New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 94 - DETENTION OF JUVENILES IN MUNICIPAL AND OTHER ADULT FACILITIES
Subchapter 2 - OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 13:94-2.2 - Limitations on holding juveniles in custody and six-hour restrictions
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:94-2.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A juvenile held in secure custody shall be placed only in a holding room, cell or other designated area that has been determined by the Commission to conform to prevailing safety standards for the detention of juveniles.
(b) Status-offenders and non-offenders shall not be held in secure custody.
(c) Status-offenders, non-offenders and juveniles held on a charge of delinquency but not being held in secure custody, shall not be held in custody for more than six hours.
(d) A juvenile held on a charge of delinquency may be held in secure custody, provided that such secure custody may not exceed six hours commencing from the time the juvenile was placed in secure custody.
1. The six-hour restriction set forth in this section shall not apply to the holding of a juvenile in a judicial facility in connection with a court appearance.
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