Title 30, Title 30: INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES

30:1B-14. Preservation of rights of employees Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, or under any pension law or retirement system. L.1976, c.…

30:1B-15. Special reemployment and layoff rights Any employee not appointed or transferred pursuant to this act may exercise any special reemployment rights and may also exercise within all departments of the Executive Branch all other layoff rights which would have been availabl…

30:1B-16. Transfer of files, books, papers, records, equipment and property All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of any department, division, bureau, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferr…

30:1B-17. Orders, rules and regulations; continuance after transfer This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by any department, division, bureau, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein as…

30:1B-18. Inapplicability of act to actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, of agency involved in transfer or assignment This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any department, division, bureau, board or other agency, the func…

30:1B-19. Reports, certifications, applications or requests made to agency involved in transfer; filing Unless specifically otherwise provided in this act or by any operative law, whenever, pursuant to existing law, reports, certifications, applications or requests are required o…

30:1B-2. Department of corrections; establishment; department defined There is hereby established in the Executive Branch of the State Government a principal department which shall be known as the Department of Corrections. As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicate…

30:1B-20. References to division of correction and parole or commissioner or department of institutions and agencies to mean department or commissioner of corrections With respect to the functions, powers and duties hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections, whenever in…

30:1B-22. Transfer of state parole board The State Parole Board in the Department of Institutions and Agencies, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is continued but such board is hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections established hereunder. All per…

30:1B-24. Rules and regulations The commissioner may, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1976, c. 98, s. 27, eff. Nov. 1, 197…

30:1B-25. Salary of commissioner The salary of the commissioner which by the provisions of this act is to be fixed by law, shall be at the annual rate of $43,000.00. L.1976, c. 98, s. 28, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.

30:1B-3. Findings, declarations relative to purpose of department 3. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the purpose of the department shall be to protect the public and to provide for the custody, care, discipline, training and treatment of adult offenders committed t…

30:1B-39 Definitions. 1. For the purposes of this act: "Employee" means a person employed by the State to work at a State correctional facility or a person employed by a private entity under contract with the State to provide contracted services at a State correctional facility. …

30:1B-4. Commissioner of corrections; appointment; term; compensation The head and chief executive officer of the department shall be a commissioner, who shall be known as the Commissioner of Corrections. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and co…

30:1B-40 Report of inmate abuse. 2. a. Any employee of a State correctional facility, who, as a result of information obtained in the course of his employment, has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that an inmate is being or has been abused by any other employee of the State…

30:1B-41 Establishment of inmate abuse reporting program for State correctional facilities. 3. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall establish an inmate abuse reporting program for State correctional facilities. The program shall provide, at a minimum, that employees of a Stat…

30:1B-42 Confidentiality, immunity from liability, retaliation. 4. a. The name of any person who reports suspected inmate abuse pursuant to this act shall not be disclosed publicly, unless the person who reported the abuse specifically requests the disclosure, there is a judicial…

30:1B-43 Penalty for failure to report. 5. a. After all administrative appeals are exhausted and a final adjudication is made, any person required to report suspected inmate abuse pursuant to this act who fails to make the report shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $5,0…

30:1B-44 Rules, regulations. 6. The Commissioner of Corrections shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2019, c.408, s.6.

30:1B-45 Liaison chosen, information provided. 7. An inmate chosen by inmates in a housing unit as the liaison between the correctional facility administration and the inmate population shall be provided with a copy of P.L.2019, c.408 (C.30:1B-39 et seq.). The liaison also shall …

30:1B-45.1 Special victim’s unit, Department of Corrections. 6. a. There shall be established within the Department of Corrections, under the Special Investigations Division, a special victim’s unit. The unit shall have all powers necessary or proper to thoroughly investigate all…

30:1B-45.2 Information regarding sexual abuse, harassment of incarcerated persons to be provided at orientation, corrections. 8. The Commissioner of Corrections shall require information regarding sexual abuse and sexual harassment of incarcerated persons to be provided to every …

30:1B-46 Policy to limit cross gender searches and surveillance in State correctional facilities. 1. The Commissioner of Corrections shall establish a policy to limit cross gender searches and surveillance in State correctional facilities. The policy shall: a. require a strip or …

30:1B-47 Definitions relative to domestic violence. 1. As used in P.L.2021, c.233 (C.30:1B-47 et seq.): "Abuser" means the named perpetrator of the domestic violence in the documentation provided pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection a. of this section. "Certified Domestic Viol…

