Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:17-56.24

  • 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
a. The probation department in each county shall monitor the overall implementation of the State‘s child support enforcement program pursuant to Part D of subchapter IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), to ensure compliance with the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act by collecting and maintaining individual and aggregate case statistics as required by the Administrative Office of the Courts.

b. The probation department in each county shall provide aggregate statistical reports of case statistics monthly to the State IV-D agency and the Administrative Office of the Courts.

c. The State IV-D agency shall compile the monthly statistical reports submitted by the probation departments and report to the Legislature on the agency’s assessment of the effectiveness of this amendatory and supplementary act in enforcing support orders, 18 months after the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act.

L. 1985, c. 278, s. 21, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.