Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Authorized
inmate personal property items shall be allowed to transfer with the inmate to
any Department of Corrections facility, except for the following items:
(a) 13-inch television;
(b) Radio/tape player (boom box);
(c) Electric guitar and supporting equipment;
and
(d) An item approved as an
institution specific 'incentive property' item (pilot project) until such time
as the item is approved for use at all department facilities.
(2) State-issued property shall
not transfer with the inmate.
(3)
Responsibility of the Sending Facility:
(a)
Designated staff shall order an inmate in general population housing to prepare
his/her property for transport. In such case, the property will not be
inventoried until the time it reaches the receiving facility.
(b) If the inmate is in special housing,
unable, or refuses to prepare the property for transfer, staff will inventory
and prepare the property for transport. The designated staff shall fill out a
Personal Property Inventory List CD 611 (male inmate) or CD 306 (female
inmate). The form will be signed by the staff inventorying the property. Time
and date shall be logged on the form. The form will be kept on file for a
period of three years. A copy of the form shall be placed with the property in
the designated bag/container for transporting of property.
(4) Responsibility of the Receiving Facility:
(a) Designated staff will inspect all
property received. If a Personal Property Inventory List is included with the
property, staff will verify the property received against that listed on the
inventory list. Any discrepancy shall be noted.
(b) If an inventory list is not included with
the property, staff shall inventory the property. The designated staff shall
fill out the Personal Property Inventory List. Time and date shall be logged on
the form. The form will be signed by the staff recording the inventory. The
form will be signed by the inmate when the property is released.
(c) If the inmate refuses to sign the form,
that fact will be noted on the form by the staff taking the inventory and by a
second staff present. The inmate will receive a copy of the inventory form. The
form will be kept on file for a period of three years.
(d) Any property received that is in excess
of the allowed storage capacity of the receiving facility shall be considered
excess property and shall be handled in accordance with procedures set forth in
Disposition of Property (OAR
291-117-0140).
(5) Generally, property will be
transferred at the same time the inmate is transferred. Property that does not
fit on the department's transport vehicle at the time of transfer will be
transferred at a later date. Transport officers are responsible for inmate
property from the time the property is picked up at the sending facility until
it is dropped off at the receiving facility.
(6) Transfers to Facilities Other Than
Department of Corrections: If the inmate is transferred to a facility other
than the Department of Corrections, it shall be the responsibility of the
inmate to make arrangements to have the property mailed out or picked up by a
designated individual. The inmate shall be responsible for the cost of postage
to mail the item(s). If the inmate has not made these arrangements 45 days from
the date of transfer, the property shall be disposed of as excess property in
accordance with procedures set forth in Disposition of Property (OAR
291-117-0140).
Stat Auth: ORS
179.040,
423.020,
423.030 &
423.075
Stat Implemented: ORS
179.040,
423.020,
423.030 &
423.075
