Rules of Court · Part 5 · New Jersey
R. 5:15-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 5:15-1: When and By Whom Filed, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
When and By Whom Filed
A petition referring a juvenile-family crisis to the court shall be filed by Court Intake Services pursuant to N.J.S. 2A:4A-83 when, in the judgment of a crisis intervention unit, a juvenile-family crisis, as defined by N.J.S. 2A:4A-22(g), continues to exist despite the provision of crisis intervention services and the exhaustion of appropriate community services. Where, however, the facts alleged are primarily governed by other specific statutes a petition shall not be filed pursuant to this rule but rather Court Intake Services shall proceed as otherwise required by law.
Note: Source-new. Adopted December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983; amended November 5, 1986 to be effective January 1, 1987.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 5:15-1 "When and By Whom Filed" {
A petition referring a juvenile-family crisis to the court shall be filed by Court Intake Services pursuant to N.J.S. 2A:4A-83 when, in the judgment of a crisis intervention unit, a juvenile-family crisis, as defined by N.J.S. 2A:4A-22(g), continues to exist despite the provision of crisis intervention services and the exhaustion of appropriate community services. Where, however, the facts alleged are primarily governed by other specific statutes a petition shall not be filed pursuant to this rule but rather Court Intake Services shall proceed as otherwise required by law.
Note: Source-new. Adopted December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983; amended November 5, 1986 to be effective January 1, 1987.
}
referenced_by: 5:17-2
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-18; corpus harvested 2026-09-02R. 5:15-2 → · chapter 5:15 · all rules
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