N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:1-11.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10A:1-11.8 - Responsibility for personal property when an inmate is released from custody of the Department of Corrections

(a) When an inmate is released on parole or at the expiration of maximum sentence, the inmate shall:

1. Take the personal property when leaving the correctional facility; or

2. Arrange for the personal property to be sent, at the expense of the inmate, to the inmate's home; or

3. Arrange for a family member(s) or friend(s) to remove the personal property from the correctional facility within 30 calendar days after the inmate's release.

(b) When the inmate's personal property is to remain at the correctional facility, a mailing address shall be obtained from the inmate before release. If the inmate's personal property is not picked up within 30 calendar days, the correctional facility shall forward written notification to the ex-inmate stating that:

1. The property will be held for a maximum of 30 additional calendar days;

2. The property will be disposed of if it is not removed by a specified date; and

3. The correctional facility shall not be liable for personal property that is held longer than 60 calendar days.

(c) If the inmate or designee fails to respond to the written notification within 30 calendar days, correctional facility may dispose of the personal property by:

1. Donating the personal property to any recognized public charitable organization;

2. Retaining the personal property for use by the general inmate population, such as a typewriter for use in the Inmate Law Library; or

3. Destroying the personal property.

(d) Copies of written notices to the inmate about personal property shall become a permanent part of the inmate's classification folder (see 10A:1-11.1 0).

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:1-11.8

Amended by R.1989 d.45, effective 1/17/1989.
See: 20 N.J.R. 2746(a), 21 N.J.R. 163(a).
Added new (c) and recodified old (c) to (d).
Amended by R.1992 d.269, effective 7/6/1992.
See: 24 N.J.R. 1465(a), 24 N.J.R. 2451(c).
Revised (d).
Amended by R.2007 d.127, effective 5/7/2007.
See: 39 N.J.R. 155(a), 39 N.J.R. 1730(a).
Section was "Responsibility for personal property when an inmate is released".