N.J. Admin. Code § 13:95-20.10

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

Section 13:95-20.10 - Notification to prospective visitors

(a) The secure facility Superintendent or designee shall be responsible to write a letter of information, in English and translated into Spanish, which provides the pertinent visiting policies with which prospective visitors should be familiar. This letter shall include, but is not limited to, the:

1. Visiting times;

2. The number of permissible visitors;

3. Guidelines for visits by children;

4. Identification required;

5. Prohibition on smoking and tobacco products;

6. Notification that in accordance with 13:95-20.15, all visitors, their belongings and vehicles are subject to searches while on the premises of a facility under the jurisdiction of the Commission;

7. Notification that a visitor(s) who enters the premises of a facility under the jurisdiction of the Commission and refuses to submit to a search shall be:

i. Banned from visiting a juvenile committed to the custody of the Commission for 60 days and required to reapply in writing to the Superintendent for approval/disapproval of the reinstatement of visit privileges; and

ii. Directed to immediately leave the premises of the facility under the jurisdiction of the Commission;

8. Notification that a positive indication as a result of a canine search and/or scanning/testing device search is probable cause to believe that criminal activity has or is taking place and, the visitor(s) shall be:

i. Detained;

ii. Subject to search and arrest; and

iii. In accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:95-20.15, if a controlled dangerous substance is discovered on, in the possession of, or in the vehicle of the visitor(s), the visitor shall be permanently banned from visiting a juvenile committed to the custody of the Commission;

9. Directions to the secure facility; and

10. Provisions of 2C:29-6 which prescribe specific penalties for introducing contraband into a secure facility.

(b) Copies of the letter of information shall be posted in the visiting areas of the secure facility.

(c) When submitting the list of visitors provided for in 13:95-20.3, a juvenile may designate one household, which shall be notified by secure facility staff as to the occupants designation as visitors. If approved, a household member shall be notified that he or she is permitted to visit the juvenile, and shall be sent a copy of the secure facility's letter of information. Such notification, and transmission of the letter of information, shall be sent within five business days from the day the juvenile is received at the secure facility.

(d) When an individual is not approved as a visitor, notice of and the reasons for the exclusion shall be given to the juvenile who submitted the individual's name. The juvenile may appeal the decision to the Superintendent who shall respond, in writing, within 10 business days of receipt of the appeal.

(e) Procedures on how the juvenile can change his or her list of approved visitors shall be incorporated into the resident handbook.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:95-20.10

Amended by R.2011 d.202, effective 8/1/2011.
See: 43 N.J.R. 158(a), 43 N.J.R. 1889(a).
In (c), substituted "one household, which shall be notified by secure facility staff as to the occupants designation as visitors" for "up to five of his or her households members to be approved by the Superintendent, or designee, for visits to the juvenile".