N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:1-11.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 10A:1-11.9 - Responsibility for personal property when inmate escapes

(a) When an inmate escapes, the inmate's personal property shall be held at the correctional facility for 30 calendar days.

(b) If the escaped inmate does not return within 30 calendar days to the correctional facility or any other correctional facility within the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Department of Corrections, the inmate's property shall be deemed abandoned property.

(c) Designated staff at the correctional facility may dispose of abandoned personal property by:

1. Donating the personal property to any recognized public charitable organization;

2. Retaining the personal property for use by the general inmate population, such as a typewriter for use in the Inmate Law Library; or

3. Destroying the personal property.

(d) A written notice of final disposition of the escaped inmate's abandoned personal property shall become a permanent part of the inmate's classification folder (see N.J.A.C. 10A:1-11.1 0).

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:1-11.9

New Rule, R.1992 d.269, effective 7/6/1992.
See: 24 N.J.R. 1465(a), 24 N.J.R. 2451(c).
Old section 11.9 "Records", recodified to 11.10.
Amended by R.2008 d.190, effective 7/21/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 1736(b), 40 N.J.R. 4323(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (c), substituted "Designated staff at the" for "The".