Administrative Directives

Directive: ~~Post-Conviction Applications on Indictable Offenses - Form Order; Statement of Reasons for Denial (Supersedes Directive #07-07)~~
Section: Criminal
Document Date: June 13, 2023
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Supersedes:

Directive: #07-07

Directive #08-23

Directive: Pretrial Release - (1) Clarifying Penalties for Certain Violations of Pretrial Release; (2) Requirement for Prosecutor to Provide Copy of Pretrial Release Order to the Victim
Sections: Criminal Pretrial Release
Document Date: May 23, 2023

Directive #07-23

Directive: Use of Warrants and Incarceration in the Enforcement of Child Support Orders
Sections: Child Support Family
Document Date: May 15, 2023
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Supersedes:

Directive: #02-14

Directive: #02-14-Supplement-1

Directive: #15-08

Directive #06-23

Directive: Guardianships of Incapacitated Adults - Revised Background Screening Policy for Proposed Guardians; Amended Court Rules and Revised Court Forms
Section: Civil
Document Date: April 14, 2023
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Supersedes:

Directive: #11-21

Directive #05-23

Directive: Criminal - Expungements - (1) Guidance on the New Compelling Circumstances Standard; (2) Handling Fugitive from Justice Charges with Regard to Expedited Expungement; (3) Additional eCourts Expungement System Information and Enhancements
Section: Criminal
Document Date: March 13, 2023

Directive #04-23

Directive: Family – Children in Court (CIC) – Revised Judgment of Guardianship (CN 10265)
Section: Family
Document Date: Feb. 24, 2023

Directive #03-23

Directive: Family - Court Policies on Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption Matters
Section: Family
Document Date: Feb. 28, 2023
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Supersedes:

Directive: #17-17

Directive #02-23

Directive: Policy Regarding Support Orders Monitored or Enforced by Probation
Section: Probation
Document Date: Jan. 30, 2023

Directive #01-23

Directive: Recovery Court - Revised Legal Rejection Codes
Sections: Criminal Recovery Court
Document Date: Jan. 17, 2023

Directive #14-22

Directive: Criminal - Gun Permit Procedures (Supersedes Directive #06-19)
Sections: Criminal Vicinage
Document Date: Dec. 22, 2022
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Supersedes:

Directive: #06-19

Supplemented By:

Supplement to Directive #14-22 – Criminal – Gun Permit Procedures – Requests to Amend Permits to Carry

Directive #13-22

Directive: Reserved Decisions - Amendments to Rule 1:32-1 ("Reports by Judges; Court Clerks; Court Reporters") and New Rule 1:36-5 ("Reserved Decisions")
Sections: Administration Judges Reserved Decisions Vicinage
Document Date: Dec. 9, 2022
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Directive: #11-05

Directive #12-22

Directive: Family - Entry of Default and Uncontested Divorce/Dissolution Judgments Without Personal Appearances (Divorce on the Papers)
Section: Family
Document Date: Dec. 9, 2022
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Supersedes:

Directive: #18-20

Directive #11-22

Directive: Family - Children in Court - Adoption - Revised Notices of Parental Rights in Adoption Proceedings (Agency and Non-Agency Placements)
Section: Family
Document Date: Oct. 20, 2022

Directive #10-22

Directive: ~~Directive #10-22 – NJ Judiciary Language Access Plan (Updated 2022) (Supersedes Directive #01-17)~~ -- Superseded
Sections: Administration Vicinage
Document Date: Sept. 30, 2022
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Superseded By:

Directive: #21-23

Supersedes:

Directive: #01-17

Directive #09-22

Directive: Family - Juvenile - Eligibility for Representation by the Office of the Public Defender
Sections: Family Juvenile
Document Date: Sept. 6, 2022

Directive #08-22

Directive: Criminal Justice Reform - (1) Amended by L. 2022, c. 43 to Address Graves Act Offenses; (2) Amendments to Court Rule 3:4A(b)(5); Changes to the Decision-Making Framework (DMF)
Sections: Criminal Municipal
Document Date: Aug. 2, 2022

