New Jersey Statutes
§ 9:12-1 — Commitment authorized; powers of board
New Jersey § 9:12-1
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 9CHILDREN--JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS
This text of New Jersey § 9:12-1 (Commitment authorized; powers of board) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Jersey primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:12-1 (2026).
Text
In any county wherein the board of chosen freeholders maintains for children an almshouse, welfare house or home, under the charge of a board of managers thereof appointed and regulated by such board of chosen freeholders, a court authorized to commit a child to the care and custody of a society, association or corporation for the prevention of cruelty to children, may commit such child to the care and custody of such board of managers, in which case such board of managers shall have the same power respecting such child as such society, association or corporation may have in the like case. Amended by L.1953, c. 9, p. 79, s. 24.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Nearby Sections
11
§ 9:12-2
Temporary relief of needy child§ 9:12A-2
Short title.§ 9:12A-6
Street outreach program.§ 9:12A-7
Basic center shelter program.§ 9:12A-8
Transitional living program.§ 9:12A-9
Rules, regulations.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 9:12-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/9/9%3A12-1.