Title 2A, Title 2A: ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

2A:4A-43 Disposition of delinquency cases. 24. Disposition of delinquency cases. a. In determining the appropriate disposition for a juvenile adjudicated delinquent the court shall weigh the following factors: (1) The nature and circumstances of the offense; (2) The degree of inj…

2A:4A-43.1. Certain juveniles to submit to serological tests 3. In accordance with section 4 of P.L.1993, c.364 (C.2C:43-2.2) and in addition to any other disposition authorized pursuant to N.J.S.2A:4A-43, a court shall order a juvenile charged with delinquency or adjudicated del…

2A:4A-43.2. Additional penalty for juvenile adjudicated delinquent 5. In addition to any other penalty imposed by the court, any juvenile adjudicated delinquent for an offense which, if committed by an adult, would constitute criminal mischief pursuant to N.J.S.2C:17-3, attemptin…

2A:4A-43.4. Orders for certain serological testing of juveniles required under certain circumstances. 8. a. In addition to any other disposition made pursuant to law, a court shall order a juvenile charged with delinquency or adjudicated delinquent for an act which, if committed …

2A:4A-44 Incarceration - Aggravating and mitigating factors. 25. Incarceration--Aggravating and mitigating factors a. (1) In determining whether incarceration is an appropriate disposition and in addition to the considerations set forth in subsection i. of section 2 of P.L.1982, …

2A:4A-44.1. State incarceration of juveniles in county juvenile detention facilities 1. The Youth Justice Commission established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.284 (C.52:17B-170) may enter into an agreement with any county concerning the use of that county's juvenile detent…

2A:4A-44.2 Application of public health emergency credits to juvenile. 2. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, the award of public health emergency credits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.100) shall apply to any juvenile serving a sentence …

2A:4A-44.3 Identification of juveniles scheduled for release. 6. a. The Executive Director of the Youth Justice Commission shall immediately identify any juvenile who is scheduled to be released from the custody of the Youth Justice Commission within 365 days as a result of the a…

2A:4A-44.4 Actions of prosecutor, Attorney General. 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, upon receipt of notice from the Executive Director of the Youth Justice Commission that a juvenile is scheduled to be released from the custody of the Youth Justice C…

2A:4A-45. Retention of jurisdiction 26. Retention of jurisdiction. a. The court shall retain jurisdiction over any case in which it has entered a disposition under paragraph 7 of subsection b. or subsection c. of section 24 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-43) or under section 25 of P.…

2A:4A-46 Disposition of juvenile-family crisis. 27. a. The court may order any disposition in a juvenile-family crisis provided for in paragraphs (2), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (13) of subsection b. of section 24 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-43) or other disposition specifically provi…

2A:4A-47. Termination of orders of disposition 28. a. Any order of disposition entered in a case under this act shall terminate when the juvenile who is the subject of the order attains the age of 18, or three years from the date of the order whichever is later unless such order …

2A:4A-48. Effect of disposition No disposition under this act shall operate to impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by virtue of a criminal conviction, nor shall a juvenile be deemed a criminal by reason of such disposition. The disposition of a case under this…

2A:4A-60 Disclosure of juvenile information; penalties for disclosure. 1. Disclosure of juvenile information; penalties for disclosure. a. Social, medical, psychological, legal and other records of the court and probation division, and records of law enforcement agencies, pertain…

2A:4A-60.1. Juvenile information, records; rules governing disclosure adoption 2. The Supreme Court of New Jersey may adopt Rules of Court governing the disclosure to State and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors of information and records relating to juveniles in the …

2A:4A-60.2 Disclosure, use of juvenile's statement made in course of screening. 4. Except as otherwise required by law, any statement made by a juvenile in the course of a suicide or mental health screening, conducted with or without the juvenile's consent, or reports or records …

2A:4A-60.3 Disclosure of juvenile's information to court; conditions. 13. Reports or records relating to mental health services provided to a juvenile prior to an adjudication of delinquency or a finding of guilt, regardless of whether such mental health services were provided wi…

2A:4A-61. Fingerprint records; photographs of juveniles 2. Fingerprint records; photographs of juveniles. a. Fingerprints of a juvenile may be taken only in the following circumstances: (1) Where latent fingerprints are found during the investigation of an offense and a law enfor…

2A:4A-62. Sealing of records 3. Sealing of records. a. On motion of a person who has been the subject of a complaint filed under this act or on its own motion, the court may vacate its order and findings and order the nondisclosure of social, medical, psychological, legal and oth…

2A:4A-70. County court intake services County court intake services. a. Each county shall establish a court intake service which shall have among its responsibilities the screening of juvenile delinquency complaints and juvenile-family crisis referrals. The intake service shall o…

2A:4A-71 Review and processing of complaints. 2. Review and processing of complaints. a. The jurisdiction of the court in any complaint filed pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-30) shall extend to the juvenile who is the subject of the complaint and his parents or …

2A:4A-71.1 Diversionary programs for certain juveniles. 2. a. Where a complaint against a juvenile pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-30) alleges that the juvenile has committed an eligible offense as defined in subsection c. of this section and the court has appro…

