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16 IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL COMMITMENT OF T.S. -- rank: 738

... care needs. [ R. 4:74-7(f)(1); see also N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(m) (defining "in need of involuntary commitment").] We reverse the ... conditions that result in the severity of impairment described herein. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(r).] Although T.S. was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, at ... behavior and any recent act, threat or serious psychiatric deterioration. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(h).] To continue an order of civil commitment, the danger ... judgments about a person's likely behavior can be reached." N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(kk). Therefore, the potential for dangerous conduct is not enough ... court" as meaning "the Superior Court or a municipal court." N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(f). It also makes no provision for a de novo ...

docket:	a3844-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-04-15
status:	unpublished
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17 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMITMENT OF F.S. -- rank: 735

... PROOF THAT F.S. IS "MENTALLY ILL" AS DEFINED BY N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2. A. The [S]tate failed to prove F.S. is ... her mental illness. We disagree. Mental illness is defined by N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(r) as "a current, substantial disturbance of thought, mood, perception ... behavior and any recent act, threat or serious psychiatric deterioration. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(h) and (i).] "The risk of danger . . . must be substantial ... of future dangerousness. Krol , supra , 68 N.J. at 261; N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(h) and (i). Das stated repeatedly that if F.S ...

docket:	a3321-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-01-30
status:	unpublished
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18 IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL COMMITMENT OF E.S-D -- rank: 735

... care needs. [R. 4:74-7(f)(1); see also N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(m).] Additionally, to justify involuntary commitment, '[t]here must be ... judgment, capacity to control behavior, or capacity to recognize reality.' N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(r). E.S-D. next contends the State failed to ... of dangerousness on his own personal concerns rather than evidence. N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(i) sets forth the definition of 'dangerous to others or ... behavior, and any recent act, threat, or serious psychiatric deterioration.' N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(i) (emphasis added). Next, E.S-D. construes the judge ... behavior, and any recent act, threat, or serious psychiatric deterioration.' N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(h) and (i). There must be clear and convincing evidence ... possibility of danger, rather than the 'substantial risk' required by N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2. A mere possibility of danger is not enough to ...

docket:	a0324-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-04-05
status:	Unpublished
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19 IN THE MATTER COMMITMENT OF B.L. IN THE MATTER COMMITMENT OF M.W. -- rank: 735

... is prepared by a psychiatrist, is submitted to the court. N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2 defines "clinical certificate" to mean a form completed within three ...

docket:	A1298-00
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2002-01-03
status:	published
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20 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3405-15.opn.html -- rank: 735

... to accept appropriate treatment voluntarily after it has been offered." N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(m). The Legislature further defined the purpose of the statute ... behavior and any recent act, threat or serious psychiatric deterioration. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(h).] An application to commit a person involuntarily or to ... or available to meet the person’s mental health needs. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(ee).] When a patient has been involuntarily committed to a ... court" as meaning "the Superior Court or a municipal court." N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(f). It also makes no provision for a de novo ...

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21 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2737-19.opn.html -- rank: 732

... THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR INVOLUNTARY CIVIL COMMITMENT SET FORTH IN N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2. POINT II THE TRIAL COURT ERRED AS A MATTER OF ... 2737-19 BE A DANGER TO HIMSELF AS REQUIRED BY N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2. POINT III [THAT] M.F. WAS PREJUDICED BY THE GUARDIANâ ... APPLICABLE STATUTES THAT DEFINE THE STATE’S BURDEN OF PROOF, N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2. 5 POINT IV THE TRIAL COURT'S ORDERS REGARDING FUTURE ... or property.' R. 4:74-7(f)(1); see also N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(m). One is '[d]angerous to others or property' when ... behavior, and any recent act, threat, or serious psychiatric deterioration. [N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(i).] One is '[d]angerous to self' when: by reason ... behavior, and any recent act, threat, or serious psychiatric deterioration. [N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(h).] The question of dangerousness calls 'for a legal ...

