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N.J. Stat. § 9:6-8 (2026)

Warrants to enter place of supposed violation, arrest

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9:6-8. Whenever any person shall, before the Superior Court, or municipal court, make oath that the affiant believes that this chapter has been or is being violated in any place or house, such court shall forthwith issue a warrant to another authorized officer to enter such place or house and investigate the same, and such person may arrest or cause to be arrested all offenders and bring them before any court for a hearing of the case; and all policemen shall aid in bringing all such offenders before such authorities for a hearing.

Amended 1953, c.9, s.17; 1991,c.91,s.197; 2023, c.250, s.18.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1998–2024 · leading case: New Jersey Div. of Child Prot. & Permanency v. A.B., 175 A.3d 942 (N.J. 2017).
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New Jersey Div. of Child Prot. & Permanency v. A.B., 175 A.3d 942 (N.J. 2017). “under subsections (4) and (5) of N.J.S.A. 9:6-8,21. The Law Guardian submits that the risks that arise from “leaving a child without adequate shelter need not be explained” and are plainly evident.”
In re Preisendorfer, 719 A.2d 590 (N.H. 1998). “Similarly, New Jersey requires all reports of child abuse to be forwarded to the Central Registry of the Division of Youth and Family Services, which is not a public record, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:6-8.11 (West 1998). The New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services may, on a…”
v. v. New Jersey Dep't of Child. & Familes, No. 3:21-cv-18770 (D.N.J. Nov. 8, 2024). · cites it 3× “Specifically, the State Defendants argue that N.J.S.A. § 9:6-8,10 precludes the disclosure of the unredacted Challenged Documents because disclosure would likely both endanger the life, safety, or physical or emotional well-being of a child or another person and the State’s…”
Holly Smith v. DCP&P, No. 16-4276 (3d Cir. Feb. 28, 2018). · cites it 2× “” N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:6-8 .10a(a) (2012). Underlining the importance of maintaining confidentiality, New Jersey makes it a crime to “willfully permit[] or encourage[] the release of the contents of any record or report in contravention of” the confidentiality requirement.”
Norman v. N.J. State Parole Bd., No. 2:17-cv-04413 (D.N.J. Nov. 2, 2021). · cites it 2× “) In support of this argument, Plaintiffs point to N.J. Stat. §§ 9:6-8,22, -8.24. Ud.) Those sections provide that “[n]otwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part has exclusive original jurisdiction over noncriminal…”
DCPP v. T.c., A.v., & J.l., No. A-2848-19 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. June 14, 2021). “On December 27, 2017, the Division filed a verified complaint for care and supervision of all three children under N.J.S.A. 9:6-8, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-12 and Rule 5:12-1 to -7.”
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