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Adopted Attorney General Directives
- December 4, 2019: AG Directive 2019-8 – Directive Codifying the Office of Public Integrity & Accountability (OPIA)
- December 4, 2019: AG Directive 2019-7 – Directive Strengthening Oversight of Municipal Court Prosecutions
- December 4, 2019: AG Directive 2019-6 (PDF) - Directive Establishing County Policies to Comply with Brady vs. Maryland and Giglio vs. United States
- December 4, 2019: AG Directive 2019-5 – Directive Strengthening and Supplementing Internal Affairs Policy & Procedures
- December 4, 2019: 2019-IAPP – Internal Affairs Policy & Procedures (December 2019)
- December 4, 2019: AG Directive 2019-4 – Directive Ensuring the Independent Investigation of Criminal Cases Involving Police Use-of-Force or In-Custody Deaths
- November 20, 2019: AG Directive 2019-3 (PDF) - Directive Governing Law Enforcement Interactions with Transgender Individuals
- August 15, 2019: AG Directive 2019-2 (PDF) - Directive to Enforce New Jersey’s "Extreme Risk" Gun Safety Law
- August 6, 2019: AG Directive 2019-1 (PDF) - Directive Promoting Law Enforcement Resiliency
- February 26, 2018: Attorney General Directive 2018-1 (PDF) - Law Enforcement Directive Concerning Public Release of Video Recordings Depicting Police Deadly Force Incidents
- March 20, 2018: Attorney General Directive 2018-2 (PDF) - Statewide Mandatory Random Drug Testing
- March 20, 2018: Attorney General Directive 2018-3 (PDF) - Statewide Mandatory Early Warning Systems
- March 26, 2018: Update to Attorney General Directive 2016-7 (PDF) - Guidelines for Dissemination of Investigative Tips and Leads
- August 22, 2018: Attorney General Directive 2018-4 (PDF) - Collective Data Sharing Program
- November 26, 2018: Attorney General Directive 2018-5 (PDF) - Directive, Implementing Procedures and Protocols for Sexual Assault Response and Referrals
- November 29, 2018: Attorney General Directive 2018-6 (PDF) (updated September 27, 2019) - Directive Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities
January 25, 2017
Attorney General Directive 2017-1 (PDF): Prevention of Victim and Witness Intimidation.
May 24, 2017
Attorney General Directive 2016-6 v2.0 (PDF) - Revision: Modification of Directive Establishing Interim Policies, Practices, and Procedures to Implement Criminal Justice Reform Pursuant to P.L. 2015, c. 31.
September 28, 2017
Attorney General Directive 2016-6 v3.0 - Revision (PDF) - Modification of Directive Establishing Interim Policies, Practices and Procedures to Implement Criminal Justice Reform Pursuant to P.L. 2015, c. 31.
- Redline of Revisions to Directive 2016-6 v2.0 (PDF)
- Director's Letter Designating ODARA Scoring Form (PDF)
- ODARA Scoring Form Revised October 23, 2017 (PDF)
- ODARA Scoring Form Fillable Revised October 23, 2017 (PDF)
November 15, 2017
Attorney General Directive 2017-2 (PDF) - Modification of Attorney General's "Internal Affairs Policy and Procedures"
Mandatory Notification to Complainant. - Revised July 2014
- February 17, 2016: Attorney General Directive 2016-1 (PDF) - Automated Deconfliction of Planned Law Enforcement Operations and Investigations
- March 1, 2016: Attorney General Directive 2016-2 (PDF) - Uniform Guidelines on the Pretrial Intervention Program
- March 3, 2016: Attorney General Directive 2016-3 (PDF) - Directive Revising the Attorney General Supplemental Policy on Conducted Energy Devices
- Compilation of Attorney General Supplemental Policy on Conducted Energy Devices (PDF) [as of March 3, 2016]
- April 8, 2016: Attorney General Directive 2016-4 (PDF) - Law Enforcement Directive Concerning Uniform Statewide Practices and Procedures for Issuing Firearms Purchaser Identification Cards, Handgun Purchase Permits, and Permits to Carry Handguns
- October 4, 2016: Attorney General Directive 2016-5 (PDF) - Law Enforcement Directive Establishing a Community-Law Enforcement Affirmative Relations Continuing Education Institute
- October 11, 2016: Attorney General Directive 2016-6 (PDF) - Directive Establishing Interim Policies, Practices, and Procedures to Implement Criminal Justice Reform Pursuant to P.L. 2014, e. 31
- November 2, 2016: Attorney General Directive 2016-7 (PDF) (Updated March 26, 2018) - Clarifies that when local law enforcement agencies receive tips about suspicious activity related to terrorism or threatened acts of violence, including violence directed at schools, they must immediately notify both their County Terrorism Coordinators and the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP), which, in turn, shall immediately share such reports with the FBI.