2A:4A-72. Recommendation of diversion 3. a. Where court intake services recommends diverting the juvenile, the reasons for the recommendation shall be submitted by intake services and approved by the court before the case is deemed diverted. b. Where, in determining whether to re…

2A:4A-73. Diverting complaints a. The court may divert a complaint filed pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-30) to intake conferences or juvenile conference committees. Where the complaint alleges a disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense the court m…

2A:4A-74 Court intake service conference. 5. Court intake service conference. a. Where the juvenile is diverted to a court intake service conference, notices of the conference shall be sent to the juvenile and his parents or guardian and to the complainant or victim. The parties …

2A:4A-75 Juvenile conference committees. 6. a. The court may appoint one or more juvenile conference committees for each county or municipality to hear and decide matters referred to it by the court. b. The method of appointment and terms of membership to the committees shall be …

2A:4A-76. Juvenile-family crisis intervention units established There shall be established in each county one or more juvenile-family crisis intervention units. Each unit shall operate either as a part of the court intake service, or where provided for by the county, through any …

2A:4A-77. Call service to attend and stabilize juvenile-family crises; referrals; information; form. 2. The purpose of the unit shall be to provide a continuous 24-hour on call service designed to attend and stabilize juvenile-family crises as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L…

2A:4A-78. Intervention unit response A crisis intervention response shall consist of immediate interviews with the parents and juvenile involved by one or more crisis intervention workers. Where the juvenile is not in the home, or in the custody of the police, the intervention wo…

2A:4A-79. Intervention unit training and skills The juvenile-family crisis intervention unit shall have knowledge of community services and agencies and shall be specially trained in family counseling and crisis stabilization skills. The Supreme Court may issue rules concerning t…

2A:4A-80. Law enforcement referral A law enforcement officer taking a juvenile into short-term custody pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-31) shall immediately notify the juvenile-family crisis intervention unit and shall promptly bring the juvenile to the unit or …

2A:4A-81. Other referrals a. The juvenile-family crisis intervention unit shall also receive referrals on a continuous basis in situations where a juvenile-family crisis exists and there has been either: (1) A request by a parent or juvenile for intervention; or (2) A referral by…

2A:4A-82. Juvenile-family crisis stabilized When the juvenile-family crisis has been stabilized and the juvenile is residing in the home, the crisis intervention unit shall arrange a second interview session with the family as soon as practicable and preferably the day following …

2A:4A-83. Juvenile-family crisis referral to the court; continuing crisis When, in the judgment of the crisis intervention unit, a juvenile-family crisis continues to exist despite the provision of crisis intervention services and the exhaustion of appropriate community services,…

2A:4A-84. Juvenile-family crisis recommendations Court intake services shall submit with its petition facts as to the nature of the juvenile-family crisis and its recommendations for resolving the crisis, including recommendations as to community services or programs which are ne…

2A:4A-85 Parent with a substance use disorder. 10. Parent with a substance use disorder. a. When a petition is filed and as a result of any information supplied on the family situation by the crisis intervention unit, court intake services has reason to believe that the parent or…

2A:4A-86. Juvenile-family crisis hearing; disposition Whenever the court receives a petition from court intake services stating that a juvenile-family crisis may exist the court shall hold a hearing and consider the facts and recommendations submitted by intake services in order …

2A:4A-87. Juvenile-family crisis referral to courts; out of home placement Juvenile-family crisis referral to courts; out of home placement. When, despite provision of crisis intervention services and the exhaustion of all alternative services, there is a refusal on the part of t…

2A:4A-88 Temporary placement. 13. Temporary placement. Placement of the juvenile prior to the placement hearing or pending determination by the court concerning placement under a family service plan, pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1982, c.80 (C.2A:4A-89), shall be made in a host s…

2A:4A-89 Out-of-home placement hearing. 14. When intake has filed with the court a petition for out of home placement, the court shall, within 24 hours, conduct a hearing on the petition. The court shall notify the parents, the juvenile and his counsel and, if indigent, have coun…

2A:4A-90. Long-term placement In considering whether to approve or disapprove out of home placement under a family service plan on a long-term basis, the court shall consider whether placement in the home would fail to provide adequate physical protection, shelter or nutrition or…

2A:4A-92 "Court Appointed Special Advocate" (CASA) program. 1. a. As provided in P.L.2009, c.217, a "Court Appointed Special Advocate" (CASA) shall mean a community volunteer who has been recruited, screened, trained, and supervised by a CASA program affiliated with Court Appoint…

2A:5A-1. Continuation of county clerk as officer The county clerk shall continue as an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of county government. L.1989, c.296, s.1.

2A:5A-2. Position of deputy clerk of the Superior Court created There is created the position of deputy clerk of the Superior Court in each county of this State in addition to the position of the county clerk. L.1989, c.296, s.2.

2A:5A-3. County clerk, eligibility to apply for position of deputy clerk of the Superior Court 3. a. Every county clerk shall be eligible, on January 1, 1995 and for a period up to and including the date the incumbent county clerk must declare candidacy for re-election as county …

2A:5A-4. County clerk's office, transferred to supervision of Superior Court a. All employees of each county clerk's office performing judicial functions shall be transferred to the supervision of the Superior Court and shall cease to be employees of the county clerk's office on …