PURPOSE OF ORDER:
To establish policy prohibiting the possession of wireless communication devices in secured areas.
SCOPE OF ORDER:
This order shall apply to all personnel assigned to and/or working in any capacity at the Fire Camp Training Unit/PDC-East Facility.
ORDER:
All cell phones shall be secured in the assigned dedicated cell phone lockers located in the main hallway at East Facility, personal lockers at East Facility, Fire Camp Building “B” lockers, or secured cell phone lockers outside the Fire Camp Training compound gate.
Possession of a wireless communication device, including, but not limited to, a cellular telephone, voice over internet protocol (VOIP) phone, or wireless internet device, in a secured area, is prohibited.
Per 4575 (a) P.C., any person in a local correctional facility who possesses a wireless communication device, including, but not limited to, a cellular telephone, pager, or wireless Internet device, who is not authorized to possess that item, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars (1,000).
A correctional facility is defined as any secured facility, station jail, and court lock-up.
PDC-East Facility and the Fire Camp Training Compound are considered correctional facilities.