13:101-4.1 Violations
(a) A juvenile who commits one or more of the following numbered violations shall be subject to disciplinary action:
SECTION J1: CAUSING DEATH
Number Violation Description
J101 Causing Death Intentionally or negligently
causing the death of another
juvenile, staff member, or
other person.
SECTION J2: ASSAULTIVE, AGGRESSIVE, AND RELATED BEHAVIORS
Number Violation Description
J201A Assault on Juvenile Intentionally inflicting
bodily injury on another
juvenile.
J201B Assault on Staff Intentionally inflicting
bodily injury on a staff
person.
J201C Aggravated Assault Intentionally inflicting
serious bodily injury on any
person.
J202 Assault with a Inflicting bodily injury on
Weapon another person with an item
clearly identifiable as a
weapon, or otherwise
readily capable of inflicting
serious bodily injury.
J203 Fighting Engaging in a physical
altercation with another
person or persons.
J204 Throwing Bodily Throwing bodily fluid at any
Fluid person or otherwise purposely
subjecting any person to
contact with bodily fluid.
J205 Unauthorized Unauthorized physical contact
Physical Contact with any person, such as, but
not limited to, physical contact
not initiated by a staff member,
volunteer, visitor, or other
resident.
J206 Threatening Another Threatening another person
with bodily injury or with any
offense against his or her
person.
J207 Cruelty to Animals Physically abusing or otherwise
subjecting any animal to
harmful or injurious behavior.
SECTION J3: SEXUAL ASSAULT. PROHIBITED SEXUAL
ACTS, AND RELATED BEHAVIORS
J301 Sexual Assault Sexual intercourse or sexual
contact through the use of force
or threatened use of force.
J302 Consensual Sexual Engaging in any consensual
Acts sexual acts with any other
person.
J303 Sexual Proposals or Making intimidating sexual
Threats proposals or sexual threats to
another.
J304 Indecent Exposure Intentionally exposing oneself
to another, or otherwise
exposing oneself knowing that
he or she is likely to be
observed by another.
J305 Refusing to Register Refusing to register as a sex
offender as prescribed by law.
J306 Lewd Conduct Engaging in lewd conduct or
gestures in the presence of
another.
SECTION J4: ESCAPE
J401 Escape Leaving the grounds of a
Commission facility without
authorization.
SECTION J5: RIOTING AND GROUP DEMONSTRATIONS
J501 Rioting Participating in a disturbance
involving an assembly of three
or more persons acting
together, which by tumultuous
and violent conduct may result
in injury to another.
J502 Encouraging Others Engaging in behavior, verbal or
to Riot otherwise that directly leads to
rioting by others, or that
encourages a riot already in
progress.
J503 Group Demonstration Participating in the
unauthorized assembly of three
or more persons engaging in a
collective action, such as, but
not limited to, a sit-in, rally, or
work stoppage.
SECTION J6: CONTRABAND AND RELATED ACTS
J601 Weapons Possession or introduction of
any weapon, or of any item
readily capable of serving as a
weapon, including, but not
limited to, a sharpened
instrument, knife, or
unauthorized tool.
J602 Prohibited Use or possession of electronic
Equipment equipment not authorized for
use or retention by a juvenile,
including, but not limited to, a
cellular telephone, two-way
radio, or other communication
device, or a computer or related
equipment.
J603 Prohibited Possessing, using, introducing,
Substances and or making any prohibited
Paraphernalia substance, including controlled
dangerous substances, alcohol,
medications not prescribed for
the juvenile by authorized
medical or dental staff, tobacco
products, similar intoxicants, or
related paraphernalia, such as
that used to deliver or make
any prohibited substance.
J604 Misuse of Medication Using medication provided to
the juvenile by authorized staff
in a manner inconsistent with
specific instructions for use.
J605 Distribution of Distribution or sale of any
Prohibited prohibited substance, including
Substances controlled dangerous
substances, alcohol,
prescription medications,
tobacco products, similar
intoxicants, or related
paraphernalia, such as that used
to deliver or make any
prohibited substance.
J606 Interference with Failure to comply with an order
Substance Testing to submit a specimen for
prohibited substance testing or
tampering with said specimen.
J607 Unauthorized Possession of money or
Currency currency not specifically
authorized for retention by
juvenile.
J608 Possessing Possession of anything not
Unauthorized Items authorized for retention or
receipt by a juvenile or not
issued to the juvenile through
approved facility procedures.
SECTION J7: CONDUCT WHICH DISRUPTS THE
SECURITY OR ORDER OF A FACILITY
J701 Extortion or Demanding or receiving favors,
Blackmail money, or anything of value
from another in return for
protection against others, to
avoid bodily harm, or under
threat of informing.
J702 Bribery Giving or offering any official
or staff member a bribe.
J703 Hostage Taking Detaining another individual(s)
against his or her will or under
threat of violence with the
purpose of forcing demands to
be met.
J704 Setting a Fire Intentionally setting a fire.
