New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Subchapter 12 - CONTRABAND AND DISPOSITION OF CONTRABAND
Section 13:103-12.2 - Disposal of contraband personal property seized upon admission

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:103-12.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) When a juvenile arrives at a community program with items of personal property not authorized for retention or possession, the items shall be seized.

(b) The staff member making the seizure shall give the juvenile an itemized, signed and dated receipt for the property seized, and shall notify the juvenile that such items are contraband, and that the juvenile has three business days, from the date of the seizure of the contraband, to appeal the classification of any or all items as contraband to the Superintendent or designee.

1. If the Superintendent or designee determines that any or all of the items are not contraband, they shall be returned to the juvenile.

2. If the Superintendent or designee determines that any item is contraband, the juvenile shall be given two business days to indicate which of the following means of disposal should be used with respect to the property. The contraband shall be:
i. Mailed to a designated relative or friend of the juvenile at the juvenile's expense;

ii. Given to a visitor for disposal;

iii. Donated by the juvenile to a charitable organization at the juvenile's expense; or

iv. Destroyed at the juvenile's request.

3. If the juvenile fails to indicate the desired disposition, the property shall be disposed of at the option of the Superintendent or designee.

(c) Contraband determined to pose a threat to security or to be disruptive to the orderly running of a community program shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of 13:103-12.5.

(d) Disciplinary reports shall not be issued to a juvenile entering a community program for possession of unauthorized or excessive personal property.

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