Wis. Admin. Code Department of Corrections § DOC 306.19 - Search of staff
(1) The warden may require that a staff
member be searched while on the grounds of an institution or require that a
staff member's car be searched while on institution grounds. The institution
may conduct such a search by requiring the staff members to empty pockets and
containers and submit themselves and objects they carry into the institution to
inspection by a device designed to detect metal or other unauthorized objects,
a personal search, or a strip search, as defined under s.
DOC
306.17(1) and (2). Before a strip
search of a staff member or the search of a staff members' vehicle is
conducted, the warden and the administrator shall approve the search. They
shall approve the search only if there are reasonable grounds to believe the
staff member is concealing an unauthorized object. The institution shall not
admit a staff member who refuses to submit to a search into the institution or
may remove such a staff member from the institution and may subject the staff
member to disciplinary action.
(2)
If an unauthorized object is found pursuant to a search conducted under this
section and it is illegal to conceal or possess the object, the warden may
detain the staff member pursuant to ss.
302.04
and
302.07,
Stats., and shall inform a law enforcement agency and turn the object over to
the sheriff or law enforcement agency for referral to the district attorney. If
the warden determines that the staff member appears to be under the influence
of an intoxicating substance, the warden may detain the staff member and may
inform a law enforcement agency.
(3) Staff shall conduct all searches in a
courteous manner. Staff shall strive to protect the dignity of staff who are
inspected or searched.
(4) Each
institution shall inform staff in writing what objects they may not carry into
the institution .
(5) If a strip
search is conducted pursuant to this section, the staff member conducting the
search shall write and submit a report to the security director . The security
director shall provide a copy of the report to the warden and the
administrator .
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