New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 31 - SCREENING AND SCREENING OUTREACH PROGRAM
Subchapter 7 - POLICE INVOLVEMENT
Section 10:31-7.1 - Transportation of consumers

(a) A screener may request that a law enforcement officer transport an individual to a screening service if the screener has, as part of a screening outreach visit, evaluated the individual and signed the form prepared by the Division for this purpose found at N.J.A.C. 10:31 Appendix D, incorporated herein by reference, indicating that the individual may meet the commitment standard and requires further evaluation at the screening center.

(b) The screening service shall maintain written policies and procedures delineating the circumstances under which a police response to a mental health crisis or outreach is to be considered and the procedures to be followed in such a case. The fact that a location is a private residence shall not be, without additional factors, a justification for police involvement.

(c) When a screener has reasonable cause to believe that an individual may be in need of involuntary commitment, the screener may request that a law enforcement officer investigate the situation, but shall not state or imply to the officer that transport is being authorized by the screener. If, on the basis of personal observation, the law enforcement officer has reasonable cause to believe that the individual is in need of involuntary commitment, the individual shall be transported to the screening service by the law enforcement officer for further evaluation. The screening service staff shall maintain contact with the law enforcement agency to determine the outcome of the investigation for those consumers who are not brought to the screening service.