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August 6, 2021Current with laws through L.2021, c. 130 and J.R. No. 3. Please check to make sure there have been no changes since this time. You will find these and additional statutes online at the New Jersey Legislature website.
Statutes: New Jersey
- Title 2A. Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice
- Subtitle 1. The Courts
- Subtitle 4. Civil Actions
- Chapter 17. Executions
- Article 7. Execution Against Wages, Debts, Earnings, Salary, Income or Profits
- 2A:17-56.67. Termination of child support obligation; written request to continue child support; court order establishing date of child support termination; issuance of notice of proposed termination of child support by Probation Division and State IV-D
- 2A:17-56.8. Order of court for alimony, maintenance, or child support payments; enforcement by income withholding; notice; compliance with order, amount, and applicability
- Article 7. Execution Against Wages, Debts, Earnings, Salary, Income or Profits
- Chapter 17. Executions
- Subtitle 6. Specific Civil Actions
- Chapter 34. Divorce and Nullity of Marriage--Alimony and Maintenance--Care and Custody of Children
- Article 1. Causes for Nullification and Divorce
- Article 2. Jurisdiction
- Article 6 Alimony and Maintenance
- Article 8. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
- 2A:34-54. Definitions
- 2A:34-56. Application to Indian tribes
- 2A:34-57. International application of act
- 2A:34-62. Communication between courts
- 2A:34-63. Taking testimony in another state
- 2A:34-65. Initial child custody jurisdiction
- 2A:34-66. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction
- 2A:34-67. Jurisdiction to modify determination
- 2A:34-68. Temporary emergency jurisdiction
- 2A:34-70. Simultaneous proceedings
- 2A:34-71. Inconvenient forum
- 2A:34-73. Information to be submitted to court
- 2A:34-74. Appearance of parties and child
- 2A:34-75. Definitions
- 2A:34-76. Enforcement under Hague Convention
- 2A:34-77. Duty to enforce
- 2A:34-79. Registration of child custody determination
- 2A:34-78. Temporary visitation
- 2A:34-80. Enforcement of registered determination
- 2A:34-81. Simultaneous proceedings
- 2A:34-82. Expedited enforcement of child custody determination
- 2A:34-85. Warrant to take physical custody of child
- Chapter 58D. Reproduction or Disclosure of Images or Personal Information
- Chapter 34. Divorce and Nullity of Marriage--Alimony and Maintenance--Care and Custody of Children
- Title 2C. The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice
- Subtitle 1. General Provisions
- Subtitle 2. Definition of Specific Offenses
- Part 1. Offenses Involving Danger to the Person
- Chapter 11. Criminal Homicide
- Chapter 12. Assault; Reckless Endangering; Threats
- Chapter 13 Kidnapping and Related Offenses: Coercion
- Chapter 14. Sexual Offenses
- 2C:14-1. Definitions
- 2C:14-2. Sexual assault
- 2C:14-2.1. Right of victim to consult with prosecuting authority
- 2C:14-3. Criminal sexual contact
- 2C:14-4. Lewdness
- 2C:14-9. Invasion of privacy; observation of sexual contact; reproduction or disclosure of images of sexual contact or undergarment-clad intimate parts of another person; dressing rooms; defenses
- 2C:14-14. Application for temporary protective order; definitions; requirements
- 2C:14-15. Emergency ex parte temporary protective order; grounds for issuance; appeal; notice
- 2C:14-16. Hearing; considerations; issuance of final protective order; notice; duration
- 2C:14-17. Scope of temporary or final protective order; enforcement; contempt
- 2C:14-18. Violation of protective order as contempt
- Chapter 15. Robbery
- Part 2. Offenses Against Property
- Part 3. Offenses Against Others
- Chapter 24. Offenses Against the Family, Children and Incompetents
- Chapter 25. Domestic Violence
- 2C:25-17. Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991; short title
- 2C:25-18. Legislative findings and declaration
- 2C:25-19. Definitions
- 2C:25-20. Training course and curriculum; domestic crisis teams
- 2C:25-21. Arrest; criminal complaint; seizure of weapons
- 2C:25-21.1. Rules and regulations
- 2C:25-22. Immunity from civil liability
- 2C:25-23. Notice provided to victims; contents
- 2C:25-24. Domestic violence offense report; contents; annual report by superintendent of state police
- 2C:25-25. Criminal complaint; effect of dissolution of marriage, civil proceedings, or leaving residence; waiver of disclosure of victim's location
- 2C:25-26. Release from custody before trial; restraining orders; confidentiality of victim's location; bail
- 2C:25-26.1. Notification of victim of release of defendant charged with crime involving domestic violence
- 2C:25-27. Conditions of sentence
- 2C:25-28. Complaint by victim; emergency relief; temporary restraining orders; service of process
- 2C:25-28.1. In-house restraining orders prohibited
- 2C:25-29. Hearing; factors considered; orders for relief
- 2C:25-29.1. Civil penalty
- 2C:25-29.2. Penalties collected to be deposited in Domestic Violence Victims' Fund
- 2C:25-29.3. Rules of Court.
