New Jersey Administrative Code

(a) Inmates shall move about the adult county correctional facility in an orderly fashion to facilitate the maintenance of security and the orderly operation of the facility. (b) Inmate movements shall be observed by custody staff located in strategic areas in order to: 1. Detect…

(a) Staff at every adult county correctional facility shall develop written operating procedures for every post which shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for staffing and collapsing a post when operationally necessary. These procedures shall be reviewed and updated a…

(a) Observation through electronic surveillance systems may be used to observe special risk inmates and to observe inmates during movement and other activities and only when approved by the adult county correctional facility Administrator. Electronic surveillance shall not substi…

(a) Custody staff involved in transportation shall receive special instructions, which shall include, but not be limited to:1. Use of firearms; 2. Use of mechanical restraints; 3. Search of the transportation vehicle; 4. Strip searches; 5. Appropriate courtroom demeanor; 6. Use o…

(a) The adult county correctional facility shall have a written staffing plan for all shifts. (b) The staffing plan shall provide for back up assistance for all custody staff assigned to inmate living areas. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-8.15 Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10A:31-8.1…

(a) A monthly meeting shall be conducted by the adult county correctional facility Administrator or designee with the supervisory staff. (b) All supervisors shall submit a daily report to the adult county correctional facility Administrator that is consistent with their assigned …

(a) Staff at all adult county correctional facilities shall develop and maintain written procedures governing the use of physical force consistent with the Attorney General's Use of Force Policy. (b) Custody staff are authorized to enforce adult county correctional facility rules…

(a) The use of non-deadly force against persons is justified only under the following circumstances: 1. To protect self or others against the use of unlawful force; 2. To protect self or others against death or serious bodily harm; 3. To prevent damage to property; 4. To prevent …

(a) Deadly force may be used against persons, consistent with provisions of the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice, N.J.S.A. 2C:1-1 et seq., and the Attorney General's Use of Force Policy, as determined by the governing body of the county or the county board of commissioners and…

(a) All inmates admitted to an adult county correctional facility shall be thoroughly searched in accordance with the applicable provisions of N.J.S.A. 2A:161A-1 et seq., and this subchapter. (b) All searches shall be conducted under sanitary conditions, in a professional and dig…

(a) While engaged in roving patrol or other duty outside the adult county correctional facility security perimeter, appropriate force may be used against persons other than inmates when a custody staff member observes what he or she believes to be a violation of the law and when …

(a) Although N.J.S.A. 2A:154-4 authorizes peace officers to exercise law enforcement powers, custody staff members are not required to exercise those powers or to carry firearms during off-duty hours. (b) Custody staff members, while off-duty, should use extreme caution to determ…

(a) When an officer uses force, the officer shall report the use of force consistent with the procedure established by the Attorney General's Use of Force Policy. (b) The report shall contain the following information: 1. A description of the incident including events leading up …

(a) Training in proper methods and techniques of the lawful and appropriate use of force shall be provided as part of the basic course for county correction officers provided at a Police Training Commission approved academy. (b) All security and custody personnel shall, at a mini…

(a) Prior to being permitted to carry a firearm on-duty, custody staff shall have: 1. Taken and successfully completed the Police Training Commission (P.T.C.) approved basic course for county correction officers as set forth in N.J.S.A. 52:17B-66 et seq.; 2. Taken and successfull…

(a) As required in the Attorney General's Use of Force Guidelines and by the Police Training Commission, all custody staff members shall be initially trained and shall qualify and requalify in the use and handling of approved on-duty firearms. (b) Custody staff members shall requ…

(a) The authorized on-duty firearm shall be the responsibility of the custody staff member at all times. (b) The custody staff member shall not draw or exhibit his or her firearm except in one of the following circumstances:1. For maintenance of the firearm; 2. To secure the fire…

(a) As established by the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice requirement, all firearms training instructors shall have successfully completed a Police Training Commission (P.T.C.) approved firearms instruction course and be P.T.C. certified as Firearm Instructors. (b) As est…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-8.28 Reserved by 49 N.J.R. 3751(a), effective 12/4/2017

(a) A pat search shall be conducted while the inmate is fully clothed. A pat search includes both the touching of the inmate's body through clothing, including hair, dentures, etc., and a thorough examination into pockets, cuffs, seams, etc., and all personal property in the inma…

(a) Body imaging scanning equipment may be utilized for the purpose of searching arrestees, detainees, and inmates. The use of body imaging scanning equipment pursuant to this section shall be limited to searches conducted in any of the following circumstances: 1. When an inmate …

(a) A person who has been detained or arrested for commission of an offense other than a crime and who is confined in an adult county correctional facility shall not be subject to a strip search unless:1. The search is authorized by a warrant or valid documented consent; 2. A rec…

(a) A person lawfully confined for commission of a crime shall be strip searched in any of the following circumstances: 1. The custody staff supervisor in charge authorizes confinement in an adult county correctional facility; and 2. The custody staff member authorized to conduct…

