9:6-8.18 - Bureau of children's services or division of youth and family services; insuring safety of child; investigation; application for order placing child under protective custody - New Jersey Statutes

9:6-8.18.  Bureau of children's services or division of youth and family services;  insuring safety of child;  investigation;  application for order placing child under protective custody
    The Bureau of Children's Services or its successor, the Division of Youth and Family Services, shall upon receipt of such report, take action to insure the safety of the child under section 4 of P.L.1971, c. 437 (C. 9:6-8.11). The  said report shall be deemed an oral complaint under section 12 of P.L.1951, c.  138 (C. 30:4C-12), and the Bureau of Children's Services or its successor, the  Division of Youth and Family Services, shall investigate the circumstances  under which the child was injured and may, after such investigation has been  completed, apply for a court order placing the child under its care and  supervision, pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1951, c. 138 (C. 30:4C-12).

     L.1973, c. 147, s. 3, eff. May 24, 1973.