- 2C:25-29.4. Surcharge on penalty for domestic violence
- 2C:25-30. Violation of order; contempt proceedings; subsequent offenses
- 2C:25-31. Contempt of order; arrest and custody of defendant
- 2C:25-32. Lack of probable cause for arrest for contempt; advice and assistance to victim
- 2C:25-33. Uniform record of applications for relief; information included; confidentiality
- 2C:25-34. Domestic violence restraining orders, central registry.
- 2C:25-35. Rules of Court
- Part 4. Offenses Against Public Administration
- Part 5. Offenses Against Public Order, Health and Decency
- Part 1. Offenses Involving Danger to the Person
- Subtitle 3. Sentencing
- Chapter 43. Authorized Disposition of Offenders
- Chapter 58. Licensing and Other Provisions Relating to Firearms
- 2C:58-3. Purchase of firearms
- 2C:58-4. Permits to carry handguns
- 2C:58-21. Definitions
- 2C:58-23. Petition for temporary extreme risk protective order; affidavit or examination under oath of petitioner and witnesses; fees; notice
- 2C:58-24. Hearing for a final extreme risk protective order; evidence
- 2C:58-25. Termination of final extreme risk protective order
- 2C:58-26. Temporary or final extreme risk protective order; surrender of firearms and ammunition; search warrant; petition for return of surrendered firearms or ammunition
- 2C:58-29. Violation of order; contempt proceedings
- Chapter 64. Forfeiture
- Title 9. Children--Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts
- Subtitle 1. Parental Relationship and Care, Custody, Guardianship and Support of Children in General
- Chapter 2. Care, Custody, Guardianship and Support of Children in General
- Article 1/2 . Custody in General
- 9:2-1. Custody of children of parents divorced in another state or country; action in Superior Court; notice to persons interested; judgment; exclusion from hearing; records not open to public inspection
- 9:2-2. Custody of children of divorced or separated parents within jurisdiction of Superior Court; removal from jurisdiction; consent; security
- 9:2-3. Custody of child of parents living separately; action in Superior Court; powers of court; judgments; temporary custody; exclusion from hearing; records not open to public inspection
- 9:2-4. Legislative findings and declarations; parents' right to custody equal; custody order; factors; guardian ad litem; agreement as to custody
- 9:2-4.1. Custody and visitation denied to person fathering a child through rape; obligation to support minor child unaffected
- 9:2-4.2. Parental access to unemancipated child's records
- 9:2-5. Death of parent having custody; reversion of custody to surviving parent; appointment of guardian by Superior Court; removal
- 9:2-7. Habeas corpus to determine custody of child; access to child
- 9:2-7.1. Visitation rights for grandparents or siblings
- 9:2-7.2. Separation of parents; determination of custody and visitation rights after concealment of child
- 9:2-9. Parents or custodian of child unfit; action in Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part
- Article 1/2 . Custody in General
- Chapter 2. Care, Custody, Guardianship and Support of Children in General
- Subtitle 4. Illegitimate Children
- Subtitle 1. Parental Relationship and Care, Custody, Guardianship and Support of Children in General
- New Jersey Rules of Court
