30:4C-24 - Application for care or custody of child, complaint, or petition for guardianship by Director of Welfare - New Jersey Statutes

30:4C-24.  Application for care or custody of child, complaint, or petition  for guardianship by Director of Welfare
    Whenever the director of welfare of any county or municipality in this State  shall be called upon to serve any child whose needs cannot properly be provided  for by financial assistance as made available by the laws of this State, such  director shall, within 24 hours thereafter, give written notice thereof to the  Bureau of Childrens Services, and shall file an application for care or  custody, as provided in section 11 of this act, or shall file a complaint as  provided in section 12 of this act, or shall file a petition as provided in  section 15 of this act, as the situation of the child may require.  Such notice  shall contain all available information concerning the child and his  circumstances, which will enable the Bureau of Childrens Services to take  proper action.  If the immediate needs of the child so require, the director  shall provide for his care in a suitable place, approved with reasonable  promptness for that purpose by the bureau, paying therefor as a charge against  county or municipal funds until such time as the child has been found eligible  for care, custody or guardianship in accordance with the provisions of this  act.

     L.1951, c. 138, p. 584, s. 24.  Amended by L.1962, c. 197, s. 25.