N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:21-8.2

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

Section 10A:21-8.2 - Reportable suspected violations of criminal statutes

(a) The Special Investigations Division shall be responsible for ensuring that the following suspected violations of criminal statutes are reported in writing to the prosecutor of the county in which the correctional facility is located, if the act occurred in, or on the grounds of a correctional facility, or to the county prosecutor where the suspected violation of the criminal statutes occurred:

1. All acts committed by inmates, staff, volunteers, or visitors, which could constitute offenses of the first, second, third or fourth degree under the New Jersey Criminal Statutes or the Controlled Dangerous Substance Act, N.J.S.A. 24:21-1 et seq.;

2. Simple assaults committed by inmates, staff, volunteers or visitors, which become aggravated assaults if committed upon any law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his or her duties while in uniform or while exhibiting evidence of his or her authority, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1a and b;

3. Any act which would constitute an indictable offense under the Controlled Dangerous Substance Act; or

4. The introduction of, or providing an inmate with, any weapon, tool, electronic communication device or peripheral, or other item which could be used in an escape.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:21-8.2

Amended by R.2006 d.370, effective 10/16/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 2782(b), 38 N.J.R. 4487(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (a), inserted ", or on the grounds of"; in (a)1, inserted ", volunteers,"; and in (a)4, inserted ", electronic communication device or peripheral,".
Amended by R.2011 d.255, effective 10/17/2011.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1404(a), 43 N.J.R. 2666(a).
In (a)2, inserted ", volunteers".