N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-86
Checks required prior to submission of petition
New Jersey · New Jersey Statutes Title 30 — Institutions and Agencies · Status: effective
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9. a. Prior to the submission of a petition for appointment as a kinship legal guardian, the caregiver and any adult residing in the caregiver's household shall undergo:
(1) a criminal history record background check, which shall be conducted by the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and shall include an examination of its own files and the obtaining of a similar examination by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
(2) a domestic violence central registry check, which shall be conducted by the Division of State Police. The Division of State Police shall provide a report on all incidents of domestic violence perpetrated by the caregiver and any adult in the caregiver's household.
The Division of State Police shall provide the results of the criminal history background and central registry checks to the commissioner or his designee.
b. Prior to the submission of a petition for appointment as a kinship legal guardian, the division shall arrange for and coordinate a division child abuse registry record check. The division shall report the results of the registry check directly to the court.