Directive #07-22

Directive: New Jersey Judiciary Policy on Accessible and Inclusive Communications
Section: Administration
Document Date: July 19, 2022

Directive #06-22

Directive: Criminal Justice Reform - Speedy Trial - Guidance Articulated by the Supreme Court in State v. Marcus S. Mackroy-Davis (A-43-21)
Section: Criminal
Document Date: July 12, 2022

Directive #05-22

Directive: Directive #05-22 – Recovery Court – Revision to Transfer Policy and Form (Supersedes Directive #05-19)
Sections: Criminal Probation
Document Date: May 25, 2022
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Supersedes:

Directive: #05-19

Directive #04-22

Directive: Directive #04-22 – Municipal Court Bench Warrants - Immediate Release on Recognizance of Certain Defendants.
Section: Municipal
Document Date: May 16, 2022

Directive #03-22

Directive: ~~Directive #03-22 – Family – Children in Court (CIC) Benchmark Hearings Protocol and Checklist.~~ -- Superseded
Section: Family
Document Date: May 16, 2022
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Superseded By:

Directive: #20-23

Directive #02-22

Directive: Directive #02-22 – Family – Revised Standard Protective Order (Supersedes Directive #18-21)
Section: Family
Document Date: April 5, 2022
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Supersedes:

Directive: #18-21

Supplemented By:

Supplement to Directive #02-22 – Family – Notice to Accompany Standard Protective Order (CN 10485)

Directive Supplement to Directive #02-22

Directive: Family - Notice to Accompany Standard Protective Order (CN 10485)
Section: Family
Document Date: May 8, 2023

Directive #01-22

Directive: Directive #01-22 – Criminal – Juveniles Tried as Adults – Motions to Reconsider Sentence – State v. Comer/State v. Zarate ( __ N.J. __ (2022))
Sections: Criminal Juvenile
Document Date: Feb. 15, 2022

Directive #29-21

Directive: Waiver of First Appearance for Indictable Offenses Charged on a Complaint-Summons (Rule 3:4-2(g)) – Revised Protocol and Form
Section: Criminal
Document Date: Dec. 28, 2021
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Directive: #30-17

Directive #28-21

Directive: Directive #28-21 – Intercounty Child Support Case Management Policy
Sections: Child Support Family Probation
Document Date: Dec. 8, 2021
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Supersedes:

Directive: #12-17

Directive #27-21

Directive: Directive #27-21 – Criminal Justice Reform - Pretrial Services - (a) Strict Home Detention (without Electronic Monitoring), (b) Home Detention with Limited Exceptions (without Electronic Monitoring), and (c) Home Detention with Electronic Monitoring -- Superseded
Sections: Criminal Pretrial
Document Date: Nov. 30, 2021
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Superseded By:

Directive: #19-23

Supersedes:

Directive: #10-21

Directive #26-21

Directive: Directive #26-21 - Family – Children In Court – Safe Haven Protocol
Section: Family
Document Date: Oct. 15, 2021

Directive #25-21

Directive: Directive #25-21 - Criminal/Family/Municipal - Procedures for Requests for Judicial Review of Cases Captured or Not Captured by the Automated Processes for Certain Marijuana or Hashish Cases
Sections: Criminal Family Municipal Expungements
Document Date: Sept. 7, 2021

Directive #24-21

Directive: Directive #24-21 (“Criminal/Family/Municipal - Expungements - Requests for Copies of Expunged or Sealed Records; Certification of Automatic Expungement”)
Sections: Civil Criminal Family Municipal
Document Date: Aug. 27, 2021

Directive #23-21

Directive: Directive #23-21 – Family – Domestic Violence – New Plea Form for Use in DV Contempt Matters
Sections: Family Domestic Violence
Document Date: Aug. 24, 2021

Directive #22-21

Directive: Directive #22-21 - Drug Court - State of New Jersey Adult Drug Court Program Participation Agreement
Sections: Criminal Probation Drug Court
Document Date: Aug. 24, 2021
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Supersedes:

