22 AAC 05.010 - Search upon admission
(a) Facility staff members shall frisk a
prisoner and hand-carried items for weapons or other contraband immediately
upon entrance to the facility.
(b)
A full and complete search of the prisoner and his or her personal effects must
be made to complete the admission process. The purpose of the search is to
account for property, seize contraband, or ascertain the prisoner's true
identity. The staff member shall require the prisoner to undress as part of the
search upon admission. Absent exigent circumstances, a staff member of the same
sex shall conduct a search of the person. A search may be deferred while a
prisoner is incapacitated.
(c)
Notwithstanding (b) of this section, the search may not take place if the
prisoner is able to post bail or otherwise arrange release within one hour
after entrance into the facility.
Notes
Authority:AS 11.56.375
AS 11.56.380
AS 33.30.011
AS 33.30.021
AS 44.28.030
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