New Jersey Administrative Code

(a) Juveniles shall have reasonable access to notary public services. (b) Juveniles shall not be permitted to be notary publics, to perform notary public services, or possess notary public equipment, such as a seal or stamp. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-6.9

(a) The provisions of this subchapter apply only to juveniles residing in residential community homes. No mail of any kind shall be received by juveniles in day programs. (b) Juveniles shall be informed of all existing, new, or revised rules and procedures regarding the mailing a…

The full name of the residential community home shall be clearly stamped or printed in the upper left corner of all outgoing envelopes from juveniles. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-7.10

(a) The return address on the outside of an envelope should clearly indicate that the correspondence is being sent from a legal correspondent as established in the definition for "legal correspondence." (b) Mail sent from a legal correspondent shall be considered legal correspond…

(a) Incoming legal correspondence shall be opened in the presence of the juvenile to whom the legal correspondence was sent and may be inspected for contraband only. (b) Incoming legal correspondence shall not be read or copied. The content of the envelope may be removed and shak…

(a) All outgoing legal correspondence shall be clearly marked with the juvenile's name on the envelope. (b) A juvenile who is sending legal correspondence out of the residential community home shall be responsible for clearly marking "legal mail" on the front and back of the enve…

(a) The sender's name and address and the juvenile's name shall appear legibly on the outside of all incoming publications. (b) Publications without the juvenile's name shall be returned to sender. (c) If the sender's name and address do not appear on the outside of the publicati…

(a) Outgoing publications shall be reviewed to determine the sender. (b) The juvenile's name shall appear legibly on the outside of the publication. (c) If the name of the sender does not appear on the outside of the outgoing publication, it shall be opened and examined to determ…

(a) Each incoming publication shall be opened and inspected for contraband, but shall not be read unless there is reason to believe that the publication contains disapproved content under the provisions of N.J.A.C. 13:103-7.37, and then only upon the prior authorization of the Su…

(a) Every incoming package shall be clearly marked with the name and address of the sender. (b) The juvenile's name shall appear clearly on the outside of the package. Incoming packages without the juvenile's name shall be returned to the sender. (c) If the name and address of th…

(a) Every incoming package shall be opened and searched for contraband. (b) Any item of contraband that is found during a search shall be processed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:103-12. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-7.18

(a) Every outgoing package shall be opened and inspected. (b) Every outgoing package shall be clearly marked with the juvenile's name on the outside of the package. (c) If the juvenile's name does not appear on the outside of the outgoing package, when opened for inspection, it s…

The number of approved correspondents and the amount of correspondence a juvenile may receive or send shall be unlimited. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-7.2

(a) All registered, certified, preferential, or special delivery correspondence of a non-legal nature shall be processed as regular mail and the designated staff shall sign to acknowledge receipt of the correspondence. The juvenile shall be required to sign an acknowledgement tha…

Juveniles who have insufficient funds to send legal correspondence as certified or registered mail and who are concerned that they have no proof of service where regular mail is employed, shall be advised that under the rules of court, an affidavit of service filed with the clerk…

(a) Properly identified incoming correspondence shall be distributed to juveniles, and outgoing properly identified correspondence shall be forwarded to the post office within one day of receipt in the mailroom, excluding weekends, holidays, and during emergency incidents. (b) Ju…

(a) Money orders and certified checks shall be the only approved form of money received through the mail that can be accepted by the residential community home for deposit in a juvenile's account. (b) When a juvenile receives money orders or certified checks by mail, the juvenile…

(a) Any correspondence to or from a juvenile may be withheld in the mailroom or taken from a juvenile's possession if it falls within one of the following categories: 1. The correspondence contains material that is detrimental to the security and/or order of the residential commu…

(a) Except as established in (b) below, incoming correspondence that is withheld from a juvenile shall be returned to the sender, together with a notice that the material has been found to violate Commission rules governing correspondence. (b) If the correspondence is withheld pu…

(a) When correspondence is withheld in the mailroom under the provisions of N.J.A.C. 13:103-7.24, the following action shall be taken:1. The staff member who withholds the correspondence must submit a written report, no later than the end of the shift to the Superintendent or des…

(a) When correspondence is removed from the juvenile's possession under the provisions of N.J.A.C. 13:103-7.24, the following action shall be taken:1. The staff member who removes the correspondence from the juvenile must submit a written report no later than the end of the shift…

(a) When correspondence has been withheld in the mailroom or when correspondence has been removed from the juvenile's possession, the sender or juvenile may appeal the action of the Superintendent or designee to the Regional Administrator within 10 calendar days of the date of no…

(a) The residential community home shall provide letter-writing materials and shall assume the cost of mailing legal correspondence for indigent juveniles. (b) The cost of mailing legal correspondence shall extend only to First Class or standard postage and shall not include: 1. …

