New Jersey Statutes 30:4-91.1. Transfer to more appropriate institution or facility; authority of commissioner
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-91.1
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
When a person has been convicted of an offense against the State of New Jersey and has been committed for a term of imprisonment by a court to an institution defined in R.S. 30:1-7, and when it appears to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies that the inmate should be transferred to an institution or facility more appropriate for his needs and welfare or that of other inmates or for the security of the institution, the commissioner shall be authorized and empowered to designate the place of confinement to which the inmate shall be transferred to serve his sentence.
L.1969, c. 22, s. 1, eff. April 23, 1969. Amended by L.1976, c. 35, s. 1, eff. June 15, 1976.