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NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-71 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-71 - Temporary relief for person having legal settlement elsewhere

44:4-71. Temporary relief for person having legal settlement elsewhere  Where temporary relief is required by a poor person in a municipality in which he is a resident and inhabitant, in which municipality he has not gained a settlement, but shall have gained a settlement in some other municipality in the same county than the one in which relief is sought, the county director of welfare shall temporarily relieve such poor person and proceed to remove him to the place of such settlement in the municipality within the same county where his place of settlement is.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-72 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-72 - Removal of poor person to place of legal settlement; procedure

44:4-72. Removal of poor person to place of legal settlement; procedure  44:4-72. When the removal of a poor person from the place of his domicile or where he is found to the place of his settlement in the same county is lawful and necessary, it shall be made by means of a written notice signed by the director of welfare of the county to the governing body having jurisdiction in the place to which such person is to be removed, that on a day certain, not less than ten nor more than twelve days after the date and mailing of the notice, an order will be made by the director of welfare that the poor person be removed to the place of his settlement, stating the reasons therefor, the place of his settlement or the place where he became poor prior to his becoming an inhabitant of the municipality from whence he is to be removed.  On the day named in the notice, the order for removal shall be made by the director of welfare of the county, and thereafter the poor person shall forthwith be removed by the director of welfare to the place indicated in the notice upon the making of an order that the poor person has no settlement in the municipality in which he is a resident or is found, and has a settlement or became poor in the other municipality in the same county prior to his becoming a resident and inhabitant or being found in the municipality from whence he is to be removed, unless within ten days after the mailing of the written notice the governing body to whom it shall have been mailed shall proceed to contest the allegation of the settlement of the poor person or of the right to remove him to the municipality in which it has jurisdiction.  The contest shall be made by notice to the director of welfare giving the original notice, fixing a time and place when the governing body shall apply to the Superior Court, when and where the court shall hear and determine the controversy, which time and place shall not be less than ten or more than thirty days from the time of giving the original notice thereof.  On failure to resist the removal by the receiving municipality the receiving municipality may not contest receiving the poor person, and he shall be removed by the county welfare director at the cost and expense of the municipality from which he is removed, out of the appropriation made by the municipality for the relief of the temporary or outdoor poor of the municipality, but for good cause shown for the failure to contest the removal the receiving municipality may, within thirty days after the receipt of the poor person in its municipality, apply to the Superior Court to review the proceeding and to make such revised order and disposition for the care and relief of the poor person and his removal, if lawful, as may be proper and necessary.  Amended 1991,c.91,s.435.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-73 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-73 - Duties of director of welfare and county adjuster

44:4-73. Duties of director of welfare and county adjuster  The director of welfare under the direction of the county welfare board in any county shall take the necessary steps looking to the removal of any poor person from this state, or to another county in this state, through and by means of the aid and authority of the county adjuster. The county adjuster shall on the application of any director of welfare, forthwith take the steps necessary to the removal of any poor person from this state, or to another county, by negotiating with the proper authority in the other state or county, through the commissioner, for the reception of the poor person who may be properly removable to any place in that state or county.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-74 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-74 - Written notice of removal

44:4-74. Written notice of removal  When the removal of a poor person from the place of his domicile or where he is found to the place of his settlement is lawful and necessary, it shall be made by means of a written notice signed by the removing official to the officer having jurisdiction in the place to which the person is to be removed, that on a day certain, not less than ten nor more than twelve days, after the date and mailing of the notice, an order will be made by the removing director of welfare, that the poor person be removed to the place of his settlement, stating the reasons therefor, the place of his settlement or the place where he became poor prior to his becoming an inhabitant of the county or municipality therein from whence he is to be removed.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-75 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-75 - Removal in absence of contest

44:4-75. Removal in absence of contest  On the day named in the notice, the order for removal shall be made by the removing director of welfare, and the poor person shall forthwith be removed to the place indicated in the notice upon the making of an order that he has no settlement in the county in which he is a resident or is found, and has a settlement or became poor in the other county or municipality therein prior to his becoming a resident and inhabitant or being found in the county from whence he is to be removed, unless within ten days after the mailing of the written notice the director of welfare of the county welfare board or overseer or county adjuster as the case may be to whom it has been mailed shall proceed to contest the allegation of the settlement of the poor person or of the right to remove him to such county or municipality.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-76 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-76 - Contest; how made

