Section 30:8-48.2 - Contracts; standards

NJ Rev Stat § 30:8-48.2 (2019) (N/A)
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30:8-48.2. Contracts; standards

The governing body of a county which has adopted an ordinance or resolution pursuant to this act shall enter into contracts for the housing of inmates with any organization operating a facility or institution designated by the sentencing judge or assignment judge.

It shall be the responsibility of the county governing body or its designated representative to insure that each facility or institution is a secure and appropriately supervised place of confinement and that all units are inspected annually. The county governing body may promulgate standards to insure that facilities and institutions were inmates are residing are appropriate for the housing of such persons.

L.1981, c. 265, s. 2, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.