Section 810. Residents' personal possessions  


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  • A. Residents' personal possessions shall be inventoried upon admission and such inventory shall be documented in the resident's case record. When a resident arrives at a facility with items not permitted in the detention center, staff shall:

    1. Dispose of contraband items in accordance with written procedures; and

    2. If the items are nonperishable property that the resident may otherwise legally possess, securely store the property and return it to the resident upon release.

    B. Each detention center shall implement a written procedure regarding the disposition of personal property unclaimed by residents after release from the facility.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.

Statutory Authority

§§ 16.1-309.9, 16.1-322.7, and 66-10 of the Code of Virginia.