Title 30, Title 30: INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES

30:7C-6. Jurisdiction of sending state; escapes ARTICLE V a. Any decision of the sending state in respect of any matter over which it retains jurisdiction pursuant to this compact shall be conclusive upon and not reviewable within the receiving state, but if at the time the sendi…

30:7C-7. Federal aid; acceptance ARTICLE VI Any state party to this compact may accept Federal aid for use in connection with any institution or program, the use of which is or may be affected by this compact or any contract pursuant hereto and any inmate in a receiving state pur…

30:7C-8. Effective date of compact; finding effect ARTICLE VII This compact shall enter into force and become effective and binding upon the states so acting when it has been enacted into law by any two states. Thereafter, this compact shall enter into force and become effective …

30:7C-9. Withdrawal by party state; conditions ARTICLE VIII This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon a party state until it shall have enacted a statute repealing the same and providing for the sending of formal written notice of withdrawal from the compact to…

30:7D-1. Transfer of foreign prisoners If a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign country provides for the exchange or transfer of the citizens of that foreign country who are juveniles adjudicated delinquent or persons convicted of criminal offenses pursuant t…

30:7E-1. Definitions relative to inmate health care 1. As used in sections 2 thru 6 of this act: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. b. "County" includes any person acting pursuant to a contract with a county who provides services for which …

30:7E-2. Liability of inmate for costs 2. a. An inmate shall be liable for the cost of, and be charged a nominal fee for, any medical care, surgery, dental care, hospitalization or treatment provided to the inmate during the inmate's term of incarceration or detention by the Stat…

30:7E-3. Reimbursements for medical care of inmates 3. a. Whenever the court shall determine, from its due consideration of the presentence report prepared in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.2C:44-6 or any pretrial investigation or report, that a person to be sentenced to…

30:7E-4. Lien for unpaid amounts 4. a. In the event an inmate is not covered under a health insurance plan, or if the inmate's insurance plan does not fully cover the costs of any medical care, dental care, surgery, hospitalization or treatment provided by the State or the county…

30:7E-5. Inmates entitled to health care 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 2, 3 and 4 this act, no inmate shall be denied medical care, surgery, dental care, hospitalization, treatment or prescription or nonprescription drugs or medicine because he is not covered unde…

30:7E-6. Rules, regulations 6. The commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1995,c.254,s.6.

30:7E-7 Contracted health care providers to provide coverage regardless of gender identity, expression. 11. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or regulation to the contrary, any contract between a health care provider and the New Jersey Department of Corrections, …

30:8-1. Sheriffs and jailers to receive prisoners; penalty Sheriffs and jailers shall receive from constables or other officers all persons apprehended by such constables or officers for offenses against this state. A sheriff or jailer refusing to receive any such offenders shall…

30:8-10. County jail matrons; appointment, term and compensation The sheriff of each county may appoint not more than three suitable women residents of the county as matrons of the county jail, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the sheriff and whose compensation shall …

30:8-11. Duties of jail matrons The matron or matrons of the county jail appointed under authority of section 30:8-10 of this title shall have care and control over all females committed to such county jail, subject to the authority of the sheriff of such county; and, subject to …

30:8-12. Sexes separated; female night guards; appointment In county penitentiaries and county jails in counties of the first class in this state the female prisoners shall be, as far as the construction of the jail or penitentiary will permit, removed from the quarters occupied …

30:8-13. Compensation of female guards in counties of the first class All female guards or keepers of penal institutions in counties of the first class shall be entitled to and shall receive from the county treasurer compensation equal to that received by male guards or keepers a…

30:8-13.1. Minimum and maximum salaries of guards, keepers, industrial officers and guard orderlies in jails, houses of detention and penitentiaries In each county of the first class, the salaries of the guards, keepers, industrial officers and guard orderlies, employed in the ja…

30:8-13.1b. Other laws not affected Nothing in this act shall be deemed to affect the provisions of chapter thirty-four of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine. L.1951, c. 176, p. 662, s. 2.

30:8-13.2. Counties of first class over 800,000; compensation of employees From and after January first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, in counties of the first class having a population exceeding eight hundred thousand inhabitants, the compensation of guards, keepers,…

30:8-13.3. Repeal; effective date of act All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect immediately. L.1949, c. 34, p. 113, s. 2.

