Avalon Unit Order 3



Subject: Unauthorized Items Inside Avalon Station Jail

 

PURPOSE OF ORDER:

The purpose of this Management Directive is to provide direction regarding the prohibition of any employee or person having in their possession unauthorized items inside the Avalon Station Jail. This order shall not supersede the Department's Custody Division Manual, Section 3-01/090.00 & 3-01/090.05, and/or section 4575 of the California Penal Code.

 

Any employee or person entering the Avalon Station Jail shall be prohibited from having in their possession any unauthorized items per Custody Division Manual, Section 3-01/090.00, Security of Personal Property (i.e., firearms, knives, ammunition, batons, saps, personal phones, ect.).

 

PROCEDURES:

Personal phones are described as any wireless communication device, including but not limited to, a cellular telephone, voice over internet protocol (VOiP) phone, or wireless internet device, as per Custody Division Manual, Section 3-01/090.05.

 

California Penal Code 4575 (a) states, "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 ($1000)."

 

Any deviation of this Management Directive shall be with the prior approval of the Undersheriff.

 

Updated: May 31, 2023