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1 A-0IN RE E.C PETITION FOR EXPUNGEMENT -- rank: 1000

... January 2014, E.C. filed a verified complaint pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8, seeking expungement of his voluntary admission record, which he characterized ... s appeal. II. A. This appeal requires us to apply N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8 to 80.11, which authorize a court to order the ... as defined in N.J.S.[A.] 3B:1-2." N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8. The commitment or determinations shall be "by order of any ... and citation omitted)). C. There is scant case law interpreting N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8 to -80.11. What satisfies the two-pronged standard for ... decision to enter the hospital was voluntary. We note that N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8 refers to a person "who has been . . . committed to any ... or "whose illness . . . is substantially improved or in substantial remission." N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8. The statute provided no explicit standards for the nature ...

docket:	a3713-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-05-12
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	63049

2 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF THE DENIAL OF M.U.'S APPLICATION -- rank: 769

... having recovered' may apply for expungement. Id. at 322 (citing N.J.S.A. 30:4- 80.8). If expungement is granted, 'the commitment shall be deemed not ...

docket:	a2535-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-03-21
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	131573

3 IN RE M.L FOR EXPUNGEMENT -- rank: 690

... expunge records of his voluntary mental health commitment, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8. We reverse and remand. These facts are taken from the ... to conclude he properly proved all requirements for expungement under N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8. The Legislature has established the standard under which a judge ... and praying for the relief provided for in this act. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8 (emphasis added).] In considering a petitioner's request for expungement ... this regard extends beyond hospitalizations, the subject of expungement under N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8. The permit application itself asks not only whether an applicant ...

docket:	a1499-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-02-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	33331

4 IN THE MATTER OF THE EXPUNGEMENT OF THE INVOLUNTARY CIVIL COMMITMENT RECORD OF M.D.V. -- rank: 677

... institution or facility providing mental health services' is found in N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8 to -80.11. The Law Division judge conducted the evidentiary ... 189 N.J. Super. 360, 367-68 (App. Div. 1983). N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8 provides: [a]ny person who has been . . . committed to any ... or she can demonstrate 'substantial[] improve[ment] or . . . substantial remission . . . .' N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8. It has been said that our civil commitment expungement statute ...

docket:	a0663-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-11-09
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	16369

5 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF THE DENIAL OF THE APPLICATION BY P.M. -- rank: 607

... permit application, should P.M. choose to submit one. 2 N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8 provides that a person "may apply to the court" for ...

docket:	a2949-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-04-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	34992

6 IN RE PETITION OF J.E.M. -- rank: 546

... medical records pertaining to his "commitment" at Riverview pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8. Petittioner alleged that after his discharge from Riverview, he had ... treated at Riverview "is substantially improved or in substantial remission." N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8. The judge noted that Todaro had written his report without ... and praying for the relief provided for in this act. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8.] We note that that the record does not establish that ... treated at Riverview is "substantially improved or in substantial remission." N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8. The scope of our review of the judge's finding ...

docket:	a5113-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-04-18
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	40625

7 IN THE MATTER OF THE EXPUNGEMENT OF THE INVOLUNTARY CIVIL COMMITMENT RECORD OF C.L. -- rank: 472

... petition. The expungement of mental health records is governed by N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8 to -80.11. N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.8 states: Any person who has been, or shall be, committed ...

docket:	a5284-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-11-14
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	16727