New Jersey VINE (Victim Information Notification Everyday)

Providing crime victims peace-of-mind by knowing where their offenders are. This important information is only a phone call away at: 1-877-VINE-4-NJ

What will VINE do for me?

The New Jersey VINE Service will tell you if an offender is in custody in the State of New Jersey and will give you other important information. VINE will also let you register telephone numbers where you can be notified if an offender is released or transferred.

What do I need to do?

• Register with VINE – Call toll-free 1-877-846-3465 from a touch-tone phone and follow the directions. Please have any of the following Offender information ready:
  Offender Name_______________ Date of Birth_____________
  SBI (State Bureau of Identification) Number__________________
• Leave your number. If the offender is in custody, you can leave a phone number to be notified if there is a change in the offender’s status. Do not leave a phone number that is answered by a switchboard. Enter the area code, phone number followed by the pound (#) key.
• Create a PIN. When the VINE Service asks, make up and enter a four-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will be easy for you to remember. Write your PIN below for future reference. The New Jersey VINE service will ask for the PIN code
  when it calls you.
  My PIN is ___ ___ ___ ___  Date I Registered____________

VINE Facts

• The offender will not know you are registered
• If you are not at home, the New Jersey VINE Service will leave a message on an answering machine. If there is no answer, VINE will keep calling back un till you enter your PIN code or until 24 hours have passed.
• Since the New Jersey VINE Service calls automatically when an offender’s custody status changes you may get a notification call in the middle of the night.
• Do not leave a phone number with the New Jersey VINE Service that rings to a switchboard.
• If you have caller ID, calls from VINE will display as from the 502 area code. If you any other call blocking/Interception device, please be aware that calls will not get through.
• You can leave more than one phone number with New Jersey VINE Service.
• The New Jersey VINE Service monitors offenders in the New Jersey’s County Jails, the New Jersey Department of Correction, New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission and the New Jersey Parole Board.
• Do not depend soley on the New Jersey VINE Service or any other single porgram for you protection. Make the New Jersey VINE Service part of your safety.

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