44:4-76. Contest; how made  44:4-76. Such contest shall be made by notice to the officer giving the original notice, fixing a time and place when the contesting county welfare board, through the director of welfare, or the overseer or county adjuster as the case may be will apply to the Superior Court when and where the court shall hear and determine the controversy, which time and place shall not be less than ten or more than thirty days from the time of giving the original notice.  Amended 1991,c.91,s.436.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-77 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-77 - Failure to resist removal; review when failure explained

44:4-77. Failure to resist removal; review when failure explained  On failure to resist such removal the receiving county welfare board or overseer or county adjuster, as the case may be, may not decline to receive the poor person, but shall receive him and provide such relief as is lawful; except that for good cause shown for the failure to contest the removal the receiving county welfare board or overseer or county adjuster, as the case may be, may, within thirty days after the receipt of the poor person in its county, apply to the court of common pleas of the county from whence the person was removed, to review the proceeding and make such revised order and disposition for the care and relief of the poor person and his removal, if lawful, as may be proper and necessary.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-78 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-78 - Liability of county or municipality failing to receive or remove poor person

44:4-78. Liability of county or municipality failing to receive or remove poor person  44:4-78. If any director of welfare under direction of the county welfare board or any overseer or county adjuster as the case may be shall neglect to receive or remove a poor person, as provided in this chapter, after the determination of the matter by any court having jurisdiction, the county or municipality as the case may be where the neglect occurs shall be liable for the expense of the support and relief of the poor person.  The expense shall be recoverable from time to time, with costs, by the county welfare board or overseer incurring the cost of the relief and support, in an action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the county or municipality as the case may be against the county or municipality liable therefor.  The director of welfare or the overseer or county adjuster whose duty it was to receive or remove the poor person, shall be served with notice of the action in the manner in which any summons is required to be served.  Amended 1991,c.91,s.437.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-79 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-79 - Bringing poor person into county unlawfully; misdemeanor

44:4-79. Bringing poor person into county unlawfully; misdemeanor  A person who shall send, bring, remove or entice to remove, or cause to be sent, brought or enticed, any poor person into a county from any other county within this state without first having obtained the consent of the county welfare board of the county, or from any other state into any county within this state without first having obtained the consent of the commissioner and furnishing suitable bond, and there leave or attempt to leave the person without first having obtained that consent, in order that the support or maintenance of the person upon the county may be avoided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and the poor person shall not gain a legal settlement thereby and shall be returned from whence he came in the manner provided by law.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-80 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-80 - Suspension of sentence or fine upon certain conditions

44:4-80. Suspension of sentence or fine upon certain conditions  A sentence or fine imposed under the provisions of section 44:4-79 of this title may be suspended before or after conviction upon condition that the offender will convey the poor person to the place where he has a settlement or where he became poor without this state from which he was sent, brought, removed or enticed, or that the offender will at his own expense support the poor person, which removal or support by the offender shall be secured by a bond to the county welfare board with sufficient surety satisfactory to the court conditioned upon the making of the removal as provided in this section or the making by the offender with the director of welfare of proper provisions for the relief and support of the poor person.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-81 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-81 - Furnishing transportation to nonresidents.

44:4-81 Furnishing transportation to nonresidents.  44:4-81. No person shall furnish a nonresident who is sick, elderly, injured, or who has a physical disability, with transportation at the cost of the county until the director of welfare of the county has ascertained the legal residence of the person applying. Any transportation furnished to such person shall be to the person's legal residence unless it shall appear that the person has some valid claim for support or some means of support in some other place to which the person shall ask to be sent. Amended 2017, c.131, s.179.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-82 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-82 - Inquiry into case by director

44:4-82. Inquiry into case by director  When a person shall apply for relief for himself or another to a county welfare board, the director of welfare, under the direction of the board, shall inquire into the facts, conditions and circumstances of the case, and also into the matter of such person's settlement if it shall appear that such person is unable to earn a livelihood by his own labor and is a poor person and requires temporary or permanent relief. The director shall also ascertain the direct or indirect causes of poverty, and whether or not a person requiring permanent relief is without adequate home or without children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents or husband, who are by law required and able to maintain him and other persons who are willing to do so.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-83 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-83 - Rendition of aid

