New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10A - CORRECTIONS
Chapter 3 - SECURITY AND CONTROL
Subchapter 6 - CONTRABAND AND DISPOSITION OF CONTRABAND
Section 10A:3-6.5 - Disposal of contraband threatening to security or disruptive to operations
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) All contraband determined to pose a threat to security or to be disruptive to the orderly running of a correctional facility shall be taken into the custody of the correctional facility and under no circumstances shall be returned to the inmate.
(b) Suspected contraband narcotics or dangerous drugs may be forwarded to an approved laboratory for chemical analysis or, where appropriate, field tested at the correctional facility. All weapons, ammunition, explosives, chemicals, liquor or items altered from original status may be sent to the laboratory for analysis. After analysis, the contraband shall be claimed at the laboratory and secured at the facility.
(c) Precautions shall be taken to assure the continuity of possession of contraband that will be used as evidence in accordance with accepted legal procedures. Unauthorized items determined to pose a threat or to be disruptive to the operations of a facility may be destroyed or properly disposed of by the facility only under the following circumstances: