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NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-16.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-16.3 - Waiver of filing fee; part payment

30:4-16.3. Waiver of filing fee; part payment  2. a. If an inmate files an action or proceeding in any court of this State and requests a waiver of filing fees on the grounds of indigency the inmate shall attach to the filing a certified copy of the prisoner's fund account statement from the appropriate correctional institution for the six months immediately preceding the filing of the complaint or petition. If any filing fee is waived, the inmate shall pay a partial filing fee that is 20% of the greater of: (1) the average monthly balance in the inmate's account; (2) the average deposits to the inmate's account;for the six months immediately preceding the filing of the complaint or petition. However, the partial fee may not exceed the full filing fee for the commencement of the action or proceeding. b. If an inmate claims exceptional circumstances that render the offender unable to pay the partial filing fee required by this section, in addition to the statement of account required by subsection a. the inmate shall submit an affidavit of special circumstances setting forth the reasons and circumstances that justify relief from the partial filing fee requirement. c. If the court approves the application to waive all fees, the court shall give written notice to the inmate that all fees and costs relating to the filing and service will be waived. If the court denies the application to waive all fees, the court shall give written notice to the inmate that the offender's case will be dismissed if the partial filing fee is not paid within 45 days after the date of the order, or within an additional period that the court may, upon request, allow. Process in an action filed by an inmate shall not be served until the fee is paid. d. As used in this section "action or proceeding" includes any appeal by inmates from administrative decisions rendered by the State Parole Board and the Department of Corrections, including, but not limited to, parole and disciplinary matters. L.1996, c.11,s.2; amended 2000, c.90.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-16.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-16.4 - Disposition of monies derived from judgment

30:4-16.4. Disposition of monies derived from judgment  3. If an inmate is awarded a money judgment as the result of a civil action, the monies derived from that judgment shall be deposited in the inmate's account at the correctional institution in which the inmate is confined. These monies shall be used to satisfy any court-imposed fines, restitution or penalties which the inmate has not met. These monies may also be used to meet any claims for reimbursement for medical treatment sought by the State or a county pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.254 (C.30:7E-1 et seq.). L.1996,c.11,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-16.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-16.5 - Definitions relative to civil actions by inmates

30:4-16.5. Definitions relative to civil actions by inmates  4. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Corrections.  "Inmate" means a person sentenced to imprisonment, or ordered to pretrial or investigative detention, in a State prison or county jail. L.1996,c.11,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-17 - Acquisition of lands for state institutions

30:4-17. Acquisition of lands for state institutions  The state treasurer and state comptroller may acquire by gift, grant, purchase, condemnation, municipal action or other lawful manner, in the name of the state and for its use so much land as may be necessary for any state institution whenever the board of managers of such institution shall make written request therefor duly approved by the state board, and the comptroller and treasurer shall deem the lands necessary. No money shall be thus expended until first appropriated specifically for such purpose. Condemnation proceedings shall be in accordance with chapter 1 of the title Eminent Domain (s. 20:1-1 et seq.).
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-19 - Acquisition of additional real estate for certain juvenile institutions not owned by state

30:4-19. Acquisition of additional real estate for certain juvenile institutions not owned by state  The board of trustees of an institution within the state, not owned by the state, for the reformation of juvenile delinquents may purchase and acquire such additional real estate as may be necessary for the proper accommodation, employment or welfare of its inmates. When the institution is supported and maintained by a city, the consent of the governing body of the city shall first be obtained. Such additional real estate shall not be acquired unless full provision shall have first been made for payment of the cost either from the current annual appropriation for the support of the institution or from the earnings of the inmates or both. Such additional real estate shall be purchased and held in the same manner as the real estate originally acquired for the establishment of the institution.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-20 - Sale of surplus state hospital lands

30:4-20. Sale of surplus state hospital lands  Whenever the board of managers of the Trenton state hospital with the approval of the state board and the state house commission shall determine that lands acquired for the hospital are no longer necessary, the state house commission may sell the same. Notice of the time and place of sale signed by the commission shall be posted at least three weeks before the time appointed in five or more public places in Mercer county, one of which places shall be in the township, ward or city where the lands are situate. The notice shall also be published at least once a week for four consecutive weeks in two newspapers printed and published in Mercer county, of which one shall be printed and published in Trenton. The last publication shall be not more than seven days prior to the time of sale. At the time appointed, between the hours of twelve and five in the afternoon the commission shall sell the lands at public vendue to the highest bidder. The commission may adjourn the sale from time to time. On receiving the purchase price from a purchaser the commission shall make, execute and deliver in the name of the state a deed conveying the lands. The purchase money after deducting the expenses of sale shall be paid into the state treasury.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-21 - Sale of old deaf school

30:4-21. Sale of old deaf school  L.1927, c. 149, p. 286, entitled "An act authorizing the sale of the land owned by the state of New Jersey and now or formerly occupied by the school for the deaf, at Hamilton and Chestnut avenues, Trenton, New Jersey," approved March twenty-eighth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, saved from repeal. [This act authorizes the state house commission to advertise, and sell the described premises at public sale, the proceeds to be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the school fund created by sections 18:10-30, 18:10-33, 18:10-35 of the title Education.]
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-22 - Sale of Kearny home for disabled soldiers

30:4-22. Sale of Kearny home for disabled soldiers  L.1929, c. 54, pp. 92, 93, entitled "An act authorizing the sale of the New Jersey home for disabled soldiers located in the town of Kearny in the county of Hudson," approved April eighth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, saved from repeal. [This act authorizes the state house commission to advertise and sell the described premises at public sale or in case of unsatisfactory bids at private sale, the proceeds to be a separate fund in the state treasury for the construction of a new home in the area north of Trenton for disabled soldiers of all wars; sale to be deferred until the new home is completed and ready for occupancy. Section 2 authorizes the state board to construct the new home on a site north of Trenton and requires the governor to appoint an advisory site committee of five members representative of the veterans of various wars.]
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-24 - General principles, applicability.

30:4-24 General principles, applicability.  30:4-24. The provisions of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes shall govern the admission and commitment of persons with mental illness, tuberculosis, and developmental disabilities to the several institutions designated therefor and govern and control all phases of the relationship between such patients and such institutions including payments, maintenance, custody, treatment, parole, and discharge as though each provision of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes has been specifically enacted, unless otherwise specified in law, with relation to each institution, its board of managers and officials, and to all other officials, boards, and authorities. Title 30 of the Revised Statutes is to be administered in accordance with the general principles laid down in this section, which are declared to be the public policy of this State that: (1) adequate residential and nonresidential facilities be provided for the prompt and effective diagnosis, care, treatment, training and rehabilitation of individuals with diseases and disorders of the brain, mind, and nervous system, including the various forms of mental illness and developmental disability; (2) such facilities be closely integrated with other community health, welfare, and social resources; (3) the human dignity and the moral and constitutional rights of such individuals be upheld and protected by appropriate statutes; (4) family and community ties and mutual responsibilities be reinforced; (5) inasmuch as such mental disorders may in some cases substantially impair the individual's ability to guide the individual's actions in the individual's own best interests or with due regard for the rights of others, provision be made for the due process of law by which such an individual may be placed under protection, treatment, or restraint in the individual's own or the public interest; (6) the primary responsibility for the costs of services provided to an individual rests with the individual and the individual's responsible relatives; (7) it is in the public interest that facilities be available to all persons without limitation because of economic circumstances, and that extraordinary hardships to any individual or the individual's relatives which may result from severe or prolonged disability be mitigated; (8) means and facilities be provided by the State for scientific studies directed toward expanding knowledge of the causes, prevention, control, management, and cure of diseases and disorders of the brain, mind, and nervous system; and (9) as an intrinsic part of the program established by the State, provision be made for the instruction of professional and nonprofessional personnel in the skills required for the proper diagnosis, care, training, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons with impairments of the brain, mind, and nervous system, and for the pursuit of relevant research. amended 1965, c.59, s.8; 1995, c.155, s.2; 2010, c.50, s.30; 2017, c.131, s.115.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-24.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-24.1 - Civil rights and medical care for mentally ill