Directive: #14-20

Directive #21-21

Directive: ~~Directive #21-21 - Landlord Tenant - Promulgation of New Forms in Furtherance of Supreme Court's July 14, 2021 Orders and Administrative Determinations~~ -- Superseded
Section: Civil
Document Date: Aug. 23, 2021
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Superseded By:

Directive: #15-23

Supersedes:

Directive: #20-20

Supplemented By:

Supplement to Directive #21-21 - Landlord Tenant - Promulgation of Certification of Lease and Registration Statement Form

Directive #20-21

Directive: Directive #20-21 - Drug Court - Revised Phase Structure Requirements for Advancement and Graduation Criteria
Sections: Criminal Probation Drug Court
Document Date: Aug. 11, 2021

Directive #19-21

Directive: Directive #19-21 – Family – Standard Juvenile Intake Screening Form
Section: Family
Document Date: Aug. 11, 2021

Directive #18-21

Directive: ~~Directive #18-21 – Family – Revised Standard Protective Order (CN 10485)~~ -- Superseded
Section: Family
Document Date: Aug. 11, 2021
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Superseded By:

Directive: #02-22

Directive #17-21

Directive: Directive #17-21 - Criminal Justice Reform - Update to Parenthetical Language on Public Safety Assessment (PSA)
Section: Criminal
Document Date: Aug. 11, 2021

Directive #16-21

Directive: Directive #16-21 – Municipal Court – Process for Promulgation of Updates to Statewide Violations Bureau Schedule (Municipal Court Charges to which a Defendant May Plead Guilty and Pay without a Court Appearance)
Section: Municipal
Document Date: July 29, 2021
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Directive: #15-20

Directive #15-21

Directive: Directive #15-21 – Family – Revised Certification of Diligent Search Packet for Use by Self-Represented Litigants in Non-Dissolution (FD) Cases
Section: Family
Document Date: July 26, 2021

Directive #14-21

Directive: ~~Directive #14-21 – Mandatory Settlement Conferences in Residential Landlord Tenant Matters – Required Notice Forms – Implementation of the Supreme Court’s July 1, 2021 Order~~ -- Rescinded
Sections: Civil Special Civil
Document Date: July 1, 2021
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Rescinded By:

Directive: #15-23

Directive #13-21

Directive: Directive #13-21 – Amendments to Pretrial Services Program Based on the Marijuana Decriminalization Law
Sections: Criminal Municipal
Document Date: June 30, 2021

Directive #12-21

Directive: Directive #12-21 – Municipal Courts – Time Payment Plans and Payment Alternatives
Section: Municipal
Document Date: April 30, 2021

Directive #11-21

Directive: ~~Directive #11-21 - Guardianships of Incapacitated Adults; Background Screening Policy for Proposed Guardians; New and Revised Court Forms~~ -- Superseded
Sections: Civil Vicinage
Document Date: April 29, 2021
Relationships:

Superseded By:

Directive: #06-23

Directive #10-21

Directive: ~~Directive 10-21 - Criminal Justice Reform - Pretrial Services - Strict Home Detention, Home Detention with Limited Exceptions, and Home Detention with Electronic Monitoring~~ -- Superseded
Sections: Criminal Municipal
Document Date: April 22, 2021
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Superseded By:

Directive: #27-21

Supersedes:

Directive: #06-18

Directive #09-21

Directive: Directive #09-21 – Judiciary Staff Assisting Court Users in Completing and Submitting Judiciary Forms
Sections: Civil Criminal Family
Document Date: April 22, 2021

Directive #08-21

Directive: Directive #08-21 – Sealing of Certain Marijuana or Hashish Records Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:52-5.2
Sections: Criminal Family Municipal
Document Date: April 7, 2021
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Modifies:

Directive: #03-13

Supersedes:

Directive: #04-12

Supplemented By:

Supplement to Directives #27-20 and #08-21 - Revised Juvenile Plea Form and Revised Juvenile Disposition Order

Supplement to Directives #03-13 and #08-21 – Criminal – Revisions to the Uniform Defendant Reporting System (UDRS) and Presentence Investigation (PSI) Court History Forms.

