New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES
Subchapter 20 - VISITS AND TELEPHONE
Section 13:95-20.33 - Emergency telephone calls
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:95-20.33
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A juvenile shall be permitted to make monitored telephone calls of reasonable length, as determined by the monitor, in emergencies such as, but not limited to:
1. The serious illness of a relative;
2. The death of a relative; or
3. An impending disaster related to the juvenile's property which cannot be deferred until regular mail delivery.
(b) Whenever an emergency telephone call for a juvenile is received by the secure facility:
1. The telephone number and name of the calling party shall be taken;
2. The particulars of the telephone call shall be noted;
3. The secure facility's social services unit shall check, to the extent possible, the validity of the telephone call;
4. The secure facility's social services unit shall inform the juvenile of the validated telephone call as soon as possible after the call was received; and
5. The juvenile shall be permitted to return the emergency telephone call.
(c) In the event emergency telephone calls are received after regular secure facility working hours, on weekends or holidays and a social worker is not available to perform the duties in (b) above within 24 hours, a custody supervisor on duty shall check the validity of the emergency telephone call and follow the procedures outlined in (b) above.
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