Title 30, Title 30: INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES

30:4C-15.5. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act." L.2000, c.58, s.1.

30:4C-15.6. Findings, declarations relative to abandoned children 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. New Jersey and the nation have experienced sorrow in the knowledge that newborn infants are sometimes abandoned in life-threatening situations and that some of these c…

30:4C-15.7 Designated sites, voluntary relinquishment of child; assumption of care, custody, control by Division of Child Protection and Permanency. 4. a. If a person voluntarily delivers a child who is or appears to be no more than 30 days old to, and leaves the child with an ad…

30:4C-15.8. Responsibilities of division, placement of child 5. The division, after assuming the care, custody and control of a child from a licensed general hospital pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2000, c.58 (C.30:4C-15.7), shall not be required to attempt to reunify the child wit…

30:4C-15.9 Educational public information program, toll free hotline. 6. a. The Commissioner of Children and Families, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall establish an educational and public information program to promote safe placement alternatives for newborn…

30:4C-16. Association or agency to file summary of records with petition Where the petitioner under section fifteen hereof is an association or agency, such petitioner shall file with the petition a summary of its records of the case. L.1951, c. 138, p. 581, s. 16.

30:4C-17 Petition, notice of hearing; interlocutory, order. 17. a. When a petition is filed under section 15 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-15), by a person, association, or agency other than the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, the court, in addition to causing service …

30:4C-18 Verification of petition; investigation; report of findings. 18. Immediately upon receipt of the copy of a petition served on or mailed to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency as provided by section 17 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-17), the division shall verify…

30:4C-19. Adjournments 19. Adjournment of any hearing on a petition filed under section 15 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-15) shall not exceed a total period of 45 days. L.1951,c.138,s.19; amended 1991,c.275,s.5.

30:4C-2 Definitions. 2. For the purposes of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-1 et seq.) the following words and terms shall, unless otherwise indicated, be deemed and taken to have the meanings herein given to them: (a) The term "Division of Child Protection and Permanency" or "division,…

30:4C-2.1 Division of Child Protection and Permanency as continuation of former agencies. 39. Except as otherwise provided by P.L.1962, c.197, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall in all respects and for all purposes be deemed a continuation of the agency heretof…

30:4C-2.3 Provision of services to certain individuals aged 18 to 21. 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Children and Families shall provide services to individuals who are between 18 and 21 years of age and meet the following conditions: a…

30:4C-2.4 New Jersey Child Welfare Training Academy. 4. a. There is established the New Jersey Child Welfare Training Academy in the Department of Children and Families for the purpose of providing a training program to meet the needs of the child welfare system Statewide. The tr…

30:4C-2.5 Rules, regulations. 126. The Commissioner of Children and Families, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.2004, c.130, s.126; amended 2…

30:4C-20 Order terminating parental rights; committing child to guardianship. 20. If upon the completion of the hearing the court is satisfied that the best interests of the child require that the child be placed under proper guardianship, the court shall make an order terminatin…

30:4C-21 Guardianship order not to be restrictive. 21. The order of the court committing a child to the guardianship of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, shall in no wise be restrictive of the duties, powers, and authority of the division in the care, custody, plac…

30:4C-22 Full guardianship. 22. The care, custody or guardianship of the division shall be full and complete for all purposes and shall vest in the division the custody and control of both the person and property of children in its custody or care, and of its wards, whether commi…

30:4C-23 Voluntary surrenders, releases of custody, consents to adoption. 23. In addition to the methods otherwise provided in this article for establishing guardianship by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, and when necessary to carry out the provisions of P.L.1951…

30:4C-24 Application for care or custody; complaint; petition. 24. Whenever the director of welfare of any county or municipality in this State shall be called upon to serve any child whose needs cannot properly be provided for by financial assistance as made available by the law…

30:4C-25 Agents of Division of Child Protection and Permanency to visit children. 25. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency, by its agent or agents, shall regularly visit all children under its care, custody, or guardianship under the provisions of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30…

30:4C-26 Placing child in resource family home or institution. 26. a. Whenever the circumstances of a child are such that his needs cannot be adequately met in his own home, the division may effect his placement in a resource family home, with or without payment of board, in a gr…

30:4C-26.1 "Resource family home" defined. 1. As used in P.L.1962, c.137 (C.30:4C-26.1 et seq.) "resource family home" means and includes private residences wherein any child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families may be placed by the dep…

30:4C-26.2 Child care shelters; establishment, maintenance. 2. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency, shall establish and maintain, within the limits of available appropriations, child care shelters in numbers and at locations throughout the State as the Commissioner of…

30:4C-26.20 Minor and child to remain together as family unit. 1. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a minor is placed in a resource family home, group home, or institution, pursuant to section 26 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-26), and is pregnant, be…

30:4C-26.21 Rules, regulations. 2. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2010, c.98, s.2.

