California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 1 - Board of State and Community Corrections
Chapter 1 - Board of State and Community Corrections
Subchapter 4 - Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities
Article 12 - Food
Section 1240 - Frequency of Serving

Universal Citation: 15 CA Code of Regs 1240
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

In Temporary Holding, Type I, II, and III facilities, and those Type IV facilities where food is served, food shall be served three times in any 24-hour period. At least one of these meals shall include hot food. Supplemental food must be served to incarcerated persons if more than 14 hours pass between evening and morning meals. Additionally, supplemental food must be served to people on medical diets in less than the time period outlined above, if prescribed by the responsible physician.

A minimum of fifteen minutes shall be allowed for the actual consumption of each meal except for those on medical diets where the responsible physician has prescribed additional time.

Provisions shall be made for incarcerated persons who may miss a regularly scheduled facility meal. They shall be provided with a substitute meal and beverage, and on medical diets shall be provided with their prescribed meal.

1. Editorial correction of Note filed 9-30-82 (Register 82, No. 40).
2. Change without regulatory effect (Register 86, No. 32).
3. Amendment of first paragraph filed 8-4-94; operative 9-5-94 (Register 94, No. 31).
4. Amendment filed 1-26-98; operative 2-25-98 (Register 98, No. 5).
5. Renumbering of former article 11 to article 12 (sections 1240-1249) filed 6-23-2003; operative 7-23-2003 (Register 2003, No. 26).
6. Amendment filed 6-2-2005; operative 7-2-2005 (Register 2005, No. 22).
7. Amendment filed 11-17-2022; operative 1-1-2023 (Register 2022, No. 46).

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

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