30:4-24.1. Civil rights and medical care for mentally ill  Every individual who is mentally ill shall be entitled to fundamental civil rights and to medical care and other professional services in accordance with accepted standards, provided however that this shall not be construed to require capital construction. Every individual between the ages of 5 and 20 years shall be entitled to education and training suited to his age and attainments. Every patient shall have the right to participate in planning for his own treatment to the extent that his condition permits. L.1965, c. 59, s. 9. Amended by L.1975, c. 85, s. 1, eff. May 7, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-24.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-24.3 - Confidentiality; exceptions.

30:4-24.3 Confidentiality; exceptions.  11. All certificates, applications, records, and reports made pursuant to the provisions of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes and directly or indirectly identifying any individual presently or formerly receiving services in a noncorrectional institution under Title 30 of the Revised Statutes, or for whom services in a noncorrectional institution shall be sought under this act shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed by any person, except insofar as: a. the individual identified or his legal guardian, if any, or, if he is a minor, his parent or legal guardian, shall consent; or b. disclosure may be necessary to carry out any of the provisions of this act or of article 9 of chapter 82 of Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes; or c. a court may direct, upon its determination that disclosure is necessary for the conduct of proceedings before it and that failure to make such disclosure would be contrary to the public interest; or d. disclosure may be necessary to conduct an investigation into the financial ability to pay of any person receiving services or his chargeable relatives pursuant to the provisions of R.S.30:1-12. e. disclosure is needed to comply with the data reporting provisions of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-180, and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, Pub. L. 103-159. Nothing in this section shall preclude disclosure, upon proper inquiry, of information as to a patient's current medical condition to any relative or friend or to the patient's personal physician or attorney if it appears that the information is to be used directly or indirectly for the benefit of the patient. Nothing in this section shall preclude the professional staff of a community agency under contract with the Division of Mental Health Services in the Department of Human Services, or of a screening service, short-term care or psychiatric facility as those facilities are defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2) from disclosing information that is relevant to a patient's current treatment to the staff of another such agency. L.1965, c.59, s.11; amended 1987, c.116, s.24; 1995, c.4, s.1; 1995, c.155, s.3; 2009, c.183, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-24.3a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-24.3a - Submission of certain mental health records required.

30:4-24.3a Submission of certain mental health records required.  1. In compliance with the federal NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, Pub.L. 110-180 and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, Pub. L. 103-159, the Attorney Generalshall direct the Superintendent of the State Police to collect, in cooperation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, such data as may be required to make a determination as to whether a person is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm under 18 U.S.C. s.922 or applicable State law , and to transmit such data to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. L.2013, c.115, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-24.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-24.4 - Written reports accounting for expenditures.

30:4-24.4 Written reports accounting for expenditures.  1. The Commissioner of Human Services shall require employees in the Division of Developmental Disabilities to make written reports accounting for all expenditures which they may make of moneys of persons with developmental disabilities who receive functional services from the division pursuant to sections 16 and 18 of P.L.1965, c.59 (C. 30:4-25.4 and 30:4-25.6). L.1983, c.223, s.31; amended 2010, c.50, s.31.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-24.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-24.5 - Study of management and handling of moneys; regulations

30:4-24.5. Study of management and handling of moneys; regulations  The commissioner shall, in consultation with the State Auditor, conduct a detailed study of the management and handling of the moneys described in section 1 of this act and shall adopt regulations to improve present systems and procedures where appropriate. L.1983, c. 223, s. 2, eff. June 27, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-25.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-25.2 - Application for determination of eligibility.

