Part 5 · Short-Term Custody
Rule 5:16-1. Standards for Taking Into Custody
Amended December 20, 1983 (current)
Contains Deadlines
(a) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the health and safety of the juvenile is seriously in danger and that immediate custody is necessary for the juvenile's protection;
(b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the juvenile has left the home and care of parents or guardian without their consent; or
(c) an agency legally charged with supervision of the juvenile has notified the law enforcement agency that the juvenile has run away from out-of-home placement; except where there are reasonable grounds to believe that the juvenile is an "abused or neglected child" within the meaning of N.J.S. 9:6-8.21 in which case the provisions of said law shall govern.