{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-6-8.17","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 9:6-8.17","heading":"Report of action of taking protective custody of child.","body":"2.\tThe physician or the director or his designate of a hospital or similar institution taking a child into such protective custody shall immediately report his action to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency by calling its emergency telephone service maintained pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1971, c.437 (C.9:6-8.12).\nL.1973, c.147, s.2; amended 2004, c.130, s.25; 2012, c.16, s.27.","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":"2c054e3802c8883e53716944eee7efac29950ccef1653702ff1b39c0f055f066","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-6-8.16","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-6-8.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}