New Jersey Statutes 9:21-2. Municipal youth guidance commission
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 9:21-2
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
If in any municipality there shall exist a municipal youth guidance commission or other organization specifically devoted to the prevention of crime and juvenile delinquency, such commission or organization may give, to the courts having jurisdiction of offenses and juvenile delinquency occurring in such municipality, notice of the existence of the commission or other organization and it shall be the duty of such courts to send copies of all such reports to such commission or other organization.
L.1947, c. 180, p. 823, s. 2. Amended by L.1953, c. 9, p. 90, s. 60.