Legal Opinion
In re State
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided March 8, 2018No. DOCKET NO. A–0135–17T1; A–0138–17T1; A–0308–17T1; A–0841–17T1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESSANO, P.J.A.D.
*483The Code of Juvenile Justice (the Code), N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-20 to -48, grants the Family Part "exclusive jurisdiction in all cases where it is charged that a juvenile has committed an act of delinquency." N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-24(a) ; see also N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-23 (defining delinquency as "the commission of an act by a juvenile which if committed by an adult would constitute ... [a] crime ... disorderly persons offense or petty disorderly persons offense ... or ... violation of any other penal statute, ordinance or regulation"). "One of the 'major hallmarks of the Code' was to provide the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- DiProspero v. PennSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2005
- Winberry v. SalisburySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1950
- In Re the Closing of Jamesburg High SchoolSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- State v. Carlos Bolvito (071493)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2014
- Ferreira v. Rancocas Orthopedic AssociatesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2003
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State ex rel. C.F.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
- ENGY ABDELKADER VS. AHMED ISLAME HOSNY (FM-13-0390-11, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
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