Title 38A, Title 38A: MILITARY AND VETERANS LAW

38A:22-9 Provision of volunteer mentors list, Veterans Diversion Program. 38A:22-9. a. The Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall provide county prosecutors with a registry of volunteer mentors developed pursuant to subsection o. of N.J.S.38A:21-5 to facilitate …

38A:23-1 Establishment of standards, procedures, Department of Veterans Affairs, definitions. 38A:23-1. a. As used in this section and N.J.S.38A:23-2 through 38A:23-14, inclusive: "Advisory council" means the advisory council of a veterans' facility. "Member" means a person admit…

38A:23-10 Prohibition against closure, privatization of existing facility, exemptions, circumstances. 38A:23-10. a. Except in the case of an emergency condition, the commissioner shall not implement a decision to close an existing veterans' facility or to privatize any services, …

38A:23-11 Follow-up studies, former residents of State veterans' memorial homes, report to Governor, Legislature. 38A:23-11. The commissioner shall conduct, or contract with another entity to conduct, a series of follow-up studies to assess the well-being of all former residents …

38A:23-12 Department of Veterans Affairs advisory councils. 38A:23-12. There are established in the Department of Veterans Affairs four advisory councils known as: a. The New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home Advisory Council-Menlo Park; b. The New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home Adv…

38A:23-13 Duties of advisory councils, Department of Veterans Affairs. 38A:23-13. Subject to the provisions of this act, N.J.S.38A:21-1 et al., and under general policies established by the commissioner, the advisory councils of the veterans' facilities shall: a. recommend standa…

38A:23-14 Unclaimed moneys, effects deposited by member, trust, veterans' facility. 38A:23-14. Moneys, choses in action, and effects deposited by a member in trust with the veterans' facility and unclaimed at the death of the member, dying intestate, shall be deemed to be the pro…

38A:23-15 New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Advisory Council-Arneytown, duties. 38A:23-15. Subject to the provisions of this act, N.J.S.38A:21-1 et al., and under general policies established by the commissioner, the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Advisory Council-Ar…

38A:23-16 Reference to Adjutant General deemed reference to Commissioner, Department of Veterans Affairs, Military Affairs, veterans' memorial homes. 38A:23-16. In conjunction with the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home Advisory Council-Menlo Park, the New Jersey Veterans' Memori…

38A:23-17 Department of Veterans Affairs, program, memorial home, guardian of veteran, assistance. 38A:23-17. There is established by the department a program to assist an eligible family member of a veteran who is already in a New Jersey veterans' memorial home, or an eligible f…

38A:23-18 Quarterly town hall meetings, veterans' memorial home. 38A:23-18. The department shall ensure that each veterans' memorial home shall hold quarterly town hall meetings with all veterans' guardians appointed pursuant to N.J.S.38A:23-17 and persons otherwise having the ve…

38A:23-19 Weekly report, status of State veterans' memorial homes, public health emergency. 38A:23-19. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall transmit a weekly report on the s…

38A:23-2 Application for admission to veterans' facility. 38A:23-2. All applications for admission to a veterans' facility shall be made to, and in the manner and form prescribed by, the commissioner. The applicant shall provide a statement that the applicant will accept placemen…

38A:23-20 Resident advocate, State veterans' memorial homes. 38A:23-20. a. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish a position to be known as a resident advocate at each State veterans' memorial home. The resident advocate shall have a direct reporting relationship to t…

38A:23-3 Persons without sufficient financial ability for care, support, requirements, admission to veterans' facility. 38A:23-3. The following persons, if they are without sufficient financial ability to provide for their support and necessary care in the community, may be admit…

38A:23-4 Temporary admission, veteran's facility. 38A:23-4. Any disabled veteran who is in distress may be admitted to a veterans' facility for a temporary period in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner. L.2025, c.139, s.26.

38A:23-5 Entitlement to benefits, veterans' facility. 38A:23-5. A person admitted to a veterans' facility shall be entitled to all of its benefits and be furnished with the clothing, subsistence, medical and surgical attendance necessary to promote the person’s health and welfare…

38A:23-6 Removal from veterans' facility. 38A:23-6. Any person may be removed from a veterans' facility on being restored the ability to promote the person’s own support and welfare in the community, for immorality, for fraud or willful misrepresentation, or for refusal to abide …

38A:23-7 Designated treatment unit for veterans, State hospitals. 38A:23-7. The commissioner may from time to time request that the commissioner of the department overseeing psychiatric hospitals designate any State hospital for the care of the mentally ill, or a part thereof, as…

38A:23-8 Requirements, admission of veteran to treatment unit. 38A:23-8. Admission of a veteran to a treatment unit as designated pursuant to N.J.S.38A:23-7 shall require: a. a determination by the appropriate department that such veteran is mentally ill in accordance with the ap…

38A:23-9 Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner authorized to receive federal funds, payments from members, family and friends, cost of care. 38A:23-9. The commissioner shall be authorized and empowered to accept and receive funds from the United States government or any age…

38A:24-1 Awards. 38A:24-1. The commissioner may procure and issue such service medals, ribbons, clasps, or similar devices as are authorized by the Legislature to be awarded to residents of the State of New Jersey who served on active duty in time of war or emergency or who serve…

38A:24-2 New Jersey POW-MIA medal. 38A:24-2. a. The Governor may present in the name of the State of New Jersey a POW-MIA medal of appropriate design, and ribbon to be worn in lieu thereof, to: (1) any person who, on the date of induction into the organized militia or federal mil…

38A:25-1 Findings, declarations. 38A:25-1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Residents of New Jersey have answered the call to fight for our country many times as members of the United States military and as members of the New Jersey National Guard. b. Throughout histor…

38A:25-2 Definitions. 38A:25-2. As used in this section and N.J.S.38A:25-3: "Gold Star family member" means an individual who is a New Jersey resident and is the surviving spouse, domestic partner, partner in a civil union, parent, brother, sister, child, legal guardian, or other…

38A:25-3 Gold Star Family Counseling Program. 38A:25-3. There is established in the Department of Veterans Affairs the "Gold Star Family Counseling Program." The purpose of this program is to link mental health care professionals with Gold Star family members to facilitate the pr…

38A:25-4 Gold Star Family license plate, driver's license, identification card holder list. 38A:25-4. a. The department shall maintain a list of each person possessing a Gold Star Family license plate, issued pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2011, c.17 (C.39:3-27.142), and each perso…

38A:25-5 Notification of service member passing, definitions. 38A:25-5. a. (1) Upon receipt of the notice from the United States Department of Defense of the death of a service member who resided in this State and whose surviving beneficiary resides in this State, the Department …