2A:4A-28. Effect of referral to other court


2A:4A-28.  Effect of referral to other court
      9.       Effect of referral to other court.  Whenever a case is referred to another court as provided by section 7 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-26) or section 8 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-27), that case shall thereafter proceed in the same manner as if the case had been instituted in that court in the first instance.

      L.1982,c.77,s.9; amended 1995,c.280,s.4.
 
2A:4A-29.  Use of juvenile's testimony at referral hearing
      10.       Use of juvenile's testimony at referral hearing.  No testimony of a juvenile at a hearing pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-26) or section 8 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-27) shall be admissible for any purpose in any hearing to determine delinquency or guilt of any offense.

      L.1982,c.77,s.10; amended 1995,c.280,s.5.
 
2A:4A-30.  Complaints and petitions
    a.  Complaints charging delinquency may be signed by any person who has knowledge of the facts alleged to constitute delinquency or is informed of such  facts and believes that they are true.  The complaint shall be filed with the  clerk of the court and shall set forth:

    (1) The name, address, and date of birth of the juvenile;

     (2) The name and address of the juvenile's parents or guardian and, if the juvenile is in custody of some other person, the name and address of the custodian;

    (3) The date, time, manner, and place of the acts alleged as the basis of the complaint;

    (4) A citation of the law or ordinance allegedly violated by the juvenile; and

    (5) The signature of the complainant.

     b.  Petitions alleging that a juvenile-family crisis exists shall be signed  by court intake services pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1982, c. 80 (C. 2A:4A-83).  The petition shall be filed with the clerk of the court and shall set forth:

    (1) The name, address, and date of birth of the juvenile;

     (2) The name and address of the juvenile's parents or guardian and, if the juvenile is in custody of some other person, the name and address of the custodian;

    (3) The date, time, manner, and place of the behavior, conduct, or condition  alleged as the basis of the petition;  and

    (4) The signature of the petitioner.

     c.  Complaints and petitions shall be in such form as prescribed by the Rules of Court.

     L.1982, c. 77, s. 11, eff. Dec. 31, 1983.