30:4C-26.3 Shelters for care, supervision of children. 3. The shelters shall be equipped and used for the temporary care and supervision of children who are placed in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, during the interim between…

30:4C-26.4 "Resource family parent" defined. 1. As used in P.L.1962, c.136 (C.30:4C-26.4 et seq.) "resource family parent" shall mean any person with whom a child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families is placed by the department, or with…

30:4C-26.5 Adoption of child by resource family parent. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or any rule or regulation of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, no agreement entered into between the division and any resource family parent for the care of a…

30:4C-26.6 "Resource family parent" defined. 1. As used in P.L.1962, c.139 (C.30:4C-26.6 et seq.) "resource family parent" shall mean any person with whom a child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families is placed by the department, or with…

30:4C-26.7 Application for adoption of child by resource family parent. 2. Any person, who, as a resource family parent, has cared for a child continuously for a period of 15 months or more, may apply to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, for the placement of the ch…

30:4C-26.8 Adoptive, resource family parent, investigation. 1. a. A person, in addition to meeting other requirements as may be established by the Department of Children and Families, shall become a resource family parent or eligible to adopt a child only upon the completion of a…

30:4C-26.9 Provisional approval for resource family parent; definition. 1. The Department of Children and Families may grant approval to a prospective resource family parent for a period not to exceed six months, upon completion of the State portion of the criminal history record…

30:4C-26a. Rules and regulations Subject to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies is authorized to formulate and adopt all rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L…

30:4C-26b Child in resource family home, determination of school placement. 3. a. Whenever the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families places any child in a resource family home, including a change in a placement following the initia…

30:4C-26c Caregiver liability relative to certain activities; terms defined. 1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a department that is responsible for the care of children shall make efforts to normalize the life of a child i…

30:4C-27 Expenses of maintenance chargeable against State funds. 27. Pursuant to the providing of care, custody or guardianship for any child, in accordance with the provisions of this act, the division may expend such sums as may be necessary for the reasonable and proper cost o…

30:4C-27.1 "Resource family parent" defined. 1. As used in P.L.1962, c.135 (C.30:4C-27.1 et seq.) "resource family parent" shall mean any person with whom a child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families is placed by the department, or with…

30:4C-27.10 Notice before denial, suspension, revocation of license, hearing. 8. Before denying, suspending or revoking a license, the department shall give notice to a resource family parent applicant or resource family parent personally or by mail to the last known address of t…

30:4C-27.11 Judicial review. 9. A person aggrieved by a final decision of the department is entitled to seek judicial review in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. All petitions for review shall be filed in accordance with the Rules of Court. L.2001,c.419,s.9; amended 2…

30:4C-27.12 Fraud, misrepresentation, fourth degree crime. 10. A person who uses fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license, or offers, advertises or provides any service not authorized by a valid license is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.2001,c.419,s.10.

30:4C-27.14 Report to Governor, Legislature. 12. The commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than six months after the effective date of this act in an interim report, and no later than 12 months after the effective date of this act in a final repor…

30:4C-27.15 Rules, regulations. 13. a. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to carry out the purposes of this act. The regulations shall include standards governing: the safety and …

30:4C-27.16 Definitions relative to background checks for residential child care staff. 1. As used in sections 1 through 6 and 8 through 11 of P.L.2003, c.186 (C.30:4C-27.16 et al.): "Department" means the Department of Children and Families. "Division" means the Division of Chil…

30:4C-27.17 Background checks required for securing, maintaining certificate of approval. 2. a. As a condition of securing or maintaining a certificate of approval from the department, the administrator of a facility shall ensure that a criminal history record background check is…

30:4C-27.18 Facilities established after effective date; procedures. 3. a. In the case of a facility established after the effective date of this act, the administrator of the facility, prior to the facility's opening, shall ensure that a request for a criminal history record bac…

30:4C-27.19 Criteria for permanent disqualification. 4. Except as provided in subsection d. of this section, a current staff member or an applicant for employment shall be permanently disqualified from employment at or administering a facility if the criminal history record backg…