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2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 9 - CHILDREN--JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS
Chapter 6 - Abuse, abandonment, cruelty and neglect of child; what constitutes
- Section 9:6-1 - Abuse, abandonment, cruelty and neglect of child; what constitutes
- Section 9:6-1.1 - Treatment of ill children according to religious tenets of church
- Section 9:6-2 - "Parent" and "custodian" defined.
- Section 9:6-3 - Cruelty and neglect of children; crime of fourth degree; remedies
- Section 9:6-3.1 - Suspension; due process rights; remedial plan.
- Section 9:6-4 - Jurisdiction of complaints
- Section 9:6-5 - Complaints, who may prefer
- Section 9:6-6 - Disposition of fines, penalties and forfeitures
- Section 9:6-7 - Agents of societies commissioned as police officers and constables
- Section 9:6-8 - Warrants to enter place of supposed violation, arrest
- Section 9:6-8.8 - Health, safety of child paramount concern.
- Section 9:6-8.9 - "Abused child" defined
- Section 9:6-8.10 - Report of abuse.
- Section 9:6-8.10a - Records of child abuse reports; confidentiality; disclosure.
- Section 9:6-8.10b - Permitting or encouraging release of record or report; penalty
- Section 9:6-8.10c - Child abuse record information check on designated caretaker.
- Section 9:6-8.10d - Rules, regulations.
- Section 9:6-8.10e - Check of child abuse registry for guardians.
- Section 9:6-8.10f - Check of abuse registry relative to individuals seeking employment.
- Section 9:6-8.11 - Actions to ensure safety of child; investigation; report.
- Section 9:6-8.12 - Emergency telephone services for child abuse and neglect calls.
- Section 9:6-8.13 - Immunity
- Section 9:6-8.14 - Violations including failure to make report; disorderly person
- Section 9:6-8.15 - Rules and regulations.
- Section 9:6-8.16 - Child taken to physician or hospital for treatment of serious physical injury; protective custody
- Section 9:6-8.17 - Report of action of taking protective custody of child.
- Section 9:6-8.18 - Division of Child Protection and Permanency, actions upon receipt of report.
- Section 9:6-8.19 - Notice to parents or guardian; visitation rights; limitation on period.
- Section 9:6-8.19a - Resource family parent, notice, opportunity to be heard.
- Section 9:6-8.20 - Physicians or directors of hospitals acting under this law; immunity from liability
- Section 9:6-8.21 - Definitions.
- Section 9:6-8.22 - Jurisdiction of Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part.
- Section 9:6-8.23 - Law guardian; appointment
- Section 9:6-8.24 - Jurisdiction.
- Section 9:6-8.25 - Transfer to and from the Superior Court
- Section 9:6-8.26 - Venue
- Section 9:6-8.27 - Temporary removal with consent.
- Section 9:6-8.28 - Preliminary order of court before preliminary hearing held.
- Section 9:6-8.29 - Removal of child without court order.
- Section 9:6-8.30 - Action by the division upon emergency removal.
- Section 9:6-8.31 - Preliminary orders after filing of complaint.
- Section 9:6-8.32 - Hearing to determine if child to be returned.
- Section 9:6-8.33 - Originating proceeding to determine abuse or neglect
- Section 9:6-8.34 - Persons who may originate proceedings
- Section 9:6-8.35 - Preliminary procedure.
- Section 9:6-8.36 - Admissibility of statements made during a preliminary conference
- Section 9:6-8.36a - Report to prosecutor of all instances of suspected child abuse, neglect.
- Section 9:6-8.37 - Issuance of summons
- Section 9:6-8.38 - Service of summons
- Section 9:6-8.39 - Issuance of warrant and reports
- Section 9:6-8.40 - Records involving abuse or neglect.
- Section 9:6-8.40a - Expungement of unfounded allegations.
- Section 9:6-8.41 - Required findings concerning notice
- Section 9:6-8.42 - Effect of absence of parent or guardian
- Section 9:6-8.43 - Notice of rights.
- Section 9:6-8.44 - Definition of "fact-finding hearing"
- Section 9:6-8.45 - Definition of "dispositional hearing"
- Section 9:6-8.46 - Evidence.
- Section 9:6-8.47 - Sequence of hearings
- Section 9:6-8.48 - Adjournments
- Section 9:6-8.49 - Priority to certain proceedings.
