New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES
Subchapter 19 - MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES
Section 13:95-19.12 - Inspection of incoming legal correspondence

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:95-19.12

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

(a) Incoming legal correspondence shall be opened in the presence of the juvenile to whom the legal correspondence was sent and may be inspected for contraband only.

(b) Incoming legal correspondence shall not be read or copied. The content of the envelope may be removed and shaken loose to ensure that no contraband is included. After the envelope has been inspected the correspondence shall be given to the juvenile.

(c) The secure facility may require that the juvenile sign a slip acknowledging receipt of the incoming legal correspondence.

(d) Where there is substantial reason to believe that the incoming correspondence is not legal in nature or that it contains disapproved content pursuant to 13:95-19.24, the Superintendent shall immediately notify the Director of Operations. The incoming legal correspondence shall not be inspected in a manner other than as outlined in this subchapter without first obtaining instructions from the Director of Operations.

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