North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 14 - Director, Division of Health Service Regulation
Subchapter J - JAILS, LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITIES
Section .0300 - CLASSIFICATION AND HOUSING
Section 14J .0301 - CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND TOTAL DESIGN CAPACITY
Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 14J .0301
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Each jail shall have a written classification procedure for the placement and housing of inmates. The procedure shall include the following criteria for inmate placement:
(1) the medical care needed by the
inmate as required by Rules.1001 and.1003 of this Subchapter;
(2) the level of supervision needed by the
inmate related to the inmate's assaultive or non-assaultive behavior toward
officers and other inmates;
(3) the
level of security needed by the inmate to prevent the inmate's escape;
and
(4) other criteria as
determined by the sheriff or regional jail administrator.
(b) When a jail exceeds its total design capacity, the sheriff, regional jail administrator, or their designees shall relocate inmates to another jail or prison to bring the number of inmates confined into compliance with the total design capacity.
Authority
G.S.
153A-221;
Eff. June 1,
1990;
Readopted Eff. September 4,
2020.
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