New Jersey Statutes 2C:44-6.2. Person sentenced to incarceration, care and custody of minor child
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:44-6.2
- 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
b. If the determination is made that the person is the sole caretaker of the child, the presentence investigation shall also include:
(1) verification that the person who will be responsible for the child’s care and custody during the period of incarceration has agreed to assume responsibility for the child’s care and custody;
(2) an inquiry as to the willingness of the person to assume responsibility for the child’s care and custody during the period of incarceration; and
(3) a PROMIS/GAVEL network check, juvenile central registry check, and domestic violence central registry check on the person who will be responsible for the child’s care and custody during the period of incarceration and on any adult and juvenile over 12 years of age in the person’s household.
c. The court shall provide the information compiled pursuant to subsection b. of this section, from the presentence investigation, to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families.
L.2003, c.301, s.1; amended 2006, c.47, s.28; 2012, c.16, s.10.