Each residential community home shall establish a limit of stamps that juveniles may possess that is consistent with the maintenance of security and the orderly operation of the residential community home. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-7.3

(a) If a non-indigent juvenile has funds in his or her account, the non-indigent juvenile shall be charged for the cost of mailing correspondence. (b) If the non-indigent juvenile has temporarily overdrawn the account or has a balance in the account, but the balance is not suffic…

(a) For indigent juveniles, the residential community home shall provide letter writing materials and shall assume the cost of mailing not more than 12 letters per month so that the indigent juvenile can maintain community ties with family and personal friends. (b) The residentia…

(a) If a juvenile is unable to read or write, designated staff shall, upon request, assist the juvenile in maintaining community ties by: 1. Writing a letter as dictated by the juvenile; and 2. Reading incoming correspondence to the juvenile. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-7.32…

(a) If a non-indigent juvenile has funds in his or her account, the non-indigent juvenile shall be charged for the total cost of mailing legal correspondence. (b) If the non-indigent juvenile has temporarily overdrawn his or her account or has a balance in the account, but the ba…

Juveniles shall not be permitted to use interoffice or any other official stationary, which are purchased for use only by public sector employees. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-7.34

All residential community homes shall permit incoming publications in a language other than English. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-7.35

(a) All properly identified and inspected incoming publications shall be distributed to juveniles within one day of their receipt in the mailroom, excluding weekends, holidays, and during emergency incidents. (b) All properly identified outgoing publications shall be forwarded to…

(a) Any incoming publication may be withheld in the mailroom or taken from a juvenile's possession if it falls within one of the following categories: 1. The publication contains material that is detrimental to the security and/or order of the residential community home because i…

(a) Publications that are withheld or removed from a juvenile may be disposed of in a manner determined by the juvenile and at his or her expense. (b) If the publication is withheld pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:103-7.37(a)4, it shall be turned over to the Office of Investigations for …

(a) When a publication violates one of the categories cited in N.J.A.C. 13:103-7.37 and is withheld in the mailroom, the following action shall be taken: 1. The staff member who withholds the publication must submit a written report, no later than the end of the shift to the shif…

(a) Juveniles shall be permitted to receive approved hardcover books, paperback books, magazines, and other soft cover publications from any source, subject to measures necessary to insure the maintenance of security and the orderly operation of the residential community home. (b…

(a) When a publication violates one of the categories cited in N.J.A.C. 13:103-7.37 and is removed from the juvenile's possession, the following action shall be taken: 1. The staff member who removes the publication from the juvenile must submit a written report, no later than th…

(a) When a publication has been withheld in the mailroom or when a publication has been removed from the juvenile's possession, the sender or juvenile may appeal the action of the Superintendent or designee to the Regional Administrator. (b) The sender or juvenile shall be permit…

(a) All properly identified incoming packages shall be distributed to juveniles as soon as possible. (b) All properly identified outgoing packages shall be forwarded to the post office within one day of their receipt in the mailroom excluding weekends, holidays, and during emerge…

(a) Whenever a juvenile is transferred from a residential community home to another Commission facility or program, the juvenile shall be responsible for notifying correspondents of the change of address. (b) For a period not to exceed three months, the residential community home…

(a) The residential community home shall obtain a juvenile's forwarding address at or about the time of the juvenile's release on parole, at expiration of maximum sentence, or upon other release. (b) The juvenile shall be asked whether correspondence and legal correspondence rece…

(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 forwa…

(a) All incoming correspondence, legal correspondence, publications, and packages addressed to a juvenile who has escaped from a community program shall be returned to the sender with an indication that the juvenile is no longer in custody. (b) If the incoming mail does not have …

(a) The Superintendent or designee shall promulgate: 1. Internal management procedures written in accordance with this section that include a written list of items that may be received in a package; and 2. A limit on the number of packages that may be received by a juvenile each …

All residential community homes shall permit incoming and outgoing correspondence of the juveniles to be in a language other than English. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:103-7.6

(a) Correspondence to juveniles from inmates of adult correctional facilities may be read to ensure that the correspondence does not contain any content prohibited by N.J.A.C. 13:103-7.24. Mail between juveniles may not be read except as provided for in N.J.A.C. 13:103-7.8(a). (b…

(a) Incoming correspondence shall be opened and inspected for contraband, but it shall not be read unless there is reason to believe that the correspondence contains disapproved content pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:103-7.24. If there is reason to believe that the correspondence contai…

(a) Outgoing correspondence shall be reviewed to determine the sender. If the sender of the correspondence cannot be identified, the correspondence shall be destroyed. (b) Outgoing mail shall not be opened, read, or censored if it is considered legal correspondence, or if it is a…