44:4-83. Rendition of aid  The director of welfare, by a written order, shall render such aid and material relief as he may in his discretion, subject to the approval of the county welfare board, deem necessary to the end that such person may not suffer unnecessarily from cold or hunger, or be deprived of shelter.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-84 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-84 - Temporary relief in suitable home

44:4-84. Temporary relief in suitable home  If any such poor person is receiving shelter in some suitable home or habitation, and it is possible to maintain him as adequately and profitably therein as in an almshouse or welfare-house, temporary relief may be granted and furnished by the director of welfare subject to the approval of the welfare board having charge of the administration of relief by such director of welfare to such poor person in such home or habitation, otherwise, he shall be committed and removed to the proper welfare-house in the county.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-85 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-85 - Relief order and commitment; contents

44:4-85. Relief order and commitment; contents  In all cases where a person is removed to the welfare-house or receives permanent relief by the order of the county welfare board, such order and commitment shall state the name, age, sex, nativity, place of settlement, names of children, grandchildren, parents or grandparents, or relatives and their place of residence, and the cause or causes of making such removal or relief necessary or advisable of every poor person so relieved, removed or committed.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-86 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-86 - Investigation and supervision by welfare board

44:4-86. Investigation and supervision by welfare board  The county welfare board shall: a. Investigate every application for relief; b. Supervise by periodic visitation every person receiving such relief; c. Devise ways and means for bringing persons unable to maintain themselves to self-support; and d. Keep full and complete records of such investigation, supervision, relief and rehabilitation.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-87 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-87 - Obtaining employment for poor persons and families

44:4-87. Obtaining employment for poor persons and families  When an application for relief is made to the county welfare board in behalf of any person who claims or alleges to be poor and in distress, and the person or a member of his family appears to be in good health and capable of earning a livelihood sufficient for the total or partial support of the poor person, the director of welfare shall make every possible effort to secure employment for the person and any or all other members of the same family, and shall to that end use the services of such helpers as may be appointed in his jurisdiction, to aid in accomplishing that purpose and in maintaining supervision over the poor person and in having contact with his employers for the purpose not only of obtaining employment but of continuing it if possible, and the factors if any interfering in the obtaining or continuation of such or any employment shall be ascertained and remedied if possible. To this end all public employment agencies or rehabilitation bureaus, or other agencies, public, private or charitable, may be made use of by the director of welfare under the direction of the county welfare board. Persons for whom proper employment is found who shall willfully neglect to work or labor and become, or continue, chargeable to any county by reason of such failure or neglect, and persons chargeable by law with the support of a poor person who shall neglect to perform reasonable work or labor, shall be proceeded against by the director of welfare.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-88 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-88 - Length of stay of poor person in welfare-house

44:4-88. Length of stay of poor person in welfare-house  Any poor person or child who is committed or removed to a welfare-house shall be received by the director of welfare, and be supported and relieved therein until in the case of a person not a minor it shall appear that such person is no longer a poor person within the meaning of this chapter when in the discretion of the county welfare board such person so removed may be discharged.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-89 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-89 - Classification and care of inmates of welfare-houses

44:4-89. Classification and care of inmates of welfare-houses  In the management of welfare-houses the inmates shall be classified according to age, condition of health and ability to perform manual labor. Some form of employment shall be provided for such of the inmates as are able to work. Amended by L.1977, c. 63, s. 23, eff. April 15, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-90 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-90 - Separation of sexes; exception

44:4-90. Separation of sexes; exception  In welfare-houses or other institutions for the reception and maintenance of poor persons, females shall be kept separate from males at all times in their living rooms, bedrooms, toilets, halls, stairways and outbuildings, except that the provisions of this section shall not apply to persons who are lawfully married and living together as man and wife and who are or shall become inmates of a welfare-house or other institution. The accommodations necessary to carry out the intentions of this section shall be provided.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-91 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-91 - Expenses recoverable from poor person or estate; insurance

