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NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-34 - County adjuster for commitment of persons with mental illness.

30:4-34 County adjuster for commitment of persons with mental illness.  30:4-34. In each county where county counsel, county solicitor, county clerk, county physician or county probation officer, or any of their assistants is in charge and supervision of the preparation of papers relating to the commitment of persons with mental illness, such person shall be known as "county adjuster" and such duties shall, except as otherwise provided in section 2 of P.L.1981, c.403 (C.30:4-34.1), continue to pertain to the office of such county counsel, county solicitor, county clerk, county physician or county probation officer or their successors in office, but, notwithstanding the foregoing, in case any other county official or employee shall be at the time of the adoption of this act, in charge and supervision of the preparation of papers relating to the commitment of persons with mental illness, the governing body of the county may designate that county official or employee as county adjuster. In all other counties the county governing body shall designate some county official or employee as county adjuster. The county adjuster shall have charge and supervision of the preparation of papers relating to the commitment of persons with mental illness in such county, and in cases arising in other counties in which the legal settlement appears to be in his county. Classification under civil service rules shall not be affected by reason of such designation or additional duties, and additional compensation, if any, for such services may be fixed by the county governing body and paid in the same manner as other county employees are paid. Each county governing body shall notify the various institutions for persons with mental illness of the name and address of the county adjuster.  The judge of the Superior Court within the county may appoint the county adjuster to act as referee for the purpose of taking testimony bearing solely on the question of legal settlement and the financial ability of the person with mental illness or the parent of the person with mental illness, if the person is under the age of 18, to pay the cost of maintenance, in accordance with the provisions of R.S.30:4-60, and shall make return to the court of his findings, conclusions and recommendations. Such findings, conclusions and recommendations shall be subject to the approval of the court and shall not be effective until incorporated in an appropriate order or judgment of the court. The county adjuster, acting as such referee, may subpena witnesses and compel their attendance on forms approved by the court. Amended 1953, c.29, s.12; 1954, c.167; 1965, c.59, s.28; 1981, c.403, s.1; 1995, c.155, s.9; 1998, c.92; 2005, c.55, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-34.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-34.1 - Tenure after 5 years of service

30:4-34.1. Tenure after 5 years of service  A person who holds the position of county adjuster by virtue of holding one of the offices under R.S. 30:4-34 and who has held the position of county adjuster continuously for 5 years or more shall continue to hold the position of county adjuster, notwithstanding he is serving in one of the offices under R.S. 30:4-34 for a fixed term or at the pleasure of the governing body of the county, during good behavior and efficiency and shall not be removed therefrom except for good cause. L.1981, c. 403, s. 2, eff. Jan. 6, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-35 - County adjuster to file certificate of appointment with commissioner

30:4-35. County adjuster to file certificate of appointment with commissioner  Every county adjuster shall forthwith or within ten days after his appointment file with the commissioner a certificate showing date of his appointment and postoffice address properly authenticated by the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-49 - Legal settlement in county; aliens

30:4-49. Legal settlement in county; aliens  30:4-49. Except as hereinafter provided, legal settlement in a county within the meaning of this article shall be continuous residence in such county for a period of not less than five years immediately preceding the date of application for admission or commitment, excluding the time, if any, spent by the patient in any charitable, or correctional institution or public hospital. An alien who has taken up his residence in any county in this State immediately upon arriving in this country, having had such county as his destination, and who shall have resided in such county for a period of at least three years immediately preceding the date of application for admission or commitment, shall be deemed to have a legal settlement in such county.  Amended 1965,c.59,s.36; 1995,c.155,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-49.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-49.1 - Settlement of married woman

30:4-49.1. Settlement of married woman  The settlement of a married woman shall be that of her husband except as otherwise herein provided: (a) If her husband at the time of her marriage does not have settlement in any State, she shall retain her own settlement until her husband acquires one or until hers is lost; (b) A widow or woman who is divorced or separated by judicial decree from her husband shall have the same settlement which she had at the time of the death of her husband or of her divorce or judicial separation, but may subsequently acquire a new settlement; (c) After continuous separation from her husband and absence from the State for 1 year, a married woman's settlement shall be lost until such time as she and her husband voluntarily resume living together in which event her settlement will be that of her husband. L.1965, c. 59, s. 37.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-49.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-49.2 - Settlement of minor born in wedlock

