N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:71-3.54

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 10A:71-3.54 - Mandatory supervision cases

(a) Pursuant to 2C:43-7.2(a) (No Early Release Act), a court imposing a sentence of incarceration for a crime of the first or second degree enumerated in subsection (d) of 2C:43-7.2 shall fix a minimum term of 85 percent of the sentence during which the offender shall not be eligible for parole.

(b) Pursuant to 2C:43-7.2(c), in addition to the sentence of incarceration, with a minimum period of parole ineligibility of 85 percent, the court is required to impose a five-year term of parole supervision if the offender is being sentenced for a crime of the first degree, or a three-year term of parole supervision if the offender is being sentenced for a crime of the second degree.

(c) Pursuant to 2C:43-7.2(c), the term of parole supervision shall commence upon the completion of the sentence of incarceration imposed by the court unless the offender is serving a sentence of incarceration for another crime at the time the offender completes the sentence of incarceration. In such case, the term of parole supervision shall commence immediately upon the offender being released from incarceration.

(d) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4-123.5 1b(a), an offender who has been sentenced to a term of parole supervision and is on release status in the community shall, during the term of parole supervision, remain on release status in the community, in the legal custody of the Commissioner. The offender shall be supervised by the Division of Parole, as if on parole, and shall be subject to the provisions and conditions established pursuant to (e) below.

(e) Prior to release of an adult inmate at the expiration of the term of incarceration imposed pursuant to 2C:43-7.2, the Board panel or Board, as appropriate, shall issue a written certificate, which shall be delivered to the adult inmate.

1. The certificate shall include as general conditions of supervision the conditions as specified in 10A:71-6.4(a).

2. The certificate shall also include as general conditions of supervision the following conditions:

i. Refrain from any contact directly or through a third party by any means including, but not limited to, verbal, physical, written, or electronic, with the victim(s) of the offense or the victim's relatives, unless contact is authorized by a Board panel or contact is authorized by the appropriate court;

ii. Refrain from any contact directly or through a third party by any means including, but not limited to, verbal, physical, written, or electronic, with a co-defendant involved in the commission of the offense, unless contact is authorized by the District Parole Supervisor or designated representative or contact is authorized by the appropriate court.

3. The certificate shall also include any special conditions of supervision deemed appropriate by the Board panel or the Board.

4. Responsibility for the delivery of the certificate shall rest with the designated representative of the Board.

5. At the time of delivery of the certificate, the conditions of supervision shall be explained to the inmate.

(f) The inmate shall be required to acknowledge in writing receipt of the certificate. If the inmate refuses to acknowledge in writing receipt of the certificate, the designated representative of the Board shall make a written record of the delivery of the certificate and the refusal of the inmate to acknowledge receipt of the certificate.

(g) Additional special conditions of supervision may be established pursuant to 10A:71-6.4(i).

(h) As authorized by N.J.S.A. 30:4-123.5 1b(a), a term of parole supervision imposed by a court pursuant to 2C:43-7.2 may be revoked and the offender returned to custody in accordance with provisions of N.J.S.A. 30:4-123.5 9 to 123.65. In such a case, the provisions of N.J.A.C. 10A:71-7shall be deemed to apply.

(i) If a term of parole supervision imposed by a court pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2 is revoked by the appropriate Board panel and the offender returned to custody for violation of a condition of supervision, the Board panel shall determine:

1. Whether the offender shall be required to serve the remainder of the term in custody and shall not be eligible for parole consideration on the remainder of the term; or

2. Whether the offender shall be required to serve a term established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10A:71-7.17prior to being eligible for parole consideration.

(j) If the Board panel determines pursuant to (i)1 above that the offender shall be required to serve the remainder of the term in custody and shall not be eligible for parole consideration on the remainder of the term, the Board panel shall state in writing to the inmate the reasons therefor.

(k) A term established pursuant to (i) above shall not be reduced by commutation credit for good behavior or credits for diligent application of work and other institutional assignments.

(l) The term established pursuant to (i) above shall not be aggregated with the parole eligibility term derived from a term of imprisonment imposed on the offender for the commission of any other offense.

(m) Upon the enforcement of a warrant issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4-123.6 2, the offender shall not be released from confinement without the authorization of the appropriate Board panel.

(n) If an offender sentenced pursuant to 2C:43-7.2 is released on parole by a Board panel or the Board prior to the expiration of the sentence of incarceration, the conditions of supervision established pursuant to 10A:71-6.4(a) and (i) shall remain in effect, unless modified, during the service of the court imposed term of parole supervision. Further, the conditions of supervision established pursuant to (e)2 above shall be in effect on the date of parole release.

(o) If an offender sentenced pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2 is also sentenced to a special sentence of community supervision for life or parole supervision for life pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.4 and if the offender is released on parole by a Board panel or the Board prior to the expiration of the sentence of incarceration, the conditions of supervision shall include, in addition to those conditions established pursuant to (e)2 above and N.J.A.C. 10A:71-6.4(a) and (i), the conditions as specified in N.J.A.C. 10A:71-6.11(b), (c), (e), and (f) or 6.12(d), (e), (g), and (h), as appropriate.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:71-3.54

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1154(a), effective 4/16/2018

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 1383(b), effective 8/16/2021