California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole
Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs
Subchapter 5 - Personnel
Article 2 - Employees
Section 3410.1 - Search of Employees, Contractors, Attorneys, and Volunteers for Contraband and Illegal Drugs
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) All persons who are employed by the department, employees of other government agencies, contract employees, contractors and their employees, volunteers, and attorneys or legal organizations as identified in section 3141(c)(9) authorized to practice law in California, another state, or the District of Columbia who come onto institutional grounds are subject to a search of their person, private property, and vehicles for contraband and illegal drugs before entering, or while inside, any department facility or department grounds via the use of contraband and/or metal detection equipment and/or electronic drug detectors including, but not limited to, ION scanners and other available contraband and/or metal detecting device(s) technology, and passive alert canines may be used for this purpose.
(b) By entering or attempting to enter a department facility or department grounds, employees, employees of other government agencies, contract employees, contractors and their employees, volunteers, and attorneys or legal organizations as identified in section 3141(c)(9) authorized to practice law in California, another state, or the District of Columbia consent to being searched for contraband and illegal drugs.
1. New
section filed 10-2-2014 as an emergency; operative 10-2-2014 (Register 2014,
No. 40). Pursuant to Penal Code section
5058.3, a
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-11-2015 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
2. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed
10-8-2014 as an emergency; operative 10-8-2014 (Register 2014, No. 41).
Pursuant to Penal Code section
5058.3, a
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-17-2015 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
3. Amendment of section heading and section refiled 3-17-2015
as an emergency; operative 3-17-2015 (Register 2015, No. 12). Pursuant to Penal
Code section
5058.3, a
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-15-2015 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-2-2014 order transmitted
to OAL 3-4-2015 and filed 4-16-2015 (Register 2015, No. 16).
5.
Certificate of Compliance as to 3-17-2015 order, including further amendment of
section heading and section and amendment of NOTE, transmitted to OAL 6-15-2015
and filed 7-27-2015; amendments effective 7-27-2015 pursuant to Government Code
section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2015, No. 31).
Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 4573, 4573.5, 4574, 4576, 5054 and 6402, Penal Code.