- July 28, 2015: Attorney General Directive 2015-1 (PDF) - Law Enforcement Directive Regarding Police Body Worn Cameras (BWC)s and Stored BWC Recordings
- July 28, 2015: Attorney General Directive 2006-5 (PDF) - Supplemental Law Enforcement Directive Regarding Uniform Statewide Procedures and Best Practices for Conducting Police-Use-of-Force Investigations
- June 11, 2014: Directive Number 2011-1- Revision (PDF) - Revisions to Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive 2011-1 and the "Attorney Generals Guidelines for the Retention of Evidence" to Authorize the Expedited Post-Conviction Destruction of Excess Quantities of Seized Controlled Dangerous Substances
- July 10, 2014: Directive Number 2011-1 - Revision (PDF) - Revisions to Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive 2011-1 and the "Attorney Generals Guidelines for the Retention of Evidence" on Procedures for Retaining Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Hold Kits and Extending the Time for Victims to Decide Whether to Report the Crime and Release Collected Forensic Evidence to Law Enforcement
- September 8, 2014: Directive Number 2014-1 (PDF) - Law Enforcement Directive to Ensure Uniform Enforcement of the Sports Wagering Act's Exemption from Criminal Liability for the Operation of Sports Pools by Casinos and Racetracks, and Formal Opinion Addressing the Effects of Law Enforcement Directive 2014-1 on the Sports Wagering Act's Exemption from Civil Liability for the Operation of Sports Pools by Casinos and Racetracks
- September 23, 2014: Clarification of "Graves Act" 2008 Directive (PDF) - With Respect to Offenses Committed by Out-of-State Visitors From States Where Their Gun-Possession Conduct Would Have Been Lawful
- October 28, 2014: Directive Number 2014-2 (PDF) - Concerning Heroin and Opiate Investigations/Prosecutions
- November 26, 2014: Requiring Prosecutorial and Judicial Approval of Proactive Use of Probationers to Conduct Law Enforcement Investigations (PDF)
- June 25, 2013: Directive Number 2013-1 (PDF) - Directive to Ensure Uniform Statewide Enforcement of the "Overdose Prevention Act"
- May 24, 2012: Directive Number 2012-1 (PDF) - Notification of Out-of-State Law Enforcement Operations Conducted Within New Jersey
- July 12, 2012: Directive Number 2012-2 (PDF) - Investigation of Human Trafficking
- January 6, 2011: Directive Number 2011-1 (PDF) - Attorney General Guidelines for the Retention of Evidence (supersedes Directive 2010-1)
Revised June 11 (PDF) and July 10 (PDF), 2014 - May 27, 2011: Directive Number 2011-2 (PDF) - Attorney General Directive Regarding Retention and Transmittal of Contemporaneous Notes of Witness Interviews and Crime Scenes
- March 9, 2010: Directive Number 2010-1 (PDF) - Attorney General Guidelines for the Retention of Evidence
- March 12, 2010: Directive Number 2010-2 (PDF) - Supplemental Directive Modifying the Brimage Guidelines to Account for Judicial Authority to Waive or Reduce Mandatory Minimum Sentences in School Zone Cases, Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7b
- April 25, 2010: Directive Number 2010-3 (PDF) - Revising New Jersey's AMBER Alert Plan
- July 6, 2010: Directive Number 2010-4 (PDF) - Supplemental Directive Regarding Extended Term Applications Under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6f in Drug-Free School Zone Cases
- December 3, 2010: Directive Number 2010-5 (PDF) - Law Enforcement Directive Promulgating Attorney Guidelines for the Use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) and Stored ALPR Data
- November 18, 2015 Revision (PDF) to Attorney General Guidelines for the Use of ALPRs and Stored ALPR Data Concerning Data Retention Period
- January 5, 2009: Directive Number 2009-1 (PDF) - Restrictions on Use of Polygraph Examinations.
