30:14-1.Ā  Purpose
The Legislature finds and declares that there is a present and growing needĀ  to develop services to protect victims of domestic violence.Ā  It is the purposeĀ  of this act to encourage the development of shelters for these victims andĀ  their children where they may obtain necessary services, including shelter,Ā  counseling and other social services.

L.1979, c. 337, s. 1, eff. Jan. 22, 1980.
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