Utah Admin. Code R251-703-3 - Policy
(1) The Department shall maintain a VDS at
the main entrance of USCF, and CUCF to control access of vehicles and persons
entering or leaving institutional property.
(2) The Vehicle Direction Station (VDS) shall
be staffed by an armed member of the Security Unit. The VDS shall be staffed
from 0600 to 2200 hours daily.
(3)
Drivers entering institutional property shall observe state traffic laws, keep
the road free from equipment or vehicles that would obstruct visibility or
impede the free flow of traffic, and follow directives of department staff
charged with maintaining entry facilities.
(4) Drivers and pedestrians entering
institutional property shall heed directions of VDS staff, to ensure the safety
of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
(5) Visitors to institutional property shall
be responsible to read and comply with signs posted on the institutional
property leading to the VDS pertaining to prohibited contraband from being
introduced onto institutional property.
(6) The VDS is the initial control point for
controlling contraband from being brought onto institutional property, visitors
may be subjected to search and seizure procedures as provided by law.
(7) The VDS shall be the control point for
limiting entry to institutional facilities to persons whose presence is
necessary to the institution and to authorized visitors of inmates.
(8) All vehicles exiting USCF or CUCF shall
be subject to a search. Persons in exiting vehicles shall be required to
provide identification and verification of clearance.
(9) Civilians 16 years of age and older, in a
vehicle or on foot, shall be required to have picture ID in their possession
and to submit it for inspection, before being allowed through the VDS. If they
do not have a valid ID:
(a) access to the
institutional property through the VDS may not be allowed;
(b) they may not be allowed to wait or park
on the entrance road to any institutional facility or on any roads adjacent to
an institutional facility; however,
(c) they may be allowed to wait in a
designated parking area adjacent to the VDS.
(10) Civilians under 16 years of age may not
be permitted access unless accompanied by an approved adult.
(11) Civilians found in the possession of
weapons or contraband at the VDS under circumstances which do not constitute a
violation of law shall be required to leave institutional property.
(12) Peace officers from allied agencies
shall either secure their firearms at the VDS, another approved location, or
lock their weapons in their vehicle trunk if the vehicle will not penetrate the
secure perimeter.
(13) Persons who
have a valid outstanding warrant may be arrested and either cited or
transported, depending on the needs of the department and the agency holding
the warrant.
(14) Persons who have
a valid outstanding warrant, if not arrested, may be denied entry to
institutional property until the warrant has been adjudicated.
(15) Visitors shall comply with all
directives of VDS officers.
Notes
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