Underage Marijuana/Alcohol Warning Module

CSI Technology Group’s new Underage Marijuana/Alcohol Warning Module was released and is now available to New Jersey County Prosecutor's Offices. This module was specifically created in response to the Marijuana Decriminalization & Cannabis Legalization bills that Governor Phil Murphy signed into law on Feb. 22, 2021. Additional clarifying provisions concerning parental notification of juveniles were added on Mar. 26, 2021.

Underage individuals found unlawfully possessing or consuming marijuana, cannabis, hashish, or alcohol receive a written warning on their first offense. At first, parental notification was only required on the second offense, but that has since been revised. To discourage minors from using marijuana and alcohol, law enforcement officers are required to issue a written warning and notify the parent or guardian after the first violation. Subsequent violations come with written warnings and a referral to community treatment services.This new module is part of the InfoShare^® Juvenile suite of products that will give local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices the tools needed to record and track underage usage and provide written warnings.

Key features of this module:

• Create and document warnings in a secure database
• Capture underage persons information
• Record parent(s) and guardian information
• Collect offence information
• Generate the appropriate warning forms with officer’s signature
• Forward warnings to the prosecutor’s office for notification, retention, and purging when the retention period is satisfied

The Underage Marijuana/Alcohol Warning Module allows for the local law enforcement officer to quickly gather juvenile, parent/guardian, and offence information as well as determine if this was a first or subsequent offence. Depending on the situation, the officer can quickly create the necessary warning form or the appropriate Possession with Intent to Distribute Sworn Statement.

The Prosecutor’s Office will retain the warnings for future reference and after a set period of time, the underage warning will be purged from the system as required by law.