Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 9:23-15

  • 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
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent the temporary removal of a child by the appropriate officials of the receiving state from a placement approved by the Compact Administrator where there is reasonable cause to believe that the placement may be detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the child.

L.1989, c.284, s.11.