30:4-49.2. Settlement of minor born in wedlock  The settlement of a minor born in wedlock shall be that of his parents or surviving parent or in case of divorce or separation, of the parent having his custody. In the case of the death of the parent having custody, the settlement shall be that of the surviving parent. In case of the death of both parents or in case of permanent separation from his parents by court order or by surrender of custody by an instrument in writing in accordance with law, the settlement of such minor at the time of such death or separation shall continue until his majority unless he shall gain a separate settlement as hereinafter provided. L.1965, c. 59, s. 38.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-49.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-49.3 - Settlement of minor born out of wedlock

30:4-49.3. Settlement of minor born out of wedlock  The settlement of a minor born out of wedlock shall be that of his mother; but such minor may acquire a separate settlement in the same manner as minors born in wedlock, as hereinafter provided. L.1965, c. 59, s. 39.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-49.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-49.4 - Minors; capability of separate settlement

30:4-49.4. Minors; capability of separate settlement  A minor shall be deemed capable under the provisions of this act of acquiring a separate settlement, in the same manner as persons of full age, from the time he or she has complied with either of the following provisions: (a) If a male, by marrying and living apart from parents; (b) By residing separately and apart from his parents and being lawfully employed when wages are paid to such minor. This provision shall not apply in the case of a minor serving an apprenticeship or securing an education in a regularly organized training school or other educational institution, or where such minor is dependent in whole or in part upon his parent or guardian for support; except that if such minor resumes living with either of his parents, his settlement shall be the same as it was before his departure. L.1965, c. 59, s. 40.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-49.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-49.5 - Settlement of child of widow, divorced woman or unmarried mother who gains new settlement by marriage

30:4-49.5. Settlement of child of widow, divorced woman or unmarried mother who gains new settlement by marriage  When a widow, divorced woman or unmarried mother gains a new settlement by marriage, if, at the time of such marriage her child is not in her custody and is receiving care at public expense, the settlement of such child shall not follow that of its mother until such time as the child has been returned to the custody of its mother and has remained in her care without receipt of public assistance for the period of 1 year. L.1965, c. 59, s. 41.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-49.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-49.6 - Loss of settlement

30:4-49.6. Loss of settlement  Every person who has or shall have a separate legal settlement, not derived from that of another person, pursuant to the provisions of this act shall continue to have such legal settlement until he shall remove from this State and remain therefrom continuously for 1 year; except that absence from the State for 1 year or more because of service in the Armed Forces of the United States shall not result in loss of settlement providing the person was inducted into the service while residing in this State. L.1965, c. 59, s. 42.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-50 - Continuance of settlement; abandonment

30:4-50. Continuance of settlement; abandonment  A patient who shall have acquired a legal settlement in any county shall retain his settlement until he shall have acquired a legal settlement in some other county; but such settlement shall be deemed to have been abandoned by residence without the state for a period of one year or more.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-51 - Legal settlement in State

30:4-51. Legal settlement in State  30:4-51. Legal settlement in this State, as distinguished from legal settlement in any political subdivision thereof, shall be continuous residence in the State for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the date of the application for admission or commitment, excluding the time, if any, spent by the patient in any charitable or correctional institution or public hospital.  Amended 1995,c.155,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-52 - State to bear costs of nonresident

30:4-52. State to bear costs of nonresident  30:4-52. Any patient not having lived in the State for at least one year prior to the application for admission or commitment to any institution for the care and treatment of the mentally ill or developmentally disabled in this State shall not be deemed to have a legal settlement in this State but shall be admitted or committed to one of the institutions owned by the State pending his removal to the place where he has a legal settlement, if any, and the cost and expense of care and treatment of such patient during such confinement, and his removal, when the cost of his removal is not otherwise provided for, shall be borne by the State.  Amended 1965,c.59,s.43; 1995,c.155,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-53 - Returning patient to proper residence

