Legal Considerations. No court order is required for the police to conduct a welfare check. Essentially, as long as they have reasonable grounds to believe that an inhabitant in a residence in endangered, they can legally enter the premises.
Monroe Township is located in the 12th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 14th state legislative district. New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, Ewing Township).
According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe township had a total area of 42.232 square miles (109.382 km 2), including 41.974 square miles (108.713 km 2) of land and 0.258 square miles (0.668 km 2) of water (0.61%). At 42 square miles, it is the largest municipality in Middlesex County in terms of total area.