New Jersey Statutes 30:4-3.25. Notification relative to certain deaths
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-3.25
- Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
- 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
3. The department shall notify the Division of Mental Health Advocacy in the Office of the Public Defender within 24 hours after an unexpected death occurs at a State psychiatric hospital and shall promptly notify the Division of Mental Health Advocacy of any death of which the department has knowledge that occurs within seven days after a patient was discharged from a State psychiatric hospital.
L.2009, c.161, s.3; amended 2010, c.34, s.7.