Directive #07-21

Directive: Directive #07-21 - Guidance on the Use of Visual Aids During Closing Arguments (Criminal)
Section: Criminal
Document Date: Feb. 23, 2021

Directive #06-21

Directive: Directive #06-21 – COVID-19 – Protocol for Matters That Cannot Proceed in a Remote Format Without Consent
Sections: Civil Criminal Family Municipal Vicinage
Document Date: Feb. 23, 2021

Directive #05-21

Directive: Directive #05-21 – Motions to Reopen Pretrial Detention Hearings – In the Matter of the Request to Release Certain Pretrial Detainees (__ N.J. __ (2021))
Sections: Criminal Municipal
Document Date: Feb. 12, 2021

Directive #04-21

Directive: Directive #04-21 – Procedures for Compassionate Release Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4-123.51e
Section: Criminal
Document Date: Feb. 1, 2021

Directive #03-21

Directive: Directive #03-21 – Revised Children in Court Standards and Reissuance of Forms and the Appellate Division Protocol
Sections: Family Vicinage
Document Date: Jan. 20, 2021
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Supersedes:

Directive: #18-17

Supplemented By:

Supplement to Directive #03-21 – Family – CIC Standards – Revised Standard 6

Directive #02-21

Directive: Directive #02-21 – Electronic Evidence in Virtual Civil Jury Trials During COVID-19
Sections: Civil Jury Vicinage
Document Date: Jan. 7, 2021

Directive #01-21

Directive: Directive #01-21 – EEO Complaint Procedures Manual – Revised
Sections: Administration Vicinage Personnel
Document Date: Jan. 6, 2021

Directive #27-20

Directive: tus Consequences Form (CN 11629); Protocols for Informing Juveniles of Potential Immigration Consequences
Sections: Family Juvenile
Document Date: Dec. 31, 2020
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Supersedes:

Directive: #10-18

Supplemented By:

Supplement to Directives #27-20 and #08-21 - Revised Juvenile Plea Form and Revised Juvenile Disposition Order

Supplements:

Directive: #10-18

Directive #26-20

Directive: Directive #26-20 - Statewide Dismissal Process for Old Unresolved Minor Municipal Court Cases
Section: Municipal
Document Date: Dec. 17, 2020

Directive #25-20

Directive: Directive #25-20 - Family - Domestic Violence - Application to Amend Domestic Violence Complaint and Instructions Packet
Sections: Family Domestic Violence
Document Date: Dec. 8, 2020

Directive #24-20

Directive: Directive #24-20 - Participation in Union Activity by Judiciary Employees Who Are Union Officers on Full-Time Leaves of Absence
Sections: Probation Vicinage
Document Date: Nov. 9, 2020

Directive #23-20

Directive: Directive #23-20 - Procedures for Petitions to Dissolve the Statutory Prohibition against Victim Contact Pursuant to L. 2020, c. 111
Sections: Criminal Family
Document Date: Nov. 6, 2020

Directive #22-20

Directive: ~~Directive #22-20 – Updated Probation Field Supervision and Safety Standards~~ -- Superseded
Section: Probation
Document Date: Oct. 16, 2020
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Superseded By:

Directive: #03-24

Supersedes:

Directive: #14-06

Directive #21-20

Directive: Directive #21-20 - Criminal – Procedures for Defendants Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) and Other Commitments Resulting from Criminal Proceedings (Krol Orders)(Supersedes Directive #9-96).
Section: Criminal
Document Date: Aug. 5, 2020
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Supersedes:

Directive: #09-96

Directive #20-20

Directive: ~~Directive #20-20 -- Special Civil Part – Landlord/Tenant Matters During COVID-19~~ -- Superseded
Sections: Civil Vicinage Special Civil
Document Date: July 28, 2020
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Superseded By:

Directive: #21-21

Supplemented By:

Supplement to Directive #20-20 – Special Civil Part – Landlord/Tenant Matters During COVID-19 – CARES Act Compliance Certifications

Directive #20-20-Supplement-1

Directive: Special Civil Part – Landlord/Tenant Matters During COVID-19 - Supplement 1
Sections: Civil Special Civil Vicinage
Document Date: Nov. 10, 2020

