9:23-1.2 - Return of nonresident juveniles charged with crime - New Jersey Statutes

9:23-1.2.  Return of nonresident juveniles charged with crime
    All provisions and procedures of Article V and VI of the Interstate Compact  on Juveniles shall be construed to apply to any juvenile charged with being a  delinquent by reason of a violation of any criminal law.  Any juvenile, charged  with being a delinquent by reason of violating any criminal law shall be  returned to the requesting state upon a requisition to the state where the  juvenile may be found, provided that the underlying offense is designated a  crime in this State.  A petition in such case shall be filed in a court of  competent jurisdiction in the requesting state where the violation of criminal  law is alleged to have been committed.  The petition may be filed regardless of  whether the juvenile has left the state before or after the filing of the  petition.  The requisition described in Article V of the compact shall be  forwarded by the judge of the court in which the petition has been filed.

     L.1975, c. 13, s. 2, eff. Feb. 13, 1975.