- March 18, 2008: Directive Number 2008-1 (PDF) - Submission and Analysis of Information Relating to Seized and Recovered Firearms
- March 31, 2008: Directive Number 2008-2 (PDF) - Guidelines for Stationhouse Adjustment of Juvenile Delinquency Offenses - Revises and Replaces Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive 2005-4.
- November 20, 2008: Directive Number 2008-3 (PDF) - Submission of Information Into the ViCAP Datatbase.
- December 1, 2008: Directive Number 2008-4 (PDF) - Child Abduction Response Team.
- July 13, 2007: Directive Number 2007-1 (PDF) - School Security
- July 18, 2007: Directive Number 2007-2 (PDF) - DWI Last Drink Location Reports
- August 22, 2007: Directive Number 2007-3 (PDF) (Repealed and superseded by Directive Number 2018-6.) - Immigration
Law Enforcement Directives
- January 10, 2006: Directive Number 2006-1 (PDF) - New Jersey Forensic Science Commission
- January 17, 2006: Directive Number 2006-2 (PDF) - Superseding Directive Regarding Electronic Recordation of Station House Interrogations (see also 2006-4 (PDF))
Memorialization of Electronic Recordation of Custodial Interrogation of Suspect in Custodial Station House Setting (PDF) - Download PDF Form 81K - March 7, 2006: Directive Number 2006-3 (PDF) - Notice to Replace Body Armor Vests Containing Zylon
- October 10, 2006: Directive Number 2006-4 (PDF) - Superseding Directive Regarding Electronic Recordation of Station House Interrogations (see also 2006-2)
- December 13, 2006: Directive Number 2006-5 (PDF) - Use of Force by Law Enforcement
Revised July 28 (PDF), 2015
Administrative Directives
- January 17, 2006: Directive Number 2006-1 (PDF) - Establishing the Office of State Police Affairs within the Department of Law and Public Safety
- June 28, 2005: Directive Number 2005-1 - Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive Number 2005-1: Establishing an official statewide police defining and prohibiting the practice of Racially-Influenced Policing"
- Added December 20, 2005 clarification to 2005-1 (PDF)
Directive to Prevent Racial, Ethnic and Religious Profiling in the Course of Conducting Counter-Terrorism Investigations and Intelligence Collection.
- Added December 20, 2005 clarification to 2005-1 (PDF)
- September 22, 2005: Directive Number 2005-2 - Mandatory Training for All Law Enforcement Officers in the State of New Jersey for National Incident Management System Courses
- October 3, 2005: Directive Number 2005-3 - Establishing a Statewide Training Policy on the Safe Return Program to Recover Lost Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
- December 7, 2005: Directive Number 2005-4 - Guidelines for Stations house Adjustment of Juvenile Delinquency Offenses - Replaced by Number 2008-2 (PDF).
- December 20, 2005: Directive Number 2005-5 (PDF) - Establishing Uniform Statewide Procedures for Implementing the Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) System
2005 Attorney General Administrative Directives
- January 4, 2006: Attorney General Administrative Directive 2005-2 (PDF) - Establishing an Official Statewide Policy Requiring Adoption of the Attorney General's Computer Crime Task Force
- Memo from the Attorney General (PDF) - Directive 2005-2
- February 20, 2004: Directive Number 2004-1 - Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive Number 2004-1 replaces Directive Number 2001-5 John's Law
- October 8, 2004: Directive Number 2004-2 (PDF) - Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive Number 2004-2 Joint Crash Investigative Protocol
- October 12, 2004: Directive Number 2004-3 (PDF) - Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive Number 2004-3 - Mandatory Training for all Law Enforcement Officers in the State of New Jersey in the following Domestic Security Preparedness Courses: Incident Command System (ICS-100), Hazmat Awareness, Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness, Counter-Terrorism Awareness
- October 29, 2004: Directive Number 2004-4 - Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive Number 2004-4: Standardization of External Audits of County Prosecutor's Office Forfeiture Funds.
