New Jersey Statutes Title 52. State Government, Departments and Officers 52 § 17B-213

(1) The missing person is an adult;

(2) The circumstances do not indicate foul play;

(3) The person has been missing for a short period of time;

(4) The person has been missing for a long period of time;

(5) There is no indication that the missing person was in the jurisdiction served by the law enforcement agency at the time of the disappearance;

(6) The circumstances suggest that the disappearance may be voluntary;

(7) The reporting person does not have personal knowledge of the facts;

(8) The reporting person cannot provide all of the information requested by the law enforcement agency;

(9) The reporting person lacks a familial or other relationship with the missing person; or

(10) For any other reason, except in cases where the law enforcement agency has direct knowledge that the person is, in fact, not missing and the exact whereabouts and welfare of the person are known to the agency at the time the report is being made.