New Jersey Statutes 30:4-8.1. Attendance of prisoners at bedside or funeral of dying or deceased relative
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-8.1
- 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
The principal keeper of the State Prison and the chief executive officer of any penal or correctional institution under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Control of Institutions and Agencies may in his discretion, and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the State Board, authorize and permit the attendance of a prisoner or inmate at the bedside or funeral of a dying or deceased relative. A relative shall be deemed to mean and include the father, mother, husband, wife, child, brother or sister of the prisoner or inmate. Any such prisoner or inmate shall at all times be in actual custody of one or more officers or employees of the institution wherein he is confined and shall not be permitted to go without the territorial limits of the State.
L.1948, c. 414, p. 1633, s. 1.