New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 94 - DETENTION OF JUVENILES IN MUNICIPAL AND OTHER ADULT FACILITIES
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 13:94-1.1 - Purpose and scope
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:94-1.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The purposes of this chapter are:
1. To define and to clarify the special conditions and restrictions that apply when juveniles are detained in adult facilities;
2. To ensure compliance with provisions of the Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002, P.L. 107-273, 42 U.S.C. §§
5601 et seq.;
3. To provide a regulatory framework for enforcing requirements of the New Jersey Code of Juvenile Justice, 2A:4A-20 et seq., including, but not limited to, provisions governing the taking of a juvenile into custody and limiting the amount of time a juvenile may be held in short term custody; and
4. To promote the health and safety of juveniles detained in adult facilities.
(b) This chapter applies to all adult facilities, as defined in 13:94-1.2.
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