30:8-13.4. Counties of first class under 700,000; compensation of employees Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the salaries of the guards, keepers, industrial officers and guard orderlies, correction officers, employed in the jails, houses of detention and penitenti…

30:8-13.5. Grant of tenure of office to corrections officer employed in county jail or penitentiary The board of chosen freeholders of any county of the first class having a population of less than 700,000 may, by resolution, grant tenure of position or employment to any correcti…

30:8-15. Wardens and physicians for county jails and penitentiaries in counties of first class; terms; vacancies The board of chosen freeholders of each county of the first class may appoint for a term of 3 years a warden of the penitentiary, a warden of the county jail, a physic…

30:8-15.1. Tenure for warden 1. Any person now holding the office, position or employment of warden of a county penitentiary or jail in a county of the first class having more than 800,000 inhabitants, who has been appointed for a full term of three years and after serving such f…

30:8-15.2. Wardens reappointed; tenure; removal Any person now or hereafter holding such office, position or employment, who has been or shall be appointed for a full term of three years and after serving such full term shall be reappointed to such office, position or employment,…

30:8-16. Record of prisoners in jails or other penal or reformatory institutions The keeper of every jail or other penal or reformatory institution supported by public moneys of any county or municipality, shall keep a book provided by the board of freeholders in the county where…

30:8-16.1. Facilities for therapy for persons with substance use disorder during confinement or after discharge; contracts to provide facilities; appropriations and expenditures 1. It shall be lawful for the board of county commissioners of any county in this State to establish a…

30:8-16.10. Amount of financial assistance grant If a county or counties applying for financial assistance under this act meet all the requirements for receiving such assistance, as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner shall provide a State financial assistance grant …

30:8-16.11. Annual review by commissioner; county books, records, etc.; examination The commissioner shall review annually the comprehensive plans submitted by a county or group of counties and the facilities and programs developed, implemented and operated under those plans. The…

30:8-16.12. Rules and regulations The commissioner, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), may promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1981, c. 498, s. 10, eff. Jan. 1…

30:8-16.13 Ensurance of provision of certain medications. 2. a. The chief executive officer, warden, or keeper of any county correctional institution shall ensure that each incarcerated person under the institution's custody continues to receive any medications prescribed by a ph…

30:8-16.14 Provisions to inmate incarcerated 90 days or longer. 6. The chief executive officer, warden, or keeper of each county correctional facility shall provide to each inmate incarcerated for 90 days or longer at least 30 days prior to release from a facility: a. a copy of t…

30:8-16.15 Annual appropriations for prescription medicine. 7. There shall be annually appropriated to the counties through the annual appropriations act such amounts as shall be deemed necessary to cover the cost of the prescription medicine required pursuant to the provisions o…

30:8-16.16 Provisions to county welfare agency, reentry organization. 8. a. The chief executive officer, warden, or keeper of each county correctional facility shall provide to the appropriate county welfare agency or board of social services, in advance of the release of an inma…

30:8-16.17 Various online application enrollments; processing, acceptance. 10. a. As soon as practicable but not less than 30 days prior to the release of an inmate incarcerated for 90 days or longer, the chief executive officer, warden, or keeper of each county correctional faci…

30:8-16.18 Uses of inmate's county correctional facility identification card. 9. a. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall accept a former inmate's county correctional facility identification card as two points for the purposes of applying for a non-driver identification c…

30:8-16.19 County reentry coordinator. 11. a. The governing body of each county in this State may, by duly adopted ordinance or resolution, appoint a county reentry coordinator who shall be responsible for evaluating the needs of, and navigating the appropriate treatment and serv…

30:8-16.2. Facilities for treatment of substance use disorder during confinement; appropriations and expenditures. 2. It shall be lawful for any board of county commissioners in this State to erect and maintain as a part of its jail, workhouse or penitentiary, a suitable building…

30:8-16.20 Recording of data. 12. a. The county reentry coordinator shall record data regarding: the number of inmates who are offered services pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2021, c.312 (C.30:8-16.17); the number of inmates who accept the services offered; the types of services p…

30:8-16.21 Peer counseling program development. 13. The county reentry coordinator shall, in collaboration with the chief executive officer, warden, or keeper of a county correctional facility, develop peer counseling programs in the county correctional facility that support the …

30:8-16.22 Annual meeting. 14. a. The county reentry coordinator shall meet annually with community stakeholders who may offer guidance for evaluating the needs of and providing services to inmates in county correctional facilities including, but not limited to: (1) the Commissio…

30:8-16.23 Annual appropriations for county reentry coordinator implementations. 15. There shall be annually appropriated through the annual appropriations act such amounts as shall be deemed necessary to implement the provisions of sections 11 through 14 of P.L.2021, c.312 (C.30…

30:8-16.3. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "County Correctional Policy Act of 1982" . L.1981, c. 498, s. 1, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.

30:8-16.4. Legislative findings and declarations The Legislature finds and declares that in order to more effectively protect society and promote efficiency and economy in the delivery of correctional services, there is a need for coordination between State and county correctiona…

30:8-16.5. Financial assistance program for county correctional facilities; eligibility of state prisoners for placement; funding a. There is established in the Department of Corrections a long-term, financial assistance program to provide State grants to participating counties t…