New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10A - CORRECTIONS
Chapter 3 - SECURITY AND CONTROL
Subchapter 5 - SEARCHES OF INMATES AND FACILITIES
Section 10A:3-5.7 - Strip searches
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) A strip search shall be conducted while the inmate is unclothed. A strip search includes a thorough and systematic examination of the inmate's body and orifices, including visual inspection of external genital and anal areas, as well as the inmate's clothing and all personal possessions.
(b) A strip search of an inmate(s) may be conducted in any of the following circumstances:
(c) A strip search shall be conducted:
(d) Strip searches of inmates may be conducted by custody staff and a scanning/testing device operator(s) of the opposite gender under emergent conditions as ordered by the Administrator, Associate Administrator, Assistant Superintendent or the highest ranking custody supervisor on duty.
(e) In emergent circumstances, strip searches may be observed by persons, such as, but not limited to, the on-call Corrections Ombudsperson, a Special Investigations Division Investigator(s), or Special Operations Group (SOG) Unit members required to be present who are not conducting the search and who may be of the opposite gender to help ensure:
(f) Under no circumstances shall invasive body cavity searches be conducted in accordance with this section. Body cavity searches shall be conducted pursuant to 10A:3-5.8.