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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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, c. 111 (C.30:4-123.100), the prosecutor or Attorney General may, prior to the inmate's scheduled release date:
(1) use any reasonable means available to notify any identifiable victim of the crime for which the inmate is incarcerated of the inmate's scheduled release date;
(2) notify the identifiable victim that the law prohibits the inmate from having any contact with the victim unless a petition is filed with the court to dissolve the prohibition;
(3) notify the victim of the duration of the prohibition against contact;
(4) notify the victim of the penalties imposed for the inmate's violation of the prohibition against contact;
(5) provide information to the victim concerning the procedures for filing a petition with the court to dissolve the prohibition against the inmate having contact with the victim; and
(6) provide information to the victim concerning the procedures for filing an application for a restraining order pursuant to the “Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991,” P.L.1991, c. 261 (C.2C:25-17 et seq.), and resources for victims of domestic violence.
b. The Attorney General shall make available to the public on the Internet website of the Department of Law and Public Safety, in both English and Spanish, information concerning:
(1) the procedures for filing an application for a restraining order pursuant to the “Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991,” P.L.1991, c. 261 (C.2C:25-17 et seq.);
(2) resources for victims of domestic violence; and
(3) procedures for filing with the court a petition to dissolve the prohibition established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2020, c. 111 (C.30:4-123.103) prohibiting an inmate or juvenile, as the case may be, from making contact with the victim.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 30. Institutions and Agencies 30 § 4-123.102 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-30-institutions-and-agencies/nj-st-sect-30-4-123-102/
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