- Section 9:6-8.50 - Sustaining or dismissing complaint
- Section 9:6-8.51 - Disposition of adjudication
- Section 9:6-8.52 - Suspended judgment
- Section 9:6-8.53 - Release to custody of parent or guardian
- Section 9:6-8.54 - Placement of child
- Section 9:6-8.55 - Order of protection
- Section 9:6-8.56 - Probation supervision
- Section 9:6-8.57 - Abandoned child
- Section 9:6-8.58 - Provision for therapeutic services
- Section 9:6-8.58a - Substance abuse assessment of parent of placed child.
- Section 9:6-8.58b - Regulations.
- Section 9:6-8.59 - Staying, modifying, setting aside or vacating orders
- Section 9:6-8.60 - Petition to terminate placement
- Section 9:6-8.61 - Service of petition; answer
- Section 9:6-8.62 - Examination of petition and answer; hearing
- Section 9:6-8.63 - Orders on hearing
- Section 9:6-8.64 - Successive petitions
- Section 9:6-8.65 - Substitution for original placement
- Section 9:6-8.66 - Failure to comply with terms and conditions of suspended judgment
- Section 9:6-8.67 - Failure to comply with terms and conditions of probation
- Section 9:6-8.68 - Effect of running away from place of placement
- Section 9:6-8.69 - Release from responsibility under order of placement
- Section 9:6-8.70 - Appealable orders
- Section 9:6-8.71 - Appropriations
- Section 9:6-8.72 - Rules and regulations
- Section 9:6-8.72a - Rules, regulations.
- Section 9:6-8.73 - Severability
- Section 9:6-8.74 - Short title
- Section 9:6-8.75 - "New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect."
- Section 9:6-8.76 - Task force membership.
- Section 9:6-8.77 - Vacancies; compensation
- Section 9:6-8.78 - Providing staff.
- Section 9:6-8.79 - Task force's use of services and consultants
- Section 9:6-8.80 - Meetings; hearings
- Section 9:6-8.81 - Funds, solicitation, use
- Section 9:6-8.82 - Report
- Section 9:6-8.83 - Short title.
- Section 9:6-8.84 - Definitions relative to child abuse, neglect.
- Section 9:6-8.85 - Procedures for responding to reports of medical neglect.
- Section 9:6-8.86 - Pursuit of legal remedies for medical care.
- Section 9:6-8.87 - Exception to requirement to provide reasonable efforts to reunify child with parent.
- Section 9:6-8.88 - Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board.
- Section 9:6-8.89 - Membership, terms of board members.
- Section 9:6-8.90 - Duties of board.
- Section 9:6-8.91 - Determinations of board; composition of team; report.
- Section 9:6-8.92 - Confidential master file.
- Section 9:6-8.93 - Subpoena, review of records.
- Section 9:6-8.94 - Immunity from liability for civil damages.
- Section 9:6-8.95 - Solicitation of grants, other funds.
- Section 9:6-8.96 - Regulations by board.
- Section 9:6-8.97 - Citizen review panels.
- Section 9:6-8.98 - Rules, regulations by department.
- Section 9:6-8.98.1 - Study of effects of racial, ethnic disparities on infant mortality.
- Section 9:6-8.98.2 - Regulations.
- Section 9:6-8.99 - Regional diagnostic and treatment centers for child abuse and neglect established.
- Section 9:6-8.100 - Function of center, staffing.
- Section 9:6-8.101 - Purpose of center
- Section 9:6-8.102 - Services provided by staff of center.
- Section 9:6-8.103 - Safety of child undergoing treatment assured
- Section 9:6-8.104 - Establishment, maintenance of county-based multidisciplinary teams; "child advocacy center" defined.
- Section 9:6-8.106 - Rules, regulations.
- Section 9:6-8.107 - Findings, declarations relative to child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams.
- Section 9:6-8.108 - Definitions relative to child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams.
- Section 9:6-8.109 - Child Advocacy Center-Multidisciplinary Team Advisory Board.
- Section 9:6-8.110 - Duties of board.
- Section 9:6-8.111 - Certification program; goal.
- Section 9:6-8.112 - "Child Advocacy Center-Multidisciplinary Team Fund."
- Section 9:6-8.113 - Distribution of grants.
- Section 9:6-8.114 - Rules, regulations.
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