Directive #19-20

Directive: Directive #19-20 – Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) – Procedure for Taking Applications Remotely
Section: Family
Document Date: July 27, 2020

Directive #18-20

Directive: ~~Directive #18-20 - Family - Entry of Default and Uncontested Dissolution Judgments Without Personal Appearances (Divorce on the Papers)~~ -- Superseded
Section: Family
Document Date: June 5, 2020
Relationships:

Superseded By:

Directive: #12-22

Supplemented By:

Supplement to Directive #18-20 – Family – Entry of Default and Uncontested Dissolution Judgments without Personal Appearances (Divorce on the papers)

Directive #18-20-Supplement-1

Directive: First Supplement to Directive #18-20 (dated 07/19/2021)
Section: Family
Document Date: July 19, 2021

Directive #17-20

Directive: Directive #17-20 - Criminal and Family - Co-Occurring Orders Involving No-Contact Release Conditions and Domestic Violence or Custody Matters
Sections: Criminal Family Vicinage
Document Date: May 22, 2020

Directive #16-20

Directive: Directive #16-20 - Guidance for Megan's Law Proceedings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Section: Criminal
Document Date: May 18, 2020

Directive #15-20

Directive: ~~Directive #15-20 – Promulgating Updated Statewide Violations Bureau Schedule~~ -- Superseded
Section: Municipal
Document Date: May 15, 2020
Relationships:

Superseded By:

Directive: #16-21

Directive #14-20

Directive: ~~Directive #14-20 -- Adult Drug Court Participation Agreement~~ -- Superseded
Sections: Criminal Probation
Document Date: May 5, 2020
Relationships:

Superseded By:

Directive: #22-21

Directive #13-20

Directive: Directive #13-20 – Sentencing Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sections: Criminal Family Municipal Vicinage
Document Date: April 30, 2020

Directive #12-20

Directive: Principles and Protocols for Virtual Court Operations During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic – (1) Methods of Conducting Remote Court Events; (2) Access to the Public Record; and (3) Posting of Events Guidance
Sections: Administration Vicinage
Document Date: April 27, 2020
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Supplemented By:

Notice - Addendum to Directive #12-20 - Updated Process and Form for Requesting Audio Records of Remote Court Events During COVID-19

Directive #12-20-Supplement-1

Directive: Principles and Protocols for Virtual Court Operations During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic – (1) Methods of Conducting Remote Court Events; (2) Access to the Public Record; and (3) Posting of Events Guidance - Supplement 1
Sections: Administration Vicinage
Document Date: June 12, 2020

Directive #11-20

Directive: ~~Directive #11-20 – Supreme Court Guidelines on Media Access and Electronic Devices in the Courts~~ -- Superseded
Sections: Administration Vicinage
Document Date: April 27, 2020
Relationships:

Superseded By:

Directive: #06-24

Supersedes:

Directive: #08-14

Directive #10-20

Directive: Directive #10-20 and Supreme Court Order – Process for Search Warrants and Communications Data Warrants in Response to COVID-19
Sections: Criminal Family Municipal
Document Date: April 1, 2020

Directive #09-20

Directive: Directive #09-20 - Family - Order to Show Cause - Model Form for Family (FM, FD, FV Dockets)
Section: Family
Document Date: March 16, 2020

Directive #08-20

Directive: ~~Directive #08-20 - Transcriber Policies~~ -- Superseded
Sections: Appellate Administration Vicinage
Document Date: Feb. 7, 2020
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Superseded By:

Directive: #08-24

Supersedes:

Directive: #03-93

Directive #07-20

Directive: Directive #07-20 - Superior Court Appeal and Non-Appeal Transcript Requests – Distribution to Certified Transcription Agencies and Transcribers
Sections: Superior Court Appellate
Document Date: Jan. 31, 2020

Directive #06-20

Directive: ~~Directive #06-20 - Family - Domestic Violence Economic Mediation Program - Operational Guidelines; Forms~~ -- Superseded
Section: Family
Document Date: Jan. 15, 2020
Relationships:

Superseded By:

Directive: #17-23

Directive #04-20

Directive: Directive #04-20 – Family – Non-Dissolution (FD) – Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Supplemental Order
Section: Family
Document Date: Jan. 6, 2020

