30:4-101 - Married couples not to be separated, exceptions
30:4-101 Married couples not to be separated, exceptions.
30:4-101. In a public institution maintained in whole or in part by the State, or a county, municipality or subdivision thereof, married couples, inmates of the same institution, shall not be separated or maintained in separate quarters. This provision shall not apply to institutions for persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities, or to correctional institutions or to cases where the health or mental condition of the persons concerned warrants separation.
amended 2010, c.50, s.42.