§ 30:7B-1 Interstate compact on mental health; findings and purposes
§ 30:7B-2 Definitions
§ 30:7B-3 Eligibility for care and treatment; place of institutionalization; transfer
§ 30:7B-4 After-care or supervision; investigation; standards of care and treatment
§ 30:7B-5 Notice of escapes; detention upon apprehension
§ 30:7B-6 Transportation of patients
§ 30:7B-7 Transfer of patients; effect; payment of costs; agreements with non-party States
§ 30:7B-8 Rights and duties of guardians; appointment of supplemental or substitute guardians
§ 30:7B-9 Applicability to persons institutionalized while under sentence or subject to trial; detention of patients in prisons or jails
§ 30:7B-10 Compact administrator; powers and duties
§ 30:7B-11 Supplementary agreements for provision of services or facilities
§ 30:7B-12 Effective date of compact
§ 30:7B-13 Withdrawal from compact; status of patients
§ 30:7B-14 Liberal construction; severability
§ 30:7B-15 Authority to designate compact administrator; powers and duties
§ 30:7B-16 Supplementary agreements with other states
§ 30:7B-17 Payment of financial obligations
§ 30:7B-18 Transmittal of copies of act
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 30 > Chapter 7B - Interstate Compact On Mental Health; Findings and Purposes

  • Department: means the Department of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • territory: extends to and includes any territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.