N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-7.45

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

Section 13:103-7.45 - Correspondence, legal correspondence, publications, and packages for a juvenile remanded to a detention facility

(a) When a juvenile is remanded to a county or other facility in which he or she is temporarily detained to await trial for a prior offense or for any other reasons, correspondence and legal correspondence received for the juvenile at the residential community home shall be forwarded to the other facility for a period not to exceed three months, if requested by the juvenile.

1. Written procedures shall be developed by the residential community home for forwarding such correspondence and legal correspondence. These procedures shall include a form approved by the Superintendent or designee to be signed by the juvenile indicating whether he or she wishes correspondence and legal correspondence to be forwarded.

(b) The residential community home shall not forward certified or registered mail, but shall return it to the sender.

(c) Any correspondence and legal correspondence received after the three-month period shall be returned to the sender. If the sender cannot be identified, the correspondence or legal correspondence shall be marked "Refused" and returned to the United States Postal Service unopened.

(d) Any publications and packages received after the juvenile has left the residential community home shall be returned to sender, if possible, or destroyed.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-7.45