§ 1029. Policy and Procedures Manual.

Facility administrator(s) shall develop and publish a manual of policy and procedures for the facility. The policy and procedures manual shall address all applicable Title 15 and Title 24 regulations and shall be comprehensively reviewed and updated at least every two years. Such a manual shall be made available to all employees.

(a) The manual for Temporary Holding, Type I, II, and III facilities shall provide for, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Table of organization, including channels of communications.

(2) Inspections and operations reviews by the facility administrator/manager.

(3) Policy on the use of force.

(4) Policy on the use of restraint equipment, including the restraint of pregnant inmates as referenced in Penal Code Section 6030(f).

(5) Procedure and criteria for screening newly received inmates for release per Penal Code sections 849(b)(2) and 853.6, and any other such processes as the facility administrator is empowered to use.

(6) Security and control including physical counts of inmates, searches of the facility and inmates, contraband control, and key control. Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, review, evaluate, and make a record of security measures. The review and evaluation shall include internal and external security measures of the facility.

(7) Emergency procedures include:

(A) fire suppression preplan as required by section 1032 of these regulations;

(B) escape, disturbances, and the taking of hostages;

(C) civil disturbance;

(D) natural disasters;

(E) periodic testing of emergency equipment; and,

(F) storage, issue, and use of weapons, ammunition, chemical agents, and related security devices.

(8) Suicide Prevention.

(9) Segregation of Inmates.

The policies and procedures required in subsections (6) and (7) may be placed in a separate manual to ensure confidentiality.

(b) The manual for court holding facilities shall include all of the procedures listed in subsection (a), except number (5).

(c) The manual for Type IV facilities shall include, in addition to the procedures required in subsection (a), except number (5), procedures for:

(1) accounting of inmate funds;

(2) community contacts;

(3) field supervision;

(4) temporary release; and

(5) obtaining health care.

HISTORY

1. Editorial correction of NOTE filed 9-30-82 (Register 82, No. 40).

2. Change without regulatory effect (Register 86, No. 32).

3. Editorial correction of printing error in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(6) (Register 91, No. 32).

4. Amendment of first paragraph and subsections (a)(4) and (b) filed 8-4-94; operative 9-5-94 (Register 94, No. 31).

5. Amendment of first paragraph and subsections (a)(5) and (c)(5) filed 1-26-98; operative 2-25-98 (Register 98, No. 5).

6. Amendment of subsection (a)(3), new subsection (a)(4), subsection renumbering, and amendment of newly designated subsection (a)(9) filed 1-11-2001; operative 2-10-2001 (Register 2001, No. 2).

7. Amendment of subsections (b) and (c) filed 6-2-2005; operative 7-2-2005 (Register 2005, No. 22).

8. Amendment of subsection (a)(4) filed 5-23-2008 as an emergency; operative 5-23-2008 (Register 2008, No. 21). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-30-2008 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

9. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-23-2008 order transmitted to OAL 9-10-2008 and filed 10-23-2008 (Register 2008, No. 43).

10. Amendment of first paragraph filed 4-20-2009; operative 5-20-2009 (Register 2009, No. 17).

11. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b) filed 1-7-2010 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2010, No. 2).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 6030, Penal Code. Reference: Section 6030, Penal Code.