N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-6.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 10A:31-6.8 - Availability of information to non-institutional persons or outside agencies

(a) Information from adult inmate records shall be provided to law enforcement agencies or persons, who request it in the performance of their public duties, except that any release of information to law enforcement authorities, including Federal law enforcement authorities, shall comply with any Attorney General law enforcement directives governing information sharing with other law enforcement agencies and officers.

(b) Adult inmate records may be made available to the following agencies or persons:

1. Courts of competent jurisdiction;

2. The Attorney General;

3. A county prosecutor;

4. The State Parole Board;

5. A county probation department; and

6. Police departments.

(c) Upon advice of the county counsel, selected records of adult inmates may be made available to government agencies or other authorized persons upon request. These agencies and persons include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. The Social Security Administration;

2. The Veterans Administration;

3. Attorneys of record in pending cases, or investigating claims;

4. Law enforcement agencies other than those at (b) above, except that any release of information to law enforcement authorities, including Federal law enforcement authorities, shall comply with any Attorney General law enforcement directives governing information sharing with other law enforcement agencies and officers; or

5. Medical or psychiatric doctors.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-6.8

Amended by R.2000 d.332, effective 8/7/2000.
See: 32 N.J.R. 1894(a), 32 N.J.R. 2945(a).
In (b)5, substituted "Division" for "Bureau"; and in (c), deleted a reference to the Department of Corrections' Special Assistance for Legal Affairs, Office of the Deputy Commissioner.
Amended by R.2006 d.59, effective 2/6/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 3201(a), 38 N.J.R. 995(a). In (a), deleted "and parolee" and reference to N.J.A.C. 10A:31-6.10; in introductory paragraph (b), deleted "or parolee"; deleted (b)5; recodified former (b)6-7 as (b)5-6; in introductory paragraph (c), deleted "or parolees."
Amended by R.2022 d.006, effective 1/3/2022.
See: 53 N.J.R. 1557(a), 54 N.J.R. 67(a).
In (a) and (c)4, inserted ", except that any release of information to law enforcement authorities, including Federal law enforcement authorities, shall comply with any Attorney General law enforcement directives governing information sharing with other law enforcement agencies and officers"; in (c), substituted "county counsel" for "County Counsel" and substituted "may" for "shall"; and in (c)4, substituted "at" for "in".