0024 - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITHIN CUSTODY FACILITIES

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

  DETECTIVE DIVISION    

 SPECIAL VICTIMS BUREAU

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bureau order is to provide guidelines for personnel assigned to the Special Victims Bureau (SVB) concerning possessing wireless communication devices within custody facilities.  

POLICY:

Personnel assigned to the SVB shall not bring in wireless communication devices within custody facilities.  Possession of a wireless communication device, including, but not limited to, cellular telephones, pagers, voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) phones, or wireless Internet devices, in a secured custody facility area is prohibited.

Per 4575(a) P.C., any person in a local correctional facility who possesses a wireless communication device as indicated above, who is not authorized to possess that item, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.  A correctional facility is defined as any secured facility, station jail or court lockup.

Any exception to this guideline requires prior approval by Undersheriff.

Reviewed and approved by:

Richard Ruiz, Captain                                                                    

Special Victims Bureau