Directive #03-20

Directive: Directive #03-20 – Drug Court - Participant Incentive and Sanction Charts
Sections: Criminal Drug Court Probation
Document Date: Jan. 3, 2020

Directive #02-20

Directive: Directive #02-20 – Family – Non-Dissolution (FD) Education Program
Section: Family
Document Date: Jan. 3, 2020

Directive #01-20

Directive: Directive #01-20 - Drug Court - Adult Drug Court Program Participant Instructions - Doctors, Medicine, and Drug Court
Sections: Criminal Drug Court Probation
Document Date: Jan. 3, 2020

Directive #26-19

Directive: Directive #26-19 - Private Citizen Complaints in the Municipal Courts – Implementation of Rule Changes
Sections: Municipal Criminal
Document Date: Dec. 20, 2019

Directive #25-19

Directive: ~~Directive #25-19 - Implementation of New DWI Law (L. 2019, c. 248) - Includes Expanded Use of Ignition Interlock Devices for First-Time Offenders~~ -- Rescinded
Section: Municipal
Document Date: Dec. 4, 2019
Relationships:

Rescinded By:

Directive #25-19 - Implementation of New DWI Law (L. 2019, c. 248) - Includes Expanded Use of Ignition Interlock Devices for First-Time Offenders

Superseded By:

Directive: #04-24

Directive #24-19

Directive: Directive #24-19 - Child Support Enforcement - Calculation of Interest on Child Support Judgments
Sections: Child Support Family Probation
Document Date: Dec. 2, 2019
Relationships:

Supersedes:

Directive: #16-06

Directive #23-19

Directive: Directive #23-19 – Application by Direct Pay Obligee/Obligor for Support Payments Through Probation
Sections: Child Support Family Probation
Document Date: Nov. 21, 2019
Relationships:

Supersedes:

Directive: #13-89

Directive #22-19

Directive: Directive #22-19 – Child Support Obligee Address Change Procedures
Sections: Probation Family Child Support
Document Date: Nov. 21, 2019
Relationships:

Supersedes:

Directive: #11-04

Directive #21-19

Directive: Directive #21-19 – Temporary Child Support Orders, Use of the Uniform Summary Support Order (USSO)
Sections: Probation Family Child Support
Document Date: Nov. 21, 2019
Relationships:

Supersedes:

Directive: #12-88

Directive #20-19

Directive: Directive #20-19 – Family - Non-Dissolution Matters (FD Docket): Procedures and Forms
Section: Family
Document Date: Sept. 3, 2019
Relationships:

Supersedes:

Directive: #08-11

Supplemented By:

Supplement to Directive #20-19 - Family - Revised Non-Dissolution (FD) Complex Track Case Management Order (CN 12092)

Directive #19-19

Directive: Directive #19-19 – Guidelines for Extreme Risk Protective Orders
Sections: Criminal Family Municipal
Document Date: Aug. 12, 2019

Directive #18-19

Directive: Directive #18-19 – Child Support Medical Support Procedures (Supersedes Directives #03-87 and #07-94)
Sections: Probation Family Child Support
Document Date: Aug. 5, 2019
Relationships:

Supersedes:

Directive: #03-87

Directive: #07-94

Directive #17-19

Directive: Directive #17-19 – Child Support – Posting of Security for Overdue Child Support (Supersedes Directive #02-87)
Sections: Probation Family Child Support
Document Date: Aug. 5, 2019
Relationships:

Supersedes:

Directive: #02-87

Directive #16-19

Directive: Directive#16-19 - Post Dispositional Restitution Procedures in Juvenile Matters
Sections: Probation Family
Document Date: July 30, 2019
Relationships:

Supersedes:

Directive: #01-11

Directive #15-19

Directive: ~~Directive #15-19 - CJR - Updated Protocol for After-Hours Bench Warrants for Violations of Electronic Monitoring Conditions~~ -- Superseded
Section: Criminal
Document Date: July 22, 2019
Relationships:

Superseded By:

Directive: #18-23

Supersedes:

Directive: #07-18

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