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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 9TEXAS COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS
CHAPTER 275SUPERVISION OF INMATES
RULE §275.6Searches for Contraband

For the protection of jail personnel and inmates:

  (1) any items brought into the security perimeter of the facility by anyone should be searched for contraband;

  (2) any inmate who leaves the security perimeter of the facility shall be thoroughly searched for contraband before reentering the security perimeter;

  (3) there shall be regular and irregular searches of the entire facility area for contraband which shall be noted in a permanent facility record; and

  (4) searches for contraband should be timed so that they cannot be anticipated by the inmates.


Source Note: The provisions of this §275.6 adopted to be effective December 20, 1994, 19 TexReg 9651; amended to be effective December 22, 1999, 24 TexReg 11519; amended to be effective December 22, 2020, 45 TexReg 9231

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