N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:20-4.33

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10A:20-4.33 - Personal property

(a) Neither the Department of Corrections nor the Residential Community Reintegration Program shall be responsible for the personal property of inmates.

(b) Inmates shall make arrangements to have valuable and excessive property sent home prior to transfer to the Residential Community Reintegration Program.

(c) Social Security cards, birth certificates, and/or identification cards issued by the Motor Vehicle Commission shall be sent to the Residential Community Reintegration Program by the parent correctional facility and shall not be considered personal property or a Keep-on-Person (KOP) item.

(d) Inmates may be permitted to retain in their possession such items of personal property in the Residential Community Reintegration Program, as are permitted by Residential Community Reintegration Program rules and regulations.

(e) Within 24 hours of arrival at the Residential Community Reintegration Program, inmates shall complete a Universal Property Pick- up Form to identify their designee for pick-up of personal property in the instance the inmate is unexpectedly removed from, or leaves, the facility for reasons other than return to the custody of the New Jersey Department of Corrections or escapes.

1. The property shall be inventoried on the same date as departure.

2. The Residential Community Reintegration Program shall document three reasonable attempts to contact the designee for pick-up of personal property prior to disposal.

3. Birth certificates, Social Security cards, and/or identification cards issued by the Motor Vehicle Commission are not considered inmate personal property and shall be forwarded by the Residential Community Reintegration Program to the regional institution.

(f) In the instance of escape of an inmate, personal property shall be held at the Residential Community Reintegration Program for 30 calendar days, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:1-11.9.

1. If the inmate does not return to the Residential Community Reintegration Program or a correctional facility within the New Jersey Department of Corrections, within 30 calendar days, the inmate's property shall be deemed abandoned property.

2. Designated staff at the Residential Community Reintegration Program may dispose of abandoned property by:

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

ii. Retaining the property for use by the general inmate population; or

iii. Destroying the personal property.

3. A written notice of final disposition of the escaped inmate abandoned personal property shall become a permanent part of the inmate classification folder (see N.J.A.C. 10A:1-11.10).

(g) In the instance of death of an inmate, their personal property shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions set forth at N.J.A.C. 10A:16-7.6, Distribution of money and personal belongings of deceased inmates.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:20-4.33

Amended by R.2003 d.225, effective 6/2/2003.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 4325(a), 35 New Jersey Register 2483(a).
Substituted "residential community program" for "contract agency" throughout.

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 2191(a), effective 10/16/2023