Title 30, Title 30: INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES

30:4-123.102 Actions of prosecutor, Attorney General. 4. a. Upon receipt of notice from the Commissioner of Corrections that an inmate is scheduled to be released from custody within 365 days based on the award of public health emergency credits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2020,…

30:4-123.103 Prohibition against making contact with victim. 5. a. An inmate who is released from the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections or a juvenile who is released from the custody of the Youth Justice Commission following an award of public health emergency credits pu…

30:4-123.45 Short title, definitions relative to parole. 1. a. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Parole Act of 1979." b. In this act, unless a different meaning is plainly required: (1) "Adult inmate" means any person sentenced as an adult to a term of incarceratio…

30:4-123.46. Application of act a. Except as otherwise provided by this act, this act shall apply to all persons now serving or hereafter sentenced or committed to State correctional facilities and to all persons now serving or hereafter sentenced to county jails, workhouses or p…

30:4-123.47 State Parole Board. 3. a. There is hereby created and established within the Department of Corrections a State Parole Board which shall consist of a chairman, 14 associate members and three alternate board members. The chairman, associate members and alternate board m…

30:4-123.47a Parole Advisory Board established. 1. There is hereby established a Parole Advisory Board in, but not of, the State Parole Board. Notwithstanding the allocation of the board within the State Parole Board, the State Parole Board or any employee thereof shall not exerc…

30:4-123.47b Duties of advisory board. 2. It shall be the duty of the advisory board to review and comment on supervision issues, the development and implementation of drug and alcohol treatment programs for parolees, and any other issues as requested by the State Parole Board, t…

30:4-123.47c Division of Parole in State Parole Board, constituted. 1. a. The Bureau of Parole in the Department of Corrections is hereby constituted as the Division of Parole in the State Parole Board, and all functions, powers and duties of the existing Bureau of Parole are her…

30:4-123.48 Policies, determinations of parole board. 4. a. All policies and determinations of the Parole Board shall be made by the majority vote of the members. b. Except where otherwise noted, parole determinations on individual cases pursuant to this act shall be made by the …

30:4-123.49 Assignment of cases, hearing officer. 5. a. The chairman of the board, after consulting with the board, shall assign any case not otherwise assigned, such as county jail, workhouse, or penitentiary cases, to a special panel composed of any two members or any one membe…

30:4-123.50. Office facilities and clerical assistance; cooperation in furnishing information and data to board; power of subpena; failure to respond; penalty a. The Department of Corrections shall provide such office facilities and clerical assistance as may be necessary to enab…

30:4-123.51 Eligibility for parole. 7. a. Each adult inmate sentenced to a term of incarceration in a county penal institution, or to a specific term of years at the State Prison or the correctional institution for women shall become primarily eligible for parole after having ser…

30:4-123.51a. Inmate of county penal institution; revocation of parole; denial of credits and ineligibility for parole Pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1979, c. 441 (C. 30:4-123.60), any inmate sentenced to a term of incarceration in a county penal institution who is granted parole …

30:4-123.51b Released status under term of parole supervision; rules, regulations; conditions applicable to parole supervision for life. 3. a. A person who has been sentenced to a term of parole supervision and is on release status in the community pursuant to section 2 of P.L.19…

30:4-123.51e Compassionate release for certain inmates. 1. a. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.45 et seq.) to the contrary, the court may release an inmate who qualifies under this section for compassionate release at any time during the term of incarc…

30:4-123.51f Study to determine cost savings due to reduction of prison population; "Corrections Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention Fund." 1. a. The Commissioner of Corrections, in consultation with the Chairman of the State Parole Board and the State Treasurer, shall conduct a …

30:4-123.52 Increase or decrease of parole eligibility date, written statement to inmate, psychological evaluation. 8. a. If the appropriate board panel determines that an adult inmate has seriously or persistently violated specifically defined institutional rules or has engaged …

30:4-123.53 Release of inmate. 9. a. An adult inmate who is not eligible for administrative parole release pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2019, c.364 (C.30:4-123.55d) shall be released on parole at the time of primary parole eligibility, unless information supplied in the report fi…

30:4-123.53a Definitions; notice to prosecutor. 1. a. As used in this act: "Prosecutor" means the county prosecutor of the county in which the defendant was convicted unless the matter was prosecuted by the Attorney General, in which case "prosecutor" means the Attorney General. …

30:4-123.53b. Immunity 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who provides or fails to provide information relevant to the procedures set forth in section 1 of P.L.1994, c.135 (C.30:4-123.53a) shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action.…

30:4-123.54 Report prior to parole eligibility date. 10. a. At least 120 days but not more than 180 days prior to the parole eligibility date of each adult inmate, a report concerning the inmate shall be filed with the appropriate board panel, by the staff members designated by t…

30:4-123.54a Inmate liable for cost of psychological evaluation; rules, regulations. 3. a. An inmate who is required to submit to a psychological evaluation pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.54) shall be liable for the cost of such evaluation…

30:4-123.55 Review, determination by hearing officer. 11. a. Prior to the parole eligibility date of each adult inmate, a designated hearing officer shall review the reports required by section 10 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.54), and shall determine whether: (1) the inmate is …

30:4-123.55a. State Parole Board notification to prosecutor 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the State Parole Board shall provide in writing to the prosecutor of: (1) Notice of consideration of parole release required to be provided to victims by the…

30:4-123.55b Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Earn Your Way Out Act." L.2019, c.364, s.1.