30:1B-48 Supervised community reintegration program established. 2. a. There is hereby established in the Department of Corrections a supervised community reintegration program. The department shall consult with a Statewide domestic violence advocacy organization in the establish…

30:1B-49 Application by eligible inmate to participate in program. 3. a. An eligible inmate may apply to the Department of Corrections seeking participation in the residential community release program in a manner and form prescribed by the department. The application contain the…

30:1B-5 Deputy and assistants; administrative divisions, personnel. 5. a. The commissioner may appoint one deputy and such assistant commissioners as he shall deem necessary to serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. Each deputy or assistant commissioner shall exercise such po…

30:1B-50 Approval, admission to the program. 4. If the Department of Corrections finds that the requirements set out in sections 2 and 3 of P.L.2021, c.233 (C.30:1B-48 and C.30:1B-49) are met, the department may approve that inmate to be admitted to the residential community rele…

30:1B-51 Notice to county prosecutor or Attorney General. 5. a. Pursuant to rules and regulations established by the Department of Corrections, at least 10 working days prior to final determination of an application for participation in the program, the department shall notify th…

30:1B-52 Rules, regulations. 6. The Department of Corrections, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2021, c.233, s.6.

30:1B-53 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Incarcerated Women’s Protection Act.” L.2025, c.305, s.1.

30:1B-54 Gender responsive risk, needs assessment, institutional classification process, corrections. 2. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall provide a gender responsive risk and needs assessment as part of the institutional classification process. The assessment shall be bas…

30:1B-55 Division of Women’s Services, Prison Rape Elimination Act Compliance Unit, Department of Corrections. 3. a. There is established in the Department of Corrections the Division of Women’s Services. The commissioner shall designate a director or assistant commissioner of th…

30:1B-56 Doula services, incarcerated persons. 4. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall provide doula services to incarcerated females who are pregnant. A support person providing doula services shall be permitted to attend and provide assistance during labor and childbirth wi…

30:1B-57 Pre-release case management, discharge planning sessions, resources from reentry services. 5. The Commissioner of Corrections, upon request by an incarcerated person, shall provide any incarcerated person in this State: a. the opportunity to participate in pre-release ca…

30:1B-6 Powers, duties of commissioner. 6. The commissioner, as administrator and chief executive officer of the department, shall: a. Administer the work of the department; b. Appoint and remove officers and other personnel employed within the department, subject to the provisio…

30:1B-6.1 Short title. 1. Sections 1 and 2 of this act may be known and shall be cited as the "Fair Release and Reentry Act of 2009." L.2009, c.329, s.1.

30:1B-6.10 Coordination of reentry preparation, other rehabilitative services. 3. a. The Commissioner of Corrections and Chairman of the State Parole Board shall coordinate reentry preparation and other rehabilitative services for inmates in all State correctional facilities purs…

30:1B-6.11 Centralized database for disciplinary reports. 6. The Commissioner of Corrections shall establish and maintain a centralized database of information contained on each disciplinary report prepared by a corrections officer in response to an inmate committing any prohibit…

30:1B-6.12 Allocation of cost savings. 12. The Commissioner of Corrections shall allocate a portion of any cost savings realized from the enactment of P.L.2019, c.364 to the Office of Victim Services for the operating costs of the Focus on the Victim Program and other services to…

30:1B-6.13 Additional training for correctional police officers. 1. a. In addition to the duties of the commissioner set forth in section 6 of P.L.1976, c.98 (C.30:1B-6), the commissioner shall institute a mandatory, annual in-service training program of at least 40 hours for eac…

30:1B-6.14 In-service training on non-fraternization, undue familiarity. 2. The in-service training on non-fraternization and undue familiarity required by paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 1 of this act shall include training on the parameters of authorized contact that …

30:1B-6.15 Provision of non-driver identification card. 2. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall provide a non-driver identification card issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to each inmate, free of charge, as soon as practicable, but not less than 10 days prior t…

30:1B-6.16 Assistance with applications for enrollment in certain programs. 4. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall ensure that an inmate is assisted with completing, obtaining any required signatures or authorizations for, and forwarding for processing to the Department of H…

30:1B-6.17 Information provided to county welfare agency, board of social services. 5. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall provide to the appropriate county welfare agency or board of social services, in advance of an inmate's release, the inmate's name, release date, and co…

30:1B-6.18 Inmate's use of the reentry organization's address. 16. An inmate released from a State or county correctional facility shall be authorized to use the address of a reentry organization as a mailing address in an application for benefits under the: a. Medicaid program, …