Wis. Admin. Code Department of Corrections DOC 376.14 - Search of visitors
(1) Before a visitor is permitted in a
facility, staff responsible for the admission of visitors shall be satisfied
that the visitor is not carrying an unauthorized object into the
facility.
(2) Each facility shall
have information readily available to visitors informing them of the objects
they may carry into the facility. Each facility shall have a place for the
safekeeping of objects that may not be carried into the facility and shall
permit visitors to store objects in these places.
(3) Before admitting a visitor, staff
responsible for admission of visitors may request visitors to empty pockets and
containers, permit the inspection of containers or submit themselves and
objects they carry into the facility to inspection by a device designed to
detect metal or unauthorized objects.
(4) Before admitting a visitor, staff
responsible for admission of visitors may request a visitor to submit to a
personal search, which the superintendent and the administrator must authorize,
if there is a reasonable belief the visitor is concealing an unauthorized
object.
(5) Before an inspection or
search is conducted pursuant to sub. (3) or (4), the visitor shall be informed
orally and in writing, either by a sign posted in a prominent place or on a
notice, that the visitor need not permit the inspection or search and that if
the visitor does not give permission, the visitor shall not be admitted to the
facility.
(6) If staff find an
unauthorized object under sub. (3) or (4), the visitor may be denied entry to
the facility and visiting privileges may be suspended.
(7) If a visitor is denied entry to a
facility for refusal to permit a search or if a search is conducted of a
visitor under sub. (4), the staff involved shall submit a written report to the
superintendent that states all of the following:
(a) The identity of all staff involved and
the person who approved the search.
(b) The identity of the visitor and the youth
being visited.
(c) The date and
time of the search or proposed search.
(d) The reason for the request to permit a
search, including the basis for the belief that unauthorized objects were
concealed by the visitor.
(e)
Whether unauthorized objects were seized pursuant to the search and a
description of the objects.
(f) Any
involvement of the sheriff or local law enforcement.
(8) If an unauthorized object is found
pursuant to a search of a visitor, the superintendent shall dispose of the
object consistent with s.
DOC
376.17.
(9) Staff shall conduct all inspections and
searches in a courteous manner and shall strive to protect the dignity of
visitors who are inspected or searched.
(10) If the facility finds an unauthorized
object pursuant to the search under this section, and it is illegal to conceal
or possess the object, the superintendent shall inform a law enforcement agency
and turn the object over to the law enforcement agency for referral to the
district attorney and deny the visit. If the facility determines that the
visitor appears to be under the influence of an intoxicating substance, the
superintendent shall deny the visit and may inform a law enforcement
agency.
Notes
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