New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10A - CORRECTIONS
Chapter 3 - SECURITY AND CONTROL
Subchapter 6 - CONTRABAND AND DISPOSITION OF CONTRABAND
Section 10A:3-6.1 - Procedures for handling contraband upon discovery
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Whenever an item, article or material is determined to be contraband, it shall be immediately seized.
(b) The Special Investigations Division or correctional facility Central Control shall maintain a log of all Seizure of Contraband and Inmate Receipt forms (Forms 171-I and 171-II). It shall be the responsibility of these units to record the disposition of the contraband on the Seizure of Contraband Report (Form 171-I).
(c) All contraband seized shall be clearly and appropriately marked and securely stored by the Special Investigations Division or the correctional facility Central Control.
(d) If disciplinary charges are issued in connection with the seizure of contraband, the Special Investigations Division or the correctional facility Central Control shall present evidence of the contraband at the disciplinary hearing unless the contraband was seized pursuant to 10A:3-6.5. If the contraband was seized pursuant to 10A:3-6.5, the Disciplinary Hearing Officer/Adjustment Committee shall arrange to view the contraband outside the inmate's presence.
(e) Contraband shall be disposed of by the Special Investigations Division or the correctional facility Central Control in accordance with this subchapter.