30:14-1 - Purpose - New Jersey Statutes

30:14-1.  Purpose
    The Legislature finds and declares that there is a present and growing need  to develop services to protect victims of domestic violence.  It is the purpose  of this act to encourage the development of shelters for these victims and  their children where they may obtain necessary services, including shelter,  counseling and other social services.

     L.1979, c. 337, s. 1, eff. Jan. 22, 1980.