New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 71 - PAROLE › Subchapter 6 - SUPERVISION › Section 10A:71-6.11 - Community supervision for life

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.4(a), any enumerated offense committed prior to January 14, 2004, a court imposing sentence on a person who has been convicted of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, kidnapping pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1(c)2, endangering the welfare of a child by engaging in sexual conduct which would impair or debauch the morals of the child pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(a), luring or an attempt to commit any such offense shall include, in addition to any sentence authorized by the Code of Criminal Justice, N.J.S.A. 2C:1-1 et seq., a special sentence of community supervision for life.
(b) The special sentence of community supervision for life shall commence pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.4.b upon the completion of the sentence imposed pursuant to the Code of Criminal Justice, N.J.S.A. 2C:1-1 et seq. An offender serving a special sentence of community supervision for life shall be supervised by the Division of Parole as if on parole and subject to any special conditions established by the appropriate Board panel and to the following general conditions. The offender shall:
1. Obey all laws and ordinances;
2. Report to the assigned parole officer as instructed;
3. Notify the assigned parole officer no later than the next business day after any contact (verbal, physical, written, or electronic) with a law enforcement agency, after any arrest, or after being served with, or receiving, a complaint or summons;
4. Report in person to the assigned parole officer no later than the next business day after accepting any pre-trial release, including bail, or after being released from a county or State correctional facility;
5. Notify the assigned parole officer no later than the next business day upon the issuance by the appropriate court, pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 et seq., the Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act of 2015, 2C:14-13 et seq., 2C:12-10.1, 2C:12-10.2, or the provisions of similar Federal or state statutes, of an order granting emergency relief, a temporary or final restraining or protective order, or an order establishing conditions of release or bail in a criminal matter or offense arising out of a domestic violence situation;
6. Comply with any condition established within an order granting emergency relief, a temporary or final restraining or protective order, issued by the appropriate court, pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 et seq., the Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act of 2015, 2C:14-13 et seq., 2C:12-10.1, 2C:12-10.2, or the provisions of similar Federal or state statutes, or an order establishing conditions of release or bail in a criminal matter or offense arising out of a domestic violence situation, until the order is dissolved by the appropriate court or until a condition is modified or discharged by the appropriate court;
7. Refrain from behavior that results in the issuance of a final restraining or protective order pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 et seq., the Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act of 2015, 2C:14-13 et seq., 2C:12-10.1, or the provisions of similar Federal or state statutes;
8. Reside at a residence approved by the assigned parole officer. Absence from the approved residence overnight without the approval of the assigned parole officer shall constitute a failure to reside at the approved residence;
9. Obtain the permission of the assigned parole officer prior to any change of residence. Absence from the approved residence for 24 hours or more without the approval of the assigned parole officer shall constitute a change of residence for the purpose of this condition;
10. Obtain permission prior to leaving the state of the approved residence for any purpose. If leaving the state for a period of less than 24 hours, verbal permission by the assigned parole officer shall be required. If leaving the state for a period of greater than 24 hours, written permission by the Supervising Parole Officer, District Parole Supervisor, or designated representative shall be required;
11. Refrain from owning or possessing any:
i. Firearm as defined at N.J.S.A. 2C:39-1.f for any purpose, whether or not the firearm is operational;
ii. Imitation firearm as defined at N.J.S.A. 2C:39-1.v for any purpose; or
iii. Firearm ammunition;
12. Refrain from owning or possessing any weapon enumerated in N.J.S.A. 2C:39-1r;
13. Refrain from the unlawful purchase, use, possession, distribution, or administration of the following, which shall not apply to a controlled dangerous substance prescribed by a physician:
i. Any narcotic drug, controlled dangerous substance, or controlled substance analog as defined at N.J.S.A. 2C:35-2 or imitation controlled dangerous substance or imitation controlled dangerous substance analog as defined at N.J.S.A. 2C:35-11, other than possession of marijuana or hashish in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10.a(3) and distribution of marijuana or hashish in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5.b(12); or
ii. Any paraphernalia as defined at N.J.S.A. 2C:36-1 related to such substances, other than if used, or intended to be used, for marijuana or hashish.
14. Cooperate in any medical and/or psychological examination or test as directed by the assigned parole officer;
15. Participate in and successfully complete an appropriate community or residential counseling or treatment program as directed by the assigned parole officer;
16. Submit to drug or alcohol testing at any time as directed by the assigned parole officer;
17. Obtain the permission of the assigned parole officer prior to securing, accepting or engaging in any employment, business or volunteer activity and prior to a change of employment;
18. Notify the assigned parole officer no later than the next business day of any change in employment status;
19. Refrain from any contact directly or through a third party by any means including, but not limited to, verbal, physical, written, or electronic, with the victim(s) of the offense unless contact is authorized by a Board panel or contact is authorized by the appropriate court;
20. Comply with any curfew established by the assigned parole officer;
21. Refrain from any contact (verbal, physical, written, or electronic) with any group, club, association, or organization that engages in, promotes, or encourages illegal or sexually deviant behavior;
22. Submit to a search conducted by a parole officer, without a warrant, of the offender's person, place of residence, vehicle, or other real or personal property within the offender's control at any time a parole officer has a reasonable, articulable basis to believe that the search will produce contraband or evidence that a condition of supervision has been violated, is being violated, or is about to be violated and permit the confiscation of any contraband;
23. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4-123.88, the State Parole Board, on at least an annual basis, may administer a polygraph examination to all offenders serving a special sentence of community supervision for life. You shall submit to a polygraph examination as directed by an Assistant District Parole Supervisor, District Parole Supervisor, or Supervising Parole Officer; and
24. Notify the assigned parole officer no later than the next business day of any contact with a representative of a child protection service agency including, but not limited to, the New Jersey Department of Child Protection and Permanency.