N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-12.6

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

Section 13:103-12.6 - Confiscation and disposal of unauthorized currency or money at a residential community home

(a) All unauthorized money or currency found in a juvenile's possession at a residential community home shall be immediately seized and turned over to the Superintendent or designee, together with reports required by this subchapter, and shall be processed in accordance with internal management procedures, which shall be issued by the Director of Community Programs or designee.

1. Any juvenile found to be in possession of or to have control over such money or currency shall receive a disciplinary report.

2. A determination as to the manner in which the money or currency has been acquired shall be made by the officials responsible for hearing charges at the disciplinary proceedings.

3. At the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings, the items confiscated shall be turned over to the Fiscal Manager with a copy of the adjudicated disciplinary report. The Fiscal Manager will be responsible for depositing and recording the funds to the appropriate account.

4. Money or currency forfeited by the juvenile that is not the subject of a disciplinary action shall be deposited in the juvenile's account.

(b) All cash, checks, or other form of payment or currency brought into a community program by a visitor or by mail shall be deemed contraband, except for those identified in (c) below, and will not be accepted by a community program for deposit into juvenile accounts.

(c) Money orders and certified checks shall be the only approved form of money that can be accepted by the community program for deposit in juvenile accounts.

(d) The following procedures shall be utilized for disposing of the personal checks and cash determined to be contraband:

1. All personal checks and cash shall be refused if brought in by a visitor. Personal checks received through the mail shall be returned to the sender, at the Commission's expense. Personal checks returned via the mail shall include a note to the sender indicating that Commission policy prohibits acceptance. In addition, Form CP171-I, Seizure of Contraband Report shall be filled out and a copy sent to the juvenile.

2. All cash received through the mail shall be sent to the Fiscal Manager whereupon a check, for each amount of cash received, shall be issued to the sender and mailed to the sender at the Commission's expense. Accompanying the check shall be a note to the sender indicating that Commission policy prohibits the acceptance of cash through the mail and explaining that the money is being returned in check form to protect against theft. In addition, Form CP171-I, Seizure of Contraband Report shall be filled out and a copy sent to the juvenile.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-12.6