N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-12.1

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

Section 13:103-12.1 - Procedures for handling contraband upon discovery

(a) Whenever an item, article, or material is determined to be contraband, it shall be immediately seized.

1. The staff member making the seizure shall submit the contraband to the shift coordinator who shall submit it to the Superintendent or designee, together with a fully completed Form CP171-I, Seizure of Contraband Report. The contraband report must be submitted no later than the end of the shift during which the contraband was seized.

2. Care shall be taken at all times to accurately record the chain of possession of the contraband.

3. The staff member shall give the juvenile from whose control or possession contraband is taken, an itemized, signed, and dated receipt (Form CP171-II, Juvenile Receipt, Contraband Seizure), a copy of which shall be given to the Superintendent or designee. The contents of this form shall be either read or explained to the juvenile, if necessary.

4. When contraband is removed from mail, such as, letters or packages, the staff member making the seizure shall send the juvenile to whom the mail was addressed a completed copy of Form CP171-II, indicating that the specified items were removed.

5. The juvenile shall have three business days to appeal the seizure to the Superintendent or designee.

6. Seized contraband that may be harmful or present a threat to the security and orderly operation of the community program shall be forwarded by the Superintendent or designee to the Office of Investigations, along with a copy of the Form CP171-II, Juvenile Receipt, Contraband Seizure.

(b) The Office of Investigations shall maintain logs of all Seizure of Contraband and Juvenile Receipt forms (Forms CP171-I and CP171-II), and shall record the disposition of the contraband on the Seizure of Contraband Report (Form CP171-I).

(c) All contraband seized shall be clearly and appropriately marked and securely stored by the Office of Investigations.

(d) If disciplinary charges are issued in connection with the seizure of contraband, the Office of Investigations shall present evidence of the contraband at the disciplinary hearing, unless the contraband was seized pursuant to 13:103-12.5. If the contraband was seized pursuant to 13:103-12.5, the officials responsible for hearing charges shall arrange to view the contraband outside the juvenile's presence.

(e) Contraband shall be disposed of by the Office of Investigations in accordance with this subchapter.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-12.1