New Jersey Statutes 30:4-57. If no settlement in any county
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-57
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
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.