OAR 291-016-0100
Tool and Equipment Access


(1)

All tools and equipment that enter or exit the facility’s secure perimeter require approval of the security manager or designee.

(2)

Electronic Devices:

(a)

A person will not be allowed to bring in a personal cellular phone, pager, laptop computer, personal digital assistant or other electronic communication device beyond the control point of a correctional facility unless specifically authorized by the security manager or designee. The functional unit manager shall designate the control point of the correctional facility.

(b)

Department staff may bring in department-issued electronic two-way communication devices (e.g., pager, cellular phone, personal digital assistant, etc.) beyond the control point of a correctional facility when such devices are necessary for the staff member to perform official duties. Department staff must declare the two-way communication device on the Facility Access Register (CD 52a).

(c)

Investigators from the Oregon State Police are permitted to bring state-issued cell phones and pagers beyond the control point of a correctional facility while conducting official business without prior authorization from the security manager or designee.

(d)

Any other electronic devices not covered in sections (a) through (c) that enter a correctional facility beyond the control point require approval of the security manager or designee.

(3)

All tools and equipment will be searched for contraband prior to entry and exit of the secure perimeter.

(4)

All tools and equipment that enter the secure perimeter on a temporary basis will be inventoried prior to entry and reinventoried before exit from the facility. Any discrepancies with the reinventory will be immediately reported to the security manager or designee.

(5)

All tools and equipment that enter the secure perimeter on a temporary basis will be under continual surveillance by a functional unit employee while inside the facility or locked in a secure area.

(6)

Tools and equipment that enter or exit a facility with no secure perimeter will be granted access as authorized by the security manager or designee.

Source: Rule 291-016-0100 — Tool and Equipment Access, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=291-016-0100.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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