30:4-123.55c Definitions relative to prisoner reentry. 2. As used in this act: "Administrative parole release" means the release of an adult inmate who has met the criteria set forth in section 4 of P.L.2019, c.364 (C.30:4-123.55d) at the time of primary or subsequent parole elig…

30:4-123.55d Administrative parole release. 4. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of section 9 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.53), an adult inmate shall be administratively released on parole at the time of primary or subsequent parole eligibility provided that: (…

30:4-123.55e Parole compliance credits. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of section 7 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.51), any person granted parole, except a person serving a parole term set forth in subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1997, c.117 (C.2C:43-7.2) or…

30:4-123.55f Reduction of term of supervision of parolee during public health emergency. 8. a. Whenever a public health emergency, pursuant to the "Emergency Health Powers Act," P.L.2005, c.222 (C.26:13-1 et seq.), has been declared by the Governor and is in effect, the term of s…

30:4-123.56 Schedule of future parole eligibility date; statement of denial. 12. a. The board shall develop a schedule of future parole eligibility dates for adult inmates denied release at their eligibility date. In developing such schedule, particular emphasis shall be placed o…

30:4-123.58. Appeal of denial; review of decision of hearing officer on initiative and for good cause by board; suspension of parole release date; rescission hearing a. Any denial of parole by a board panel shall, in accordance with criteria established by the board, be appealabl…

30:4-123.59 Legal custody and supervision; conditions. 15. a. Each adult parolee shall at all times remain in the legal custody of the Commissioner of Corrections and under the supervision of the State Parole Board, except that the Commissioner of Corrections, after providing not…

30:4-123.60 Violation of parole conditions. 16. a. Any parolee who violates a condition of parole may be subject to an order pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.61) providing for one or more of the following: (1) that he be required to conform to one or more add…

30:4-123.61. Violation of conditions of parole; review; appeal 17. a. If the parole officer assigned to supervise a parolee has probable cause to believe that the parolee has violated a condition of his parole, such violation not being a basis for return to custody pursuant to su…

30:4-123.62 Parole violation; apprehension; hearing. 18. a. (1) If a parole officer assigned to supervise a parolee has probable cause to believe that the parolee has violated a condition of parole, the violation being a basis for return to custody pursuant to subsection b. of se…

30:4-123.63 Revocation of parole; hearing. 19. a. If the hearing officer finds probable cause pursuant to subsection c. (1) of section 18 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.62) and finds that revocation is desirable pursuant to subsection c. (2) of section 18 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30…

30:4-123.64. Schedule of future parole eligibility dates after revocation of parole a. The board shall develop a schedule of future parole eligibility dates for parole violators whose parole has been revoked pursuant to section 19 of this act. In developing such schedule particul…

30:4-123.65. Term limited by sentence 21. The duration of time served prior to parole, plus the duration of any time served on parole, less any time after warrant for retaking of a parolee was issued pursuant to section 18 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.62) but before the parolee…

30:4-123.66 Discharge from parole prior to maximum term. 22. Except as otherwise provided in subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1994, c.130 (C.2C:43-6.4), the appropriate board panel may give any parolee a complete discharge from parole prior to the expiration of the full maximum …

30:4-123.67 Parole contract agreements resulting in reduction of term of parole. 23. a. The appropriate board panel and the Department of Corrections shall enter into formal parole contract agreements with officials of the board and officials of the Department of Corrections and …

30:4-123.68. Transfer of records, files and documents of former state parole board; continuance of rules, regulations and functions All records, files and documents of the State Parole Board created pursuant to P.L.1948, c. 84 (C. 30:4-123.1 et seq.) shall be transferred to the b…

30:4-123.69. Supersedure of inconsistent acts; inapplicability to Code of Criminal Justice All acts and parts of acts which are inconsistent with the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, superseded, provided however, that no provisions of the New Jerse…

30:4-123.76. Violation of conditions of parole 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:43-9 to the contrary, any inmate released under the provisions of this act who violates the conditions of parole shall be required to serve in custody a term equal to twice the period by …

30:4-123.88 Polygraph exams of offenders, conditions, use, cost. 10. The State Parole Board, on at least an annual basis, may administer to all offenders serving a special sentence of community or parole supervision for life, imposed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1994, c.130 (C.2C…

30:4-123.89 Short title. 1. This act may be known and shall be cited as the "Sex Offender Monitoring Act." L.2007,c.128,s.1.

30:4-123.90 Findings, declarations relative to monitoring of sex offenders. 2. The Legislature finds and declares: a. Offenders who commit serious and violent sex crimes have demonstrated high recidivism rates and, according to some studies, are four to five times more likely to …