New Jersey Statutes 30:4-25.5. Court order for care and custody of eligible minors
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-25.5
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- 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
17. Whenever an eligible minor with a developmental disability is found to be neglected or delinquent under any of the statutes of this State pertaining to juvenile delinquency or to abandonment, abuse, cruelty, or neglect of children, the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part having jurisdiction may accompany its application under Class H for admission of the minor to functional services of the department with an order placing the aforesaid minor under the care and custody of the commissioner.
L.1965, c.59, s.17; amended 1991, c.91, s.313; 2010, c.50, s.36.