30:4-53. Returning patient to proper residence  Nothing in this title shall impair the right of the state, or any political subdivision to return a patient to a foreign country or to another state wherein he retains a legal settlement, and in all such cases no legal settlement shall be deemed to have been acquired within this state.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-54 - Legal settlement of inmates of foreign institutions

30:4-54. Legal settlement of inmates of foreign institutions  No person confined in any public institution outside of this state shall acquire a legal settlement in this state or in any county in this state by virtue of the establishment of a residence in this state of the husband, wife or parent or parents of the wife, husband or the minor child, as the case may be, of any person confined in any public institution outside of this state.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-55 - Bringing inmates of foreign institutions into state; misdemeanor

30:4-55. Bringing inmates of foreign institutions into state; misdemeanor  It shall be unlawful for any person, public official, corporation, association or institution to bring or send or cause to be brought or sent into this State an inmate of any public institution outside of this State for the purpose of placing such inmate in any public institution in this State, without first obtaining the written consent of the Department of Institutions and Agencies of this State in accordance with the terms of the Interstate Mental Health Compact, chapter 178 of the laws of 1956. Any person, public official, corporation, association or institution or any officer or agent thereof who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Amended by L.1965, c. 59, s. 44.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-56 - Judgment of commitment; expense; filing fee.

30:4-56 Judgment of commitment; expense; filing fee.  30:4-56. The final judgment of commitment shall contain a determination of the legal settlement of the person with mental illness and shall provide for the payment of the expense of the care and treatment of the person. The judgment, together with the complaint or a certified copy thereof, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county, who shall forward within 10 days after receipt of same a certified copy of the judgment, and in all cases a certified copy of the complaint on which the judgment is founded, to the chief executive officer of the institution to which the person is committed.  In the case of a person with mental illness against whom a final judgment of commitment has been entered, the county adjuster shall, within a reasonable period of time after the person is discharged from a psychiatric facility, provide the person or the person's parent, if the person is under the age of 18, with notice of the amount required to be paid by the terms of the court order. At the time of making the final judgment, the court shall further tax a filing fee of $1.00 to be paid to the clerk for the use of the county in each case, which fee shall be paid in all nonindigent cases by the person made chargeable in the judgment, and in all indigent cases by the county in which the action is had unless the indigent person is chargeable to another county in which case such other county shall be liable for the fee.  Amended 1953, c.29, s.23; 1965, c.59, s.45; 1995, c.155, s.13; 2005, c.55, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-57 - If no settlement in any county

30:4-57. If no settlement in any county  If the patient shall be found to be mentally ill and to have no legal settlement in any county in this State, the court may commit him to a mental hospital owned by the State. Amended by L.1953, c. 29, p. 518, s. 24; L.1965, c. 59, s. 46.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-60a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-60a - Regulations concerning sliding scale fee and patient liability.

30:4-60a Regulations concerning sliding scale fee and patient liability.  10. The Department of Human Services shall adopt regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) concerning the establishment of a sliding scale fee schedule and determination of patient liability to contribute to the cost of care and maintenance pursuant to R.S.30:4-60. L.2005, c.55, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-60.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-60.1 - Transcript of evidence of indigency furnished institution

30:4-60.1. Transcript of evidence of indigency furnished institution  30:4-60.1. Upon the making of any order committing a person to a mental hospital supported in whole or in part from county, municipal or State funds, the county adjuster of the county in which the court making the order is located, shall forthwith deliver to the chief executive officer of the institution a transcript of the evidence presented to the court or a copy of the testimony taken by the county adjuster on behalf of the court relating to the question of indigency including a statement of the kind, value and location of the patient's estate, or, in the event that a relative of the patient is made chargeable with his support, a detailed statement of the financial means of such chargeable relative.  Amended 1965,c.59,s.50; 1995,c.155,s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-60.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-60.2 - "Estate," "patient" defined

30:4-60.2. "Estate," "patient" defined  15. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever the term "estate" appears in any provision of Chapter 4 of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes for the purpose of describing the mechanism for satisfying or contributing to the costs of maintaining a patient, the term shall mean and include only those payments made directly to the State or county by the patient or his legally responsible relative, payments made on behalf of a deceased patient, payments made on behalf of the patient to the State or county in its capacity as a representative of the patient, or payments made on behalf of the patient to the State or county in its capacity as a representative of the patient and which would otherwise be due and payable directly to the patient. No other payments to the State, regardless of their source or the circumstances of their receipt, shall be considered to be a part of the patient's estate.  As used in this section, "patient" includes a person over the age of 18 who has been admitted to, but not discharged from, a short-term care or psychiatric facility and a developmentally disabled person of any age who is receiving functional services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities. L.1995,c.155,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-63 - Commitment of person with mental illness, payment.

