{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-27d-416","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-416","heading":"Legal action","body":"11.    In order to protect a vulnerable adult, the county director or his designee may initiate appropriate legal action including, but not limited to, petitioning for guardianship or conservatorship.\nL.1993,c.249,s.11.","path":["TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS"],"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":"8a4cd09d577b73bec3f916808c90e354304206e830829f01fe0ae7b844a9bbcc","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-27d-415","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-27d-417"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}