R. 5:24-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 5:24-1: Disposition Hearing, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 5:24-1 "Disposition Hearing" {
(a) Time for Hearing: Detention Cases. If a juvenile is in a detention center or shelter care facility when adjudicated delinquent, the disposition hearing shall be conducted, on notice to the juvenile and all other proper parties, within 30 days after the adjudication. If, after 30 days, no order of disposition has been entered, the court shall, upon motion of the juvenile, fix a date certain for a dispositional hearing which shall be within 10 days of the motion unless an extension is granted by the court for good cause shown.
(b) Time for Hearing: Non-Detention Cases. If the juvenile is not in a detention center or shelter care facility when adjudicated delinquent, the disposition hearing shall be conducted, on notice to the juvenile and all other proper parties, within 60 days after the adjudication, which time may be extended by the court on good cause shown.
Note: Source-new. Adopted December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983.
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referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-16; corpus harvested 2026-09-02