New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 103 - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Subchapter 7 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND PACKAGES FOR JUVENILES RESIDING IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES
Section 13:103-7.41 - Appeal and final disposition

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:103-7.41

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

(a) When a publication has been withheld in the mailroom or when a publication has been removed from the juvenile's possession, the sender or juvenile may appeal the action of the Superintendent or designee to the Regional Administrator.

(b) The sender or juvenile shall be permitted to submit to the Regional Administrator written arguments that the challenged publication does not violate the category indicated in the report of the staff member.

(c) The Regional Administrator or designee shall issue a written decision on the appeal and respond to the sender or juvenile, as appropriate, within 72 hours of receipt of the written appeal. If the decision to withhold the publication from the juvenile is confirmed, the decision shall identify the category of disapproved publications set forth in 13:103-7.37 that is applicable.

(d) If a publication is found to be objectionable only in part and such part is easily separable from the rest of the publication the juvenile shall be given the choice of whether to allow the residential community home to excise the offending portions or to forfeit his or her right to the publication.

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