Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Corrections
Chapter DOC 376 - Security in Type 1 secured correctional facilities
Section DOC 376.15 - Search of staff

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code § DOC 376.15

Current through February 24, 2025

(1) Each facility shall give staff written notice of the objects that they may not carry into or out of the facility.

(2) The superintendent may require that staff regularly submit to a personal search before they enter or leave a facility. As part of the personal search, the superintendent may require staff to submit themselves and objects they carry into or out of the facility to inspection by a device designed to detect metal or unauthorized objects.

(3) The superintendent may require that staff vehicles and personal possessions be searched while on facility grounds. Staff who refuse to submit to a search shall not be admitted to the facility and may be subject to disciplinary action.

(4) If an unauthorized object is found pursuant to a search conducted under this section, the superintendent shall dispose of the object consistent with s. DOC 376.17.

(5) All searches shall be conducted in a courteous manner. Staff shall strive to protect the dignity of staff who are searched.

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