N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-7: Personal contact with institutions and noninstitutional agencies

The commissioner shall arrange for personal contact with each of the institutions and the work of the noninstitutional agencies by visitations and by such other means as he may determine to be necessary and proper, so that he may be as nearly as is practicable continually in touch with and informed concerning the general conditions and progress of the several institutions and noninstitutional agencies and the general results of the management thereof and the condition and welfare of the inmates and other persons committed or admitted. The commissioner shall visit and inspect each institution at least semiannually, at periods which shall not be fixed in advance.

L.1976, c. 98, s. 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.