- May 7, 2002: Directive Number 2002-1 (PDF) - Drug Offender Restraining Order Act of 1999, As Amended and Supplemented By P.L. 2001, C. 365-Forms For Use By Law Enforcement Agencies-Effective Date: May 7, 2002 (PDF file 51K)
- August 8, 2002: Directive Number 2002-2 (PDF) - Approval of Search Warrant Applications, Execution of Search Warrants, and Procedures to Coordinate Investigative Activities Conducted by Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies
- August 22, 2002: Memo-Required Procedures (PDF) to Facilitate Admissibility of Sworn Laboratory Certificates Under NJ.S.A. 2C:35-19
- August 23, 2002: Directive Number 2002-2-Form (PDF) - "Search Warrant Application Form" (PDF File 573 K)
- December 2, 2002: Directive (PDF) - Use of Grand Jury Subpoenas to Compel Hospitals to Produce Medical Records
- March 22, 2001: Directive Number 2001-2 (PDF) - Juvenile Justice Commission Monitoring of Municipal Lockups-Juvenile Admissions Log-(PDF File-554K)
- Note: Juvenile Justice Commission's JJDP Monitoring Unit phone number has changed from 609-530-5005 to 609-341-5071.
Directive Number 2001-1: Only applicable to Division of Criminal Justice
- Note: Juvenile Justice Commission's JJDP Monitoring Unit phone number has changed from 609-530-5005 to 609-341-5071.
- March 29, 2001: Directive Number 2001-3 (PDF) - NJSP Bureau of Identification Conducting CCH/III Background Checks-(PDF File-13K)
- March 29, 2001: Directive Number 2001-4 (PDF) - Implementation of the New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act-(PDF File-27K)
- June 2001: No Appearance/No Waiver Plea Agreements
- November 27, 2001: Directive Number 2001-6 (PDF) - Procedures for the Uniform Investigation of Serious Violent Crimes Occurring on Premises of any Facility run by the Department of Human Services.(PDF file 64K)
- December 20, 2001: Directive Number 2001-7 (PDF) - Establishment of the Attorney General Advisory Committee in the Department of Law and Public Safety, effective December 20, 2001 (PDF file 23K)
- Added August 4, 2000: Attorney General Law Enforcement Directives - 2000-2 (PDF) Consent Decree with U.S. District Court Directive
(PDF-3Mb with fillable last page Form) - Revision Added September 19, 2000: Attorney General Directives 2000-3 and 2000-4 - Regarding Seizure of Weapons From Law Enforcement Officers Involved in Domestic Violence Incidents
- Updated November 3, 2000: 2000-1 Shooting Directive Revised (PDF 1.83MB): Replaced by Attorney General Directive 2006-5 (PDF)
- Attorney General Directive Posted November 2000 (PDF): Rescission of January 24, 2000 Directive (Expired Inspection Stickers)-(PDF File 10K)
- Attorney General Directive Posted December 2000: Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive Number 2000-5 (PDF): Temporary Suspension of Enforcement of NJ.S.A. 39:3-33 For Vehicles Equipped with Exterior Mounted E-Z Pass Tag-(PDF File 15K)
- Brimage Guidelines 2: Notes 1 and 2 added November 18, 2004
- Brimage Guidelines 2: Brimage Guidelines 2 Revised Attorney General Guidelines for Negotiating Cases Under N.J.S.A. and C:35-12 Revised 2004, Effective for Offenses Committed on or after September 15, 2004
Helpful Resources
- No Appearance/No Waiver Plea Agreements (PDF) - Posted June 2001 (PDF File 6725K)
- Attorney General Directive (PDF) 1998-1 For Negotiating Cases Under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-12 (PDF File 1529K)
- Attorney General Guidelines (PDF) for Negotiating Cases Under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-12 (PDF File 6725K)
- Application Notes (PDF) to Attorney General Directive and AG Guidelines for Negotiating Cases Under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-12 (PDF File 247K) Revised May 15, 2000
- Supplemental Directive (PDF) Revising the Attorney General Guidelines For Negotiating Cases Under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-12 (PDF File 437K) Added September 3, 1999
- May 1999 Revisions to Attorney General Directive 1998-1 (PDF) - Prosecuting Cases Under CDRA-Section 9 amendment (PDF File 911K) Revised May 1999