{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17b-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 9:17B-2","heading":"Status of 18 to 21-year-olds","body":"The Legislature by this act does not intend to:\na.   Effect the release from confinement or transfer from one institution to another of a person attaining age 18 rather than 21 years;\nb.   Affect the right of a court to exercise its discretion in not sentencing a person between 18 and 21 years of age to a State prison;\nc.   Alter the right of persons under 20 years of age to be eligible for enrollment in public schools;\nd.   Alter the provisions of the uniform laws relative to gifts or transfers to minors;\ne.   Alter the provisions of N.J.S. 2A:14-21 with respect to the time within which a person under 21 years of age on January 1, 1973 may commence an action or make an entry under a cause or right accrued prior to said date;\nf.   Alter the provision of services pursuant to the laws relating to dependent and neglected children, allocated to chapter 4C of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes (C. 30:4C-1 to 30:4C-44), to persons between 18 and 21 years of age who seek to avail themselves of such services and who are enrolled in a school or training program below college level or who require a course of treatment for emotionally, cognitively or physically disabled persons.\nP.L. 1972, c. 81, s.2;  amended 1972, c.206, s.1; 1987,c.18,s.2.","path":["TITLE 9 CHILDREN--JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS"],"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":"79f4cd8f1ed3066574568e1f8cf2137c3def807506be1f2a1c1fa5f933f2ae1e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17b-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17b-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}