30:1B-6.14 In-service training on non-fraternization, undue familiarity.

2. The in-service training on non-fraternization and undue familiarity required by paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 1 of this act shall include training on the parameters of authorized contact that a correctional police officer may have with a current and former inmate as follows:

a. prohibit an officer from making personal contacts with or engaging in a personal relationship with a current inmate except as explicitly authorized;

b. limit ongoing contacts with a current or former inmate, member of the inmate's family, or close associate of the inmate to those persons with whom the officer was acquainted or associated with before the inmate entered the correctional facility, and in these situations, require the officer to provide the officer's supervisor, in writing, of the nature, extent, and history of the relationship;

c. prohibit an officer from engaging in any of the following activities related to an inmate, a member of the inmate's family, or a close associate of the inmate for a minimum of 90 days after the release of the inmate:

(1) display favoritism or preferential treatment toward one inmate or group of inmates over another;

(2) give gifts, favors, or services beyond those required by the facility;

(3) accept for the officer or a family member of the officer any tangible or non-tangible personal reward or other consideration;

(4) engage in any business relationship;

(5) engage in any non-incidental contact outside the facility;

(6) engage in a personal relationship; and

(7) require any authorized contact to be conducted in a professional manner.

L.2019, c.410, s.2.