30:4-25.2 Application for determination of eligibility.  14. Application for determination of eligibility for functional services for a person under the age of 21 years who is believed to have a developmental disability may be made to the commissioner by: 1. the person's parent or guardian; 2. a child-caring agency, hospital, clinic, or other appropriate agency, public or private, or by a physician having care of the minor, provided the written consent of the parent or guardian or the Division of Youth and Family Services, under its care and custody program, has been obtained; or 3. a Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part having jurisdiction over the minor. Application for determination of eligibility for any person over 18 years of age for functional services may be made by: a. a person with a developmental disability over 18 years of age on the person's own behalf; b. the guardian of the person of an adjudicated incapacitated adult; or c. any court of competent jurisdiction in which the issue of mental deficiency may have arisen and which finds that it is in the interest of the person with an alleged mental deficiency to determine such eligibility. L.1965, c.59, s.14; amended 1967, c.203; 1991, c.91, s.312; 2010, c.50, s.33; 2013, c.103, s.80.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-25.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-25.3 - Determination of eligibility.

30:4-25.3 Determination of eligibility.  15. Promptly on receipt of the application for determination of eligibility for admission to functional services of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, the commissioner shall determine the state of developmental disability and need for functional services. Such determination shall be made under rules promulgated by the commissioner. Any person with a developmental disability who makes such application or on whose behalf application is made and who is found to require functional services of the Division of Developmental Disabilities shall be declared eligible subject to the person's and his legally chargeable relatives' compliance with the provisions of section 5 of P.L.1995, c.155 (C.30:4-25.9). L.1965, c.59, s.15; amended 1995, c.155, s.6; 2010, c.50, s.34.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-25.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-25.4 - Issuance of statement of eligibility.

30:4-25.4 Issuance of statement of eligibility.  16. The commissioner or his designated agent shall, immediately upon determination of the person's developmental disability, as provided herein, report his findings to the applicant, and in the event that the person who makes such application or on whose behalf the application has been made is found eligible, the commissioner or his designated agent shall issue to the applicant a statement of eligibility for the functional services of the Division of Developmental Disabilities. The statement of eligibility shall advise the applicant of the particular functional service deemed most appropriate for the training, habilitation, care and protection of the person as of the time of determination and shall further advise the applicant concerning the immediate availability of such services, or alternate services. The statement of eligibility shall also advise the applicant of the requirements of section 5 of P.L.1995, c.155 (C.30:4-25.9), R.S.30:4-66 and R.S.30:4-74. L.1965, c.59, s.16; amended 1995, c.155, s.7; 2010, c.50, s.35.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-25.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-25.5 - Court order for care and custody of eligible minors.

30:4-25.5 Court order for care and custody of eligible minors.  17. Whenever an eligible minor with a developmental disability is found to be neglected or delinquent under any of the statutes of this State pertaining to juvenile delinquency or to abandonment, abuse, cruelty, or neglect of children, the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part having jurisdiction may accompany its application under Class H for admission of the minor to functional services of the department with an order placing the aforesaid minor under the care and custody of the commissioner. L.1965, c.59, s.17; amended 1991, c.91, s.313; 2010, c.50, s.36.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-25.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-25.6 - Admission to functional services; alternative services.

30:4-25.6 Admission to functional services; alternative services.  18. The commissioner shall, upon proper application for admission, forthwith admit the eligible person with a developmental disability, and provide him with appropriate functional service to the extent available. In the event that the functional service which has been specified as most appropriate from time to time is not immediately available, the commissioner shall provide alternate service and, at the request of the applicant, shall also place the eligible person on a waiting list for the preferred service pending its availability. L.1965, c.59, s.18; amended 2010, c.50, s.37.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4-25.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4-25.7 - Provision for health, safety, welfare, etc., of persons admitted.

30:4-25.7 Provision for health, safety, welfare, etc., of persons admitted.  19. The commissioner shall make all reasonable and necessary provisions to ensure the health, safety, welfare and earliest appropriate release of persons admitted to residential services for persons with developmental disabilities. He shall provide further for educational, medical, dietetic, and social needs of any such person in accordance with such person's individual requirements, as determined by competent professional personnel. L.1965, c.59, s.19; amended 2010, c.50, s.38.