30:4-63 Commitment of person with mental illness, payment.  30:4-63. a. The court may, after final hearing, commit any person with mental illness to any State or county psychiatric institution irrespective of the person's legal settlement where provision is made for the person's care and maintenance, in an amount approved by the department or by the board of chosen freeholders, as the case may be. The person may remain as a full paying patient in such institution as long as such sum shall be regularly paid out of the estate of the person, or by the person or persons chargeable by law with the person's care and maintenance, or under contract. In the event that such sum cannot be paid because of a change in the financial circumstances of the person with mental illness or the person's legally responsible relatives then the court may make such order as may be necessary with regard to the manner and the amount of maintenance which shall be paid on behalf of the person with mental illness and by whom. b. The Department of Human Services may admit a person found eligible for functional services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities to a residential functional services placement irrespective of the person's legal settlement if provision is made for the payment of the full cost of the person's care and maintenance, in an amount approved by the department. The person may remain as a full paying person in the residential functional services placement, or in another residential functional services placement deemed appropriate by the department, as long as the full per capita amount for the placement is regularly paid from the person's income, benefits, assets, resources, or estate, or by the person chargeable by law or under contract with the person's care and maintenance. amended 1953, c.29, s.30; 1965, c.59, s.51; 1995, c.155, s.17; 2005, c.55, s.5; 2013, c.253, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-65 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-65 - Guardian of estate, bond, discharge

30:4-65. Guardian of estate, bond, discharge  30:4-65. Where, on final hearing, it appears that the patient is possessed of real or personal property and no arrangements have been made for the payment of his maintenance, and no action has been instituted for the appointment of a guardian of his estate, an action may be brought in the Superior Court of the county in which the proceeding for commitment is brought, and such court shall have power to appoint some competent person, resident of this State, guardian of the estate during such commitment.  A guardian so appointed shall conserve the estate for the purpose of maintaining the patient in the institution in which he may be lawfully confined, and is authorized to pay such maintenance under the direction of the Superior Court. He shall furnish a bond as guardian in double the amount of the estate, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as guardian. If the chief executive officer of the institution, or the county treasurer of the county in which the institution is located, is appointed guardian, he shall not be required to furnish bond and the Superior Court is authorized to make necessary directions for payment for maintenance. The guardian shall be discharged after accounting, without advertising, upon the death or discharge of the patient from confinement.  Amended 1953,c.29,s.31; 1991,c.91,s.314.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-66 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-66 - Liability for support.

30:4-66 Liability for support.  30:4-66. Every person supported in a State or county charitable institution or other residential functional service pursuant to section 13 of P.L.1965, c.59 (C.30:4-25.1) shall be personally liable for his maintenance and for all necessary expenses incurred by the institution or other residential functional service in his behalf and the father or mother of a child under 18 years of age, severally and respectively, being of sufficient ability, of every person so confined, whose estate is not sufficient for his support, shall support, and maintain the patient in the institution or other residential functional service, as the case may be, in such manner and to such an amount as the court shall direct pursuant to subsection c. of R.S.30:4-60 in the case of mentally ill patients, and in the case of developmentally disabled persons, as required pursuant to subsection b. of R.S.30:4-60. But no payment shall be ordered to be made by a chargeable relative 55 years of age or over except with respect to the maintenance of his or her natural or adopted child under the age of 18 years.  Amended 1953, c.29, s.32; 1969, c.258, s.2; 1975, c.1, s.3; 1979, c.401, s.3; 1995, c.155, s.18; 2001, c.208, s.1; 2005, c.55, s.6.