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 5 - Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities
Article 10 - Clothing and Personal Hygiene
Section 1485 - Issue of Personal Care Items
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
There shall be written policies and site-specific procedures developed and implemented by the facility administrator for the availability of personal hygiene items. Each female youth shall be provided with sanitary napkins, panty liners and tampons as requested. Each youth to be held over 24 hours shall be provided with the following personal care items:
(a) toothbrush;
(b) toothpaste;
(c) soap;
(d) comb;
(e) shaving implements;
(f) deodorant;
(g) lotion;
(h) shampoo; and,
(i) post-shower conditioning hair products.
Youth shall not be required to share any personal care items listed in items (a) through (d). Liquid soap provided through a common dispenser is permitted. Youth shall not share disposable razors. Double edged safety razors, electric razors, and other shaving instruments capable of breaking the skin, when shared among youth, shall be disinfected between individual uses by the method prescribed by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in Sections 979 and 980, Chapter 9, Title 16, California Code of Regulations.
1. New section filed 3-6-97; operative 4-5-97 (Register 97, No. 10).
2. Amendment filed 6-23-2003; operative 7-23-2003 (Register 2003, No. 26).
3. Amendment of first and last paragraphs and NOTE filed 12-2-2013; operative 4-1-2014 (Register 2013, No. 49).
4. Amendment filed 11-14-2018; operative 1-1-2019 (Register 2018, No. 46).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 210 and 885, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 209, Welfare and Institutions Code.