(a) A person who has been detained or arrested for the commission of an offense other than a crime shall not be subject to a body cavity search unless: 1. The search is authorized by a warrant or valid documented consent; or 2. The person is lawfully confined and the custody staf…

(a) Under no circumstances may a body cavity search be conducted on an inmate who is lawfully confined in an adult county correctional facility unless: 1. The custody staff supervisor in charge authorizes the search and the search is authorized by a warrant or valid documented co…

(a) All inmate residential, work, training and other areas to which inmates have access shall be searched thoroughly for contraband on a routine, continuing basis. Searches shall be unannounced and irregularly timed, and limited to a specific building or area. (b) Procedures to b…

(a) The Center Control shall coordinate all security and communication functions within the facility. (b) The Center Control shall be staffed 24 hours a day. (c) Access to the Center Control shall be limited to authorized staff members who shall enter this location from a secure …

Careful analysis of the physical plant, the inmate population profile, and other relevant factors shall be utilized in determining the equipment an adult correctional facility needs for maintaining effective security and a state of readiness to adequately respond to major disturb…

Written procedures shall specify the level of authority required for access and use of equipment for maintaining security. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:31-9.2

(a) Restraining equipment may be used only in the following instances: 1. As a precaution against escape during transit; 2. For medical reasons by direction of appropriately authorized medical staff; 3. To prevent inmate injury or injury to others; or 4. To prevent property damag…

(a) A written ongoing control system shall govern the access, use and return of all adult county correctional facility keys. (b) Facility keys shall be stored in a secure locker when not in use. (c) There shall be one full set of duplicate facility keys, other than the keys in us…

(a) Only chemical and natural agents approved by the adult county correctional facility Administrator shall be used by custody staff members in accordance with applicable provisions of this subchapter. (b) Whenever chemical or natural agents are used as a means of force, a report…

(a) Firearms shall be located in an arsenal readily available in case of emergencies, but outside the security perimeter. (b) All law enforcement officers entering the adult county correctional facility shall check their weapons at the facility's weapons collection station locate…

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to set forth the minimum standards for the: 1. Planning, design, inspection, and construction of new adult municipal detention facilities or renovation of existing facilities; and 2. Administration of adult municipal detention facilities. These …

This chapter shall be applicable to the New Jersey Department of Corrections, Office of County Services, and all adult municipal detention facilities. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:34-1.2 Amended by 47 N.J.R. 273(b), effective 1/20/2015 Amended by 54 N.J.R. 626(a), effective 4/4/2…

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Body cavity search" means the visual inspection or manual search of a person's anal or vaginal cavity. "Canine search" means a search condu…

(a)N.J.S.A. 30:1B-10 grants the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections the authority to establish minimum standards for municipal detention facilities. (b) The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections may, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. …

(a) Designated staff at each municipal detention facility shall be responsible for developing written policies and internal management procedures consistent with this chapter. (b) All written policies and internal management procedures shall be available during inspection by desi…

(a)In addition to records designated as confidential pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1et seq., any other law, rule promulgated under the authority of any statute or Executive Order of the Governor, resolution of both houses of the Legislature, Executive Order of the …

(a) As provided at N.J.S.A. 30:1-15, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections has the authority to designate Departmental staff to visit and inspect all municipal detention facilities on a biennial basis. The Department of Corrections reserves the right to conduct annual…

(a) The municipal detention facility shall develop written internal management procedures for the control of vermin and pests. (b) The municipal detention facility shall develop written internal management procedures which shall require daily sanitation inspections of all detenti…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:34-2.11 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 10A:34-2.9 by R.2007 d.225, effective 8/6/2007. See: 39 N.J.R. 1394(a), 39 N.J.R. 3384(a). Section was "Sallyport".

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:34-2.12 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 10A:34-2.10 by R.2007 d.225, effective 8/6/2007. See: 39 N.J.R. 1394(a), 39 N.J.R. 3384(a). Section was "Sanitation".

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:34-2.13 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 10A:34-3.1 by R.2007 d.225, effective 8/6/2007. See: 39 N.J.R. 1394(a), 39 N.J.R. 3384(a). Section was "Security and control".

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:34-2.14 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 10A:34-4.1 by R.2007 d.225, effective 8/6/2007. See: 39 N.J.R. 1394(a), 39 N.J.R. 3384(a). Section was "Supervision and care of detainees".

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:34-2.15 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 10A:34-3.2 by R.2007 d.225, effective 8/6/2007. See: 39 N.J.R. 1394(a), 39 N.J.R. 3384(a). Section was "Search of persons detained, arrested or lawfully confined".

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:34-2.16 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 10A:34-3.4 by R.2007 d.225, effective 8/6/2007. See: 39 N.J.R. 1394(a), 39 N.J.R. 3384(a). Section was "Strip search of a person(s) who has been detained or arrested for commission of an offense other than a crime".…