44:4-91. Expenses recoverable from poor person or estate; insurance  If it is ascertained at any time that a person who has been assisted by or has received support from any municipality or county has real or personal property over and above that necessary for his maintenance in whole or in part, if such poor person is maintained by the county at home, or over and above that sufficient for his family, or if any such person shall die, leaving real or personal property, an action may be maintained in the court of common pleas of the county by the board of chosen freeholders which has furnished or provided such assistance or support, or any part thereof, against such person or his estate, to recover the sums of money which have been expended by the county in the assistance and support of the person during the period for which support was furnished, and if any person shall die having received relief or maintenance as a poor person and having insurance upon his life, the proceeds of the insurance, after the payment of the expense of the last illness and the funeral expenses of the person, shall, if the terms of the policy so permit, be first applied to the reimbursement of the county, for the cost of the support and maintenance of the person, but no action shall lie, nor shall any appropriation of insurance be made against any estate when it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the proceeds thereof, or the estate, are needed to prevent the widow or minor children of the poor person from becoming dependent upon the public.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-91.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-91.1 - Pledge of property as guaranty for reimbursement; agreement to reimburse

44:4-91.1. Pledge of property as guaranty for reimbursement; agreement to reimburse  Every county welfare board, operating under chapter 4 of Title 44 of the Revised Statutes, shall require, as a condition to the admission of any person to the county welfare-house, or as a condition to the granting of permanent out-door support to any poor person, that all or any part of the property, either real or personal, of such person, either presently owned or which may subsequently be acquired, be pledged to said county welfare board as a guaranty for the reimbursement of the cost of the care and maintenance of such person at the county welfare-house or for the permanent out-door support furnished to such person pursuant to the provisions of said chapter, and the total amount of the cost thereof shall become a lien upon any lands owned or to be owned by such person, which lien shall have priority over all unrecorded encumbrances. The county welfare board shall take from each applicant a properly acknowledged agreement to reimburse for all benefits furnished, and pursuant to such agreement said applicant shall assign to the welfare board, as collateral security for said benefits, all or any part of his personal property and insurance when the terms of the policy so permit, as the board shall specify. The agreement to reimburse shall contain a release of dower or curtesy, as the case may be, of the spouse of the person so benefited, and such release shall be as valid and effectual as if the spouse had joined the applicant in a conveyance of the property to a third person; the maintenance and support furnished shall be good and valuable consideration therefor. L.1939, c. 263, p. 683, s. 1, approved July 18, 1939.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-91.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-91.2 - Filing certificate of costs of care furnished; legal claim, enforcement

44:4-91.2. Filing certificate of costs of care furnished; legal claim, enforcement  1. At any time the county welfare board may execute and file with the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, a certificate, in the form prescribed by section 44:7-15 of the Revised Statutes, showing the amount of the cost of the care and maintenance of any person at the county welfare-house or for the permanent outdoor support furnished to any person. When so filed each certificate shall be a legal claim against both the person and his estate and shall have the same force and effect as a judgment of the Superior Court, with priority over all unsecured claims except funeral expenses not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). No levy shall be made upon the real estate while it is occupied by the widow or widower, as the case may be. If the proceeds of sale of any personalty or real estate, as herein provided, exceeds the total amount paid for care and maintenance under this chapter, such excess shall be returned to such person, or in the event of his death, such excess shall be considered as the property of the deceased for proper administration proceedings. All funds reclaimed under these provisions shall be returned to the county.  L.1946,c.175,s.1; amended 1953,c.42,s.21; 1991,c.91,s.438.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:4-91.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:4-91.3 - Record of welfare house and outdoor liens

44:4-91.3. Record of welfare house and outdoor liens  The county clerks or registers of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, shall record in a book to be known as "Welfare-House and Outdoor Liens" the said certificates, and shall make a complete alphabetical index of the same, and no clerk or register shall charge any fee therefor. Whenever a county shall have received satisfaction for such judgments, the county welfare board shall enter an acknowledgment of satisfaction upon the record of such judgments without charge. L.1946, c. 175, p. 762, s. 2. Amended by L.1953, c. 42, p. 782, s. 22, eff. March 19, 1953.