{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-46-13.4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-13.4","heading":"Definitions relative to use of physical restraint, seclusion techniques on students with disabilities.","body":"1.\tAs used in this act:\n\"Physical restraint\" means the use of a personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to move all or a portion of his or her body.\n\"Seclusion technique\" means the involuntary confinement of a student alone in a room or area from which the student is physically prevented from leaving, but does not include a timeout.\n\"Timeout\" means a behavior management technique that involves the monitored separation of a student in a non-locked setting, and is implemented for the purpose of calming.\nL.2017, c.291, s.1.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"5ff43cb35cbaaefcf0f3743015fb59b26b6a59c8b423b40d80cba886ffe20743","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-46-13.3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-46-13.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}