New Jersey Statutes 9:7-1. Consent of Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 9:7-1
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
- 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
Each and every application for consent and approval as provided in this section must be submitted on the form approved by the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies for the purpose and must be accompanied by a certificate or other available evidence that the applicant has obtained a license or approval as may be granted or required by the State Department of Welfare or similar body, or officer exercising similar authority, of the State from which the child is to be brought or sent into this State.
No consent and approval shall be given by the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies for the sending, bringing or receiving of any child into this State for placement for purposes of adoption unless such placement has been approved by an agency approved to place children for adoption under the laws of this State.
Amended by L.1949, c. 161, p. 544, s. 1; L.1956, c. 86, p. 176, s. 1.