N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:6-2.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 10A:6-2.13 - Inmate paralegal training course

(a) The Legal Services Coordinator shall be responsible for training inmate paralegals.

(b) Inmate paralegals shall successfully complete an Introduction to Paralegal Functions course which includes training in:

1. Basic legal research including locator skills and determining the history of a case by using Shepard's Citators and the Shepardizing process;

2. How to Complete Legal Forms;

3. Basic Familiarity with Habeas Corpus Petitions;

4. Motions for New Trials;

5. Direct Appeals;

6. Civil Rights Actions;

7. Motions for Post-Conviction Relief;

8. Descriptions of the State and Federal Court Systems; and

9. Other actions pertaining to inmates' welfare.

(c) The course selections may be modified at the discretion of the Legal Service Coordinator.

(d) The Supervisor of Education and the Legal Services Coordinator may, at their discretion, determine that an inmate's experience, training and/or education in paralegal functions will serve as a substitute for the Introduction to Paralegal Functions course.

(e) An inmate may participate in the Legal Services Program on an internship basis with the provision that prior to becoming a designated inmate paralegal, he or she successfully completes the Introduction to Paralegal Functions course at the next course offering date.

(f) Inmate paralegals shall at all times be subject to all search and security regulations. All material the paralegal carries into Close Custody Units shall be subject to search for contraband. Legal material shall not be read or seized unless contraband is found.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:6-2.13

Amended by R.1992 d.470, effective 12/7/1992.
See: 24 N.J.R. 2799(a), 24 N.J.R. 4390(b).
Revised (a).
Recodified from 10A:6-2.11 by R.1996 d.163, effective 3/18/1996.
See: 28 N.J.R. 25(a), 28 N.J.R. 1543(a).
Amended by R.2002 d.189, effective 6/17/2002.
See: 34 N.J.R. 1079(a), 34 N.J.R. 2028(b).
Rewrote (b)1.
Amended by R.2007 d.216, effective 7/16/2007.
See: 39 N.J.R. 1228(a), 39 N.J.R. 2648(b).
Section was "Inmate paralegal training". In (d), substituted "for" for "to"; in (e), inserted "prior to becoming a designated inmate paralegal," and "successfully", and substituted "the next course offering" for "its next offering"; and in (f), deleted commas following "paralegals" and "times", deleted "which" following "material", and substituted "or" for "nor".