New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Subchapter 6 - ACCESS TO COURT FOR JUVENILES IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES
Section 13:103-6.13 - Change of juvenile's name; juvenile responsibilities

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:103-6.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) In order to have Commission records altered to reflect a new legal name, a juvenile wishing to change his or her name must:

1. Legally change his or her name in accordance with 2A:52-1 et seq. and R.4:72-1 et seq.;

2. Submit a certified or true copy of the court's judgment allowing the name change to the Superintendent or designee of the community program to which he or she is assigned;

3. Submit verification to the Superintendent or designee, documenting that a copy of the court's judgment was published in a newspaper of general circulation in the juvenile's county of residence within 20 days of the court judgment. The juvenile's county of residence shall be considered the county of his or her last known residence as reflected in Commission records, unless otherwise specified by a judge's order; and

4. Submit verification to the Superintendent or designee documenting that a certified copy of the judgment was filed with the deputy clerk of the Superior Court of the county in which the action was brought and the appropriate office in the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, within 45 days of the court judgment.

(b) The Superintendent or designee shall forward to the Director of Community Programs or designee copies of all documentation received under this section.

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