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22 Lorraine Gormley v. LaTanya Wood-El -- rank: 723

... classified as a danger to themselves, others, or property. Cf. N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(m) (defining “in need of involuntary commitment”). The Cedar ...

docket:	A-101-11
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-06-30
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23 IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL COMMITMENT OF J.W. -- rank: 715

... conditions that result in the severity of impairment described herein. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(r).] The definition "requires . . . that the person to be committed ... N.J. Super. 449, 455-56 (App. Div. 1998) (quoting N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(r)). The mental illness must "cause[] him to be 'dangerous ... or property[.]'" Id. at 456 (second alteration in original) (quoting N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(m)). In drafting the statutes, "the Legislature clearly intended to ... be dangerous to self, or dangerous to others or property[.]" N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(m); see State v. Krol , 68 N.J. 236 (1975 ... behavior and any recent act, threat or serious psychiatric deterioration. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(h).] Furthermore "dangerous to others or property" means: that by ... behavior and any recent act, threat or serious psychiatric deterioration. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(i).] Although dangerousness predicts defendant's future conduct, a " ...

docket:	a0171-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-12-21
status:	unpublished
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24 IN THE MATTER OF THE 2006 SCREENING CENTER DESIGNATION FOR WARREN COUNTY -- rank: 715

... thereby satisfying the statutory standard for involuntary psychiatric hospitalization. See N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(z); N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.5(a ...

docket:	a6587-05
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-05-23
status:	Published
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25 IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL COMMITMENT OF T.C. -- rank: 715

... available to meet the person's mental health care needs. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(m).] A person is "dangerous to self" if by reason ... behavior and any recent act, threat or serious psychiatric deterioration. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(h).] The term "'[r]easonably foreseeable future' means a time ... judgments about a person's likely behavior can be reached." N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(kk). A person who has been involuntarily committed is entitled ... judgments about a person's likely behavior can be reached." N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(kk). Affirmed. This archive is a service of Rutgers School ...

docket:	a2223-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-06-02
status:	unpublished
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26 IMO Commitment of N.N. -- rank: 707

... future." State v. Krol , supra , 68 N.J. at 260; N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2, see Doremus v. Farrell , supra , 407 F. Supp. at 514 ...

docket:	a-70-95
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1996-08-05
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citation:	146 N.J. 112
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27 IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL COMMITMENT OF R.M -- rank: 698

... to be dangerous to himself, to others, or to property. N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(m); N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.10. Thirteen ... self or dangerous to others or property as defined in [ N.J.S.A.] 30:4-27.2(h) and -.2(i), (3)] the patient is unwilling to ... and (4) the patient needs outpatient treatment as defined by [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(hh)] or inpatient care at a short-term care or ... care needs. [ R. 4:74-7(f)(1); see also N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(m).] The term "mental illness" is defined as follows: [A ... conditions that result in the severity of impairment described herein. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(r).] Additionally, an individual is deemed dangerous to himself or ... behavior and any recent act, threat or serious psychiatric deterioration. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(h).] Furthermore, an individual is dangerous to self or ...

docket:	a5021-13
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-01-06
status:	Published
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28 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. M.L.B. -- rank: 698

... Cross v. Harris, 418 F.2d 1095, 1100-01 (1969)). N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(h) defines danger to self as: 'by reason of mental ... or cause serious property damage within the reasonably foreseeable future.' N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(i). The required review for a '[d]etermination of dangerousness ... 22 12 any recent act, threat, or serious psychiatric deterioration.' N.J.S.A. 30:4- 27.2(h), (i). The determination requires a 'delicate balancing of society ... Rule 4:74-7(f)(1)(2), as defined by N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(r), is 'a current, substantial disturbance of thought, mood, perception ...

docket:	a0742-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-12-06
status:	Unpublished
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29 IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL COMMITMENT OF I.M -- rank: 692

... property[.]' R. 4:74-7(f)(1)(2); see also N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(m). One is '[d]angerous to self' when: A-0292 ... supervision and assistance of others who are willing and available. [N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(h).] The question of dangerousness is a strictly legal determination ... findings that suggested appellants were a danger as defined by N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2(h). Additionally, an order placing a patient on CEPP status ...

docket:	a0292-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-01-20
status:	Unpublished
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30 IN THE MATTER COMMITMENT OF W.Z., Petitioner-Appellant. -- rank: 690

... differs from that contained within the general civil commitment statute, N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.2, which defines dangerous as a "substantial likelihood that the person ...

docket:	a6256-99
court:	njappellate
decided:	2001-04-23
status:	published
citation:	339 N.J. Super. 549
Document Size:	61709