J705 Fire Equipment Tampering with any fire
equipment, such as, but not
limited to, fire alarms, fire
extinguishers, or sprinklers.
J706A Property Damage Damaging or altering
government property or
property belonging to
another person. Examples:
Writing on clothing,
sneakers or furniture.
J706B Property Destroying or seriously
Destruction damaging government
property or property
belonging to another person
valued at more than
$100.00.
Examples: Intentionally
breaking a window, popping
sprinkler head/flooding
room
J707 Stealing Unauthorized taking of
property belonging to the
government or to another
individual with the intent to
deprive the rightful owner of
said property.
J708 Adulterating Food or Contaminating any food or
Drink drink with any substance
foreign to the food or drink.
J709 Refusing to Obey An Refusing to follow any order
Order issued by a staff member.
J710 Violating Conditions Violating the written and
of a Community agreed conditions required for
Program participation in a community
residential program.
J711 Refusing Medical Refusing to submit to any
Testing mandatory medical testing,
including DNA testing.
J712 Absence or Lateness Unexcused absence or lateness
from work, school, or from any
assignment.
J713 Feigning Illness Pretending to be sick or
injured.
J714 Abusive or Obscene Using abusive or obscene
Language language to any staff member
or official visitor to the
Commission, or otherwise
creating a hostile environment
through the use of such
language.
J715 Lying Lying or providing a false
statement to a staff member.
J716 Counterfeiting or Counterfeiting, forging, or
Forgery unauthorized reproduction or
use of any classification
document, court document,
psychiatric, psychological, or
medical report, money, or any
other official document.
J717 Obtaining Personal Obtaining or seeking to obtain
Information unauthorized personal
information regarding a victim,
victim's family, staff member,
or staff member's family.
J718A Unauthorized Area Being in a permissible area
at an unauthorized time,
without proper advance
permission, and/or without
required supervision.
J718B Prohibited Area Being in any area where
juveniles are never allowed
to be.
J719 Misuse of Machinery Using any equipment or
machinery that is not
specifically authorized, or
contrary to the posted
instructions or safety standards
(refers to equipment not
identified under J602).
J720 Interfering with Interfering with or failing to
Count stand count.
J721 Gambling Gambling or possession of
gambling paraphernalia.
J722 Tattooing Tattooing or self-mutilation.
J723 Misuse of Mail or Unauthorized use of the mail or
Phone telephone.
J724 Using Mail for Perpetrating frauds, deceptions,
Unlawful Purposes or con games through the mail,
or otherwise using the mail to
further an illegal activity or
enterprise.
J725 Refusing a Search Refusal to submit to an
authorized search.
J726 Violation of Written Failure to comply with any
Rule or Regulation written or otherwise explicitly
stated rule or regulation of any
Commission facility.
J727 Unsanitary Behavior Engaging in behavior that is
potentially hazardous to the
health or hygiene of any person
or persons.
J728 Contact with Public Engaging in unauthorized
communication with the public.
J729 Security Equipment Tampering with or blocking
any locking device, or
possessing unauthorized
security equipment, such as a
key, key card, or other device
that provides security access or
clearance.
J730 Unauthorized Possessing any clothing not
Clothing specifically authorized for
retention by the juvenile.
J731 Disrupting Security Engaging in conduct that
and Order of Facility disrupts or threatens the
security, safety, or orderly
operation of any Commission
facility, and that is not
otherwise defined herein as a
distinct rule violation.
J732 Refusing Refusing to transfer to an
Classification assigned Classification
Assignment Custody Level assignment.
SECTION J8: GANG RELATED ACTIVITY
J801 Gang Activity Participating in any activity or
behavior that promotes the
interests of a gang, or that is
otherwise clearly gang-related.
J802 Gang Paraphernalia Possession or exhibition of
anything related to or
signifying a gang, such as, but
not limited to, gang-related
literature, symbols, or signs.
SECTION J9: ACTIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF A
VIOLATION
J901 Attempting, Aiding, Attempting to commit,
Planning, Preparing assisting another to commit,
planning or conspiring to
commit, or engaging in an act
in preparation to commit, any
violation. Any such action in
furtherance of a violation shall
be considered the same as
committing the violation itself.
Amended by R. 2010 d. 002, effective January 4, 2010. See: 41 N.J.R. 2772(a), 42 N.J.R. 74(a). In SECTION J2. substituted entry "J201A" for entry "J201", and inserted entries "J201B" and "J201C": in entry J201A of SECTION J2, inserted "on Juvenile" in the Violation column, and substituted "juvenile" for "person" in the Description column; in SECTION J3. inserted entry J306: in SECTION J7. substituted entry "J706A" for entry' "J706" and entry ".J718A" for entry "J718". and inserted entries "J706B", J718B" and "J732": in entry J706A of SECTION 7, inserted "Examples: Writing on clothing, sneakers or furniture.": and rewrote entry J718A in SECTION 7.