treating a child may keep a child in the person’s or physician’s custody without an order pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1974, c.119 (C. 9:6-8.28) and without the consent of the parent or guardian regardless of whether the parent or guardian is absent, if the child is in such condition that the child’s continuance in the place or residence or in the care and custody of the parent or guardian presents an imminent danger to the child’s life, safety, or health, and there is insufficient time to apply for a court order pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1974, c.119 (C. 9:6-8.28), or any physician or hospital treating a child may keep a child in custody pursuant to P.L.1973, c.147 (C. 9:6-8.16 et seq.). The Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall not be required to provide reasonable efforts to prevent placement if removal of the child is necessary due to imminent danger to the child’s life, safety, or health in accordance with section 24 of P.L.1999, c.53 (C. 30:4C-11.2).

b. If a person authorized by this section removes or keeps custody of a child, he shall (1) inform the division immediately; (2) bring the child immediately to a place designated by the division for this purpose; and (3) make every reasonable effort to inform the parent or guardian of the facility to which the person has brought the child.

c. Any person or institution acting in good faith in the removal or keeping of a child pursuant to this section shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of such removal or keeping.

d. Any person acting under the authority of P.L.1974, c.119 (C. 9:6-8.21 et seq.) may request and shall receive appropriate assistance from local and State law enforcement officials.

L.1974, c.119, s.9; amended 1977, c.209, s.8; 1999